Cyka blyat!
CD Projekt Red and its parent company, CD PROJEKT Group, has announced today that it will be halting all sales of its products in Russia and Belarus due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia, aided by its cronies in Belarus.
CD PROJEKT Group is one of a growing number of companies cutting off its business in the regions. Apple, Google, H&M, and many other big names have recently suspended or altered their services and sales in the regions.
Yesterday, EA Sports announced that it was removing all Russian teams from FIFA 22 and other FIFA games in a show of solidarity with Ukraine, as well as following the line set by FIFA and UEFA.
CD PROJEKT Group posted an update on Twitter to inform fans of the company’s decision. Here is the full statement:
In light of the Russian military invasion in our neighbouring country of Ukraine, until further notice the CD PROJEKT Group has made the decision to halt all sales of our games to Russia and Belarus. Today, we begin working with our partners to suspend digital sales and cease physical stock deliveries of CD PROJEKT Group products, as well as all games distributed on the GOG platform, to the territories of Russia and Belarus.
The entire CD PROJEKT Group stands firm with the people of Ukraine. While we are not a political entity capable of directly influencing state matters, and don’t aspire to be one, we do believe that commercial entities, when united, have the power to inspire global changes in the hearts and minds of ordinary people. We know that players in Russia and Belarus, individuals who have nothing to do with the invasion of Ukraine, will be impacted by this decision, but with this action we wish to further galvanize the global community to speak about what is going on in the heart of Europe.
To our brothers and sisters fighting for their home country – stay strong!
– CD PROJET Group
What next? Putin has already had his footy taken away from him, and now he won’t be able to kick back with the next-gen version of Cyberpunk 2077.
Source: Twitter