“The Witcher 3” Polish developer CD Projekt Red (CDPR) announced today that the group has made a decision to stop the sales of all its games in Russia and Belarus, not only with partners, including digital and physical goods in Russia and Belarus. Sales, including CDPR’s digital gaming platform GOG.com.
CDPR said on its official Twitter that the entire group stands with the people of Ukraine. They are not a political group that directly affects the affairs of the country, nor do they intend to become such a group, but they believe that when business organizations are united, they can help the world. The globalization of people changes. They understand that players in Russia and Belarus will be affected by this decision, but they want to use this action to promote understanding of what is happening in Europe.
According to CDPR’s documents to investors, the company’s sales in Russia and Belarus in the past year accounted for 5.4% and 3.7% of CDPR and GOG.com, respectively.