CD Projekt, developer of The Witcher series and Cyberpunk 2077, as well as the owner of the GOG PC store, will halt all game sales in Russia and Belarus.
This includes games it has made – including physical stock deliveries – as well as all games sold via GOG.
The move is a significant one, as it marks CD Projekt as the first major publisher and platform holder to decide to pull all business from Russia and its ally Belarus over the former’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Yesterday, Ukraine deputy prime minister called specifically on PlayStation and Xbox to do similar. CD Projekt’s decision today will likely add further pressure on both Sony and Microsoft to do so.
Outside the world of games, other spheres of entertainment – including Sony’s movie arm – have pulled business from Russian markets. Eurogamer yesterday contacted Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft on their plans, but has not heard back.
“In light of the Russian military invasion in our neighbouring country of Ukraine, until further notice the CD Projekt Group has made the decision to halt all sales of our games to Russia and Belarus,” CD Projekt stated this afternoon. “Today, we begin working with our partners to suspend digital sales and cease physical stock deliveries of CD Projekt Group products, as well as all games distributed on the GOG platform, to the territories of Russia and Belarus.