Activision Blizzard and Epic Games have joined a growing list of publishers suspending sales of their games in Russia due to the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. In one It was shared publicly on Friday, with Activision president and chief executive Daniel Alegre saying the company would pause sales of its games to Russian consumers. It will also temporarily stop offering in-game microtransactions to similar customers.
A day after Activision’s announcement, Epic Games speak it is also suspending domestic transactions. “Epic is suspending commerce with Russia in our games in response to their invasion of Ukraine,” the company said. “We do not block access for the same reason as other communication tools that remain online: the free world should keep all lines of dialogue open.”
It’s unclear if Epic’s decision includes both its own title and any in-game microtransactions it offers. Fortnite. Furthermore, it’s worth noting that neither Activision nor Epic mentioned Belarus in their respective announcements.
When it stopped selling to Russia, Activision and Epic joined companies like , and . Russia is also not a small market. As of 2021 estimates from The country, with industry revenues of about $2.7 billion that year, is the eighth-largest market for video games.
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