Steam recently stopped paying developers and publishers in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Valve has sent a message to some developers, saying that the “current environment” is that they cut developers and publishers. The reason for the publisher’s payment.
From the notice posted by the game developer YellowAfterlife, it can be seen that Valve mentioned bank-related information in the notice, which may be due to the large economic fluctuations in these regions due to the Russian-Ukrainian war, and normal payments cannot be made. Valve said it would require the developer/publisher to update the bank information, and if it works, the payment will be made next month.
Ubisoft, Epic Games, Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, EA, etc. have all announced the suspension of game sales to Russia. Judging from the current statement, Steam is not joining the sanctions, but more likely a move brought about by the instability of the financial system.
