More companies act out against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Activision Blizzard and Epic Games are the latest publishers to suspend sales in Russia as a result of its invasion of Ukraine.
“We are committed to helping those impacted by the terrifying violence taking place in Ukraine,” Activision Blizzard wrote on Twitter.
“Today, we are announcing the suspension of new sales of and in our games in Russia while this conflict continues, as well as other efforts to assist Ukraine,” its statement continued.
Activision Blizzard also advised it would match employee donations to relief organisations; thus far, $300,000 USD has been raised.
Meanwhile, Epic Games announced it will also suspend sales in Russia, though will not go as far as to block communications tools within the region.
“Epic is stopping commerce with Russia in our games in response to its invasion of Ukraine,” reads a statement. “We’re not blocking access for the same reason other communication tools remain online: the free world should keep all lines of dialogue open.”
Last week, we reported that Microsoft and EA had suspended sales in Russia, with Sony’s Gran Turismo 7 also pulled from digital marketplaces.
You can read games industry statements regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine here.
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