Amid war in Ukraine, game developers raise money for aid and denounce Russia
As Russian president Vladimir Putin continues his devastating and unprovoked attack on Ukraine, the video game industry is rallying to support humanitarian aid efforts inside the country.
In late February, Russian troops moved into Ukraine from the east and from the north, through neighboring Belarus. Fighting has since intensified, with hundreds of casualties, according to CNN. The large-scale assault adds to the more than 14,000 people killed in eastern Ukraine since the 2014 conflict with Russia began. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are leaving the country as refugees, according to the Kyiv Indepedent, as the country nears its full week of intense fighting.
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On Feb. 24, the day of the invasion, Ukrainian game studios called for support from the industry, directing people toward fund raising money for the Ukrainian army, as well as humanitarian aid efforts. In the days since, the community has launched a number of initiatives to support game developers in Ukraine and aid efforts there: <a href=«https://twitter.com/CDPROJEKTRED/status/1497207867773964290?ref_src=» https: www.polygon.com>Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red
, based in Poland, has donated more than $235,000 to Polska Akcja Humanitarna, a Polish organization helping refugees and people in Ukraine. Techland, also in Poland, <a href=«https://twitter.com/TechlandGames/status/1497604106172645378?ref_src=» https: www.polygon.com>is doing the same. A number of game developers across the world are donating proceeds <a href=«https://twitter.com/krajzeg/status/1497185303630696451?ref_src=» https: www.polygon.com>from sales to humanitarian aid. Polish company 11 Bit Studios kicked off an initiative that raised more than $715,000 in aid. Similarly,
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