ukraine-aid
Wargaming launches multiple charitable bundles for its slate of titles to benefit Ukraine
The country of Ukraine continues to defend itself from the ongoing Russian invasion, which naturally means that aid is still needed for the Ukrainian...
World of Warcraft’s charity pets for Ukraine raise more than $1.5 million
It's really easy to have a pretty negative opinion of Activision Blizzard these days, since the company regularly makes sure of that. But its...
World of Warcraft introduces new charity pets to support BlueCheck Ukraine
If you want to support Ukraine in its continued crisis defending itself against a Russian invasion that has done immense damage to the country,...
Wargaming opens new offices in Europe after Russia exodus
With the war in the Ukraine stretching on into the summer months, it might be more difficult to remember how much various game studios...
Whatever happened to the oft-delayed Corepunk? It’s suspended Russian region support
When last we checked in on Artificial Core and its upcoming MMO Corepunk, the Amsterdam- and Kyiv-based studio admitted that it was hunkered down...
Elteria Adventures continues development in spite of half the team ‘hiding in bombshelters’ in Ukraine
It's been almost a year since we poked our noses into multiplayer voxelbox Elteria Adventures, which readers will recall evoked Landmark with its release...
Russian Dota 2 esports player gets his team banned and his contract ended over support for Ukrainian invasion
The gaming world has caught on to the symbolism of the letter Z already, so one has to wonder what was going through the...
From the Depths: Everything we know about Wargaming’s exit from Russia
Mixing gaming and politics is rough. Think back to the Blitzchung fiasco for Blizzard back in 2019. Or when Daybreak was (and then wasn’t)...
Daybreak’s EG7 intends to sell Innova subsidiary and relocate Toadman Interactive studio in a pull-out from Russia
Enad Global 7, the Swedish company that readers will recall bought up all of Daybreak Games in 2020, is apparently looking to cut ties...
Wargaming will suffer ‘substantial losses’ in corporate exit from Russia and Belarus
Over a month ago, at the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, MMO studio Wargaming was already making a bold statement about the burgeoning...
EVE Online players raised over $500K to benefit Ukraine in latest PLEX for Good charity drive
CCP Games clearly doesn't deserve the players of EVE Online, considering the rapid burning of bridges it seems to be attempting with its fans...
International sanctions cause Steam payment snarl-ups for indie game devs in Russia and Ukraine
The effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine have already been felt across the gaming industry in a variety of ways, but a new effect...
War Thunder’s chat has been disabled for a full month since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
One of the tried-and-true rules about MMORPGs is that you're almost always better off if you disable global chat immediately - especially if you're...
Albion Online tweaks controller functionality, removes Russia-themed guild logos
If you've been testing out the new controller options for Albion Online, then today's update is only going to make your life easier. The...
Fortnite and its community have now raised $100M for Ukrainian relief
Never let it be said that gamers -- and their associated studios -- can't be compassionate and generous. Epic Games and Microsoft announced that...
Fortnite’s profit donation efforts have already raised $50M for Ukrainian aid
A couple of days ago we reported on some philanthropic efforts on the part of Epic Games, which announced that it's committing all profits...
New World is apparently blocking players in Russia and Belarus
Overnight, gamers on Amazon's official New World forums posted the news that players from Russia and Belarus are being blocked from playing on the...
Fortnite’s new season adds Doctor Strange as Epic Games raises millions for Ukraine aid
The third chapter of Fortnite's second season is getting Strange. As in Doctor Strange, the Marvel superhero. This would be strange in any other...
Lord of the Rings Online studio says payments from Russia are blocked
Due to the ongoing conflict in the Ukraine and the sanctions levied at Russia, it's become difficult to make any purchases in Lord of...
Niantic suspends Pokemon Go and Ingress in Russia, donates to support Ukraine
Late last week, Niantic announced that it was pulling its massively online alternate reality games from Russia and Belarus following Russia's invasion of Ukraine....
