This morning, Epic Games announced through its official Twitter that in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Epic stopped business dealings with Russia in the game.
As reported by PCGamer, Epic Games confirmed that Russian players will still be able to play its games despite the end of the sale. For the same reasons other communication tools stay online, we’re not blocking access. The free world should keep all channels of dialogue open.
On March 4, local time, Activision Blizzard COO Daniel Alegre announced that it will suspend game sales in Russia while the conflict continues, and is helping affected employees and their families as much as possible.
Epic is stopping commerce with Russia in our games in response to its invasion of Ukraine. We’re not blocking access for the same reason other communication tools remain online: the free world should keep all lines of dialogue open.
— Epic Games Newsroom (@EpicNewsroom) March 5, 2022
Epic and Activision Blizzard have joined companies including Microsoft, Electronic Arts and CD Projekt in halting sales to Russia, the report said. Russia is an important global market for video games.
Statista statistics show that the Russian video game market’s revenue in 2021 is expected to be 2.7 billion US dollars (about 17.118 billion yuan), ranking eighth in the world. The company also estimates that 53 percent of Russians regularly play games on PCs.