Ukraine crisis: Cyberpunk 2077 developer ceases sales in Russia, Belarus
Ukraine is currently facing an invasion attack from Russia, which is not being welcomed by the world. While multiple countries stand to support Ukraine, various tech companies like EA Games, Google, Tesla and more have also showcased support for them in different ways. Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has announced that it is cutting off sales of its products to Russia and Belarus. Also Read — Major companies pulling out of Russia: TikTok, Netflix, American Express and more
<p dir=«ltr» lang=«und» xml:lang=«und»>pic.twitter.com/C2TMk7m2KC Also Read — Microsoft, EA, Epic Games, Activision Blizzard stand with Ukraine; sales and services suspended in Russia— CD PROJEKT RED (@CDPROJEKTRED) March 3, 2022 Also Read — Russia-Ukraine conflict: Netflix pulls out of Russia
The company in its announcement stated that it is working with its partners to suspend digital sales and cease physical stock deliveries of CD PROJEKT Group products. It has also suspended sales of all games distributed on the GOG platform, to the territories of Russia and Belarus.
After the announcement, the company released a report for its investors claiming the approximate cumulative share of Russia and Belarus in CD PROJEKT RED product sales, sales on GOG.COM over the past 12-month period was 5.4 percent and 3.7 percent, respectively.
This action comes just after EA Games decided to pull all Russian teams from its FIFA and NHL games.
To recall, Ukraine’s vice prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov had called on gaming companies around the world to take action against Russia. In a letter tweeted by Fedorov addressing game development companies and esports platforms, asking them to temporarily stop the participation of Russian and Belorussian teams and gamers in
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