Cyberpunk Creator CD Projekt Halts Game Sales in Russia and Belarus

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Cyberpunk and The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red has announced it will stop selling games in Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine.

Announced on Twitter (below), CD Projekt said that it was "working with partners to suspend digital sales and cease physical stock deliveries of CD Projekt Red Group products, as well as all games distributed on the GOG platform, to the territories of Russia and Belarus."

Explaining the move, CD Projekt said, "we do believe that commercial entities, when united, have the power to inspire global change." The company also said it knows many Russian and Belarusian individuals will have nothing to do with the war, "but with this action we wish to further galvanize the global community to speak about what it going on in the heart of Europe."

On its investor site, CD Projekt said that it "estimates that the approximate cumulative share of Russia and Belarus in CD Projekt Red product sales and in sales revenues obtained in the GOG.com segment over the past 12-month period was 5.4% and 3.7% respectively."

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Fellow Polish developer Bloober team made a similar announcement earlier today, saying that it will stop selling games in Russia and Belarus across "all platforms". The Medium and Layers of Fear developer said, "We believe a global joint resistance can help make a difference. We want to be a part of a world that doesn’t turn a blind eye to warmongering. And we won’t stay neutral when human lives are at stake."

The moves come a day after Ukraine's