Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red cuts off sales in Russia and Belarus

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CD Projekt Red, the Poland-based developer of popular games like Cyberpunk 2077 and the operator of the GOG store, is cutting off sales to Russia and Belarus.

In light of the Russian military invasion in our neighboring country of Ukraine, the CD PROJEKT Group has decided to stop all sales of our games to Russia and Belarus.

In a report to investors, the company estimated that the cumulative share of Russia and Belarus in CD PROJEKT RED product sales and sales revenues in the GOG.COM segment over the past year was 5.4% and 3.7% respectively.

Apple and CD Projekt Red stopped sales to Russia. Many other companies have made changes to their products and services in response to Russia's invasion, such as removing content from state-backed Russian media, and Facebook no longer recommending Russian state media globally.

Mykhailo Fedorov, the vice prime minister of Ukraine, called on gaming companies to take action against Russia. Fedorov wrote a letter on March 2nd asking that they stop the participation of Russian and Belorussian teams. He asked companies to close their offices in Russia a few minutes later.

@Xbox @PlayStation



You are definitely aware of what is happening in Ukraine right now. Russia declare war not for Ukraine but for all civilized world. If you support human values, you should live the Russian market! pic.twitter.com/tnQr13BsSv

— Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) March 2, 2022

In a March 3rd message, he pleaded with big companies, including Nintendo, to get Russia to respect the principles and humanity. You should stop your games in Russia.

@EpicGames, @Nintendo, @RockstarGames, @2K, @MoontonGames, @BandaiNamcoUS, @PdxInteractive, @ATVI_AB, @Konami, @bethesda, @TencentGames, @supercell russia showed true face. It doesn’t have any respect for the principles and humanity. Stop this by halting your games in russia!

— Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) March 3, 2022

Additional funds, paid in advance, and alternative housing have been given to Ukrainian-based employees of Ubisoft. The Pokémon Company is giving a $200,000 donation to Global Giving. The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl said in a video that the game development has shifted to the sidelines.