EA Games, CD Projekt Red, Activision Blizzard, and Epic Games all took action after the Russian-Ukrainian conflict broke out. Now, Ubisoft and Take-Two have also halted game sales in Russia. In a blog post updated Monday, Ubisoft called the move a response to the ongoing tragedy in Ukraine. While the article doesn’t explicitly mention what steps have been taken, a Bloomberg report noted that both official physical and digital game sales have been put on hold.
At the same time, Take-Two decided to temporarily suspend the installation and sales of new games in Russia and Belarus, covering all its subsidiaries – including 2K Games and GTA series developer Rockstar (which coincides with GTA Online and GTA) V hits next-gen consoles a week before).
Alan Lewis, Take-Two’s vice president of corporate communications and public affairs, said in a statement to The Verge that he was deeply concerned and saddened by the recent events in Ukraine, and after careful consideration, the company has decided to temporarily suspend product sales in these markets. , installation and marketing campaigns.
Last week, EA Games eliminated Russian and Belarusian teams from FIFA and NHL games, and then completely stopped games and virtual currency sales. Then Activision Blizzard and Epic Games followed up on Friday/Saturday, and Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red also stopped digital and physical game sales in Russia last week.