Ukraine's government wants to ban Atomic Heart from country's digital stores
The Ukrainian government wants to ban Atomic Heart from digital stores in Ukraine.
Alex Bornyakov, Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation, plans to send an official letter to Sony, Microsoft and Valve to request the ban.
The news follows controversies around Mundfish and its game, previously outlined by Eurogamer, of which more have arisen now the game has been released.
In a statement to tech website Dev.ua, obtained in English by PCGamesN, Bornyakov stated: «Regarding the situation with the release of the game Atomic Heart, which has Russian roots and romanticises communist ideology and the Soviet Union, The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine will send an official letter to Sony, Microsoft, and Valve requesting a ban on selling digital versions of this game in Ukraine.
»We also urge limiting the distribution of this game in other countries due to its toxicity, potential data collection of users, and the potential use of money raised from game purchases to conduct a war against Ukraine.
«According to media reports, the game's development was funded by Russian enterprises,» Bornyakov continues. «Therefore, we call for all users worldwide to avoid this game. We also want to emphasise that the game developers have not publicly condemned the Putin regime and the bloody war that Russia has unleashed against Ukraine.»
Eurogamer has contacted Mundfish, Sony, Microsoft, and Valve for comment. So far only Sony has responded, declining to comment.
Among multiple controversies, Mundfish has been criticised for disguising its Russian origins, the game's overtly pro-Soviet era themes and its choice of release date on the anniversary of Putin's declaration of war. It has also been accused of harvesting data
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