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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....
Kyiv-based Corepunk studio says it’s lost contact with some staff stuck in Ukraine
Upcoming MMO Corepunk has joined - in fact, had long since joined, unbeknownst to us - the long list of game studios affected by...
EVE Online begins its PLEX for Good charitable campaign to help Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis
While the ongoing community kerfuffle over EVE Online's decision to sell its players a kitted-out mining ship is still something to bear in mind,...
Wizard101’s KingsIsle sells Ukraine charity bundle, proceeds to reclaim EU publishing
One of many game studios looking to help with humanitarian relief in the Ukraine is KingsIsle. The studio announced that it is standing with...
Destiny 2’s Bungie halts sales to Russia, Gamigo begins Ukraine charity initiative in multiple MMOs
As Russia's devastating invasion of Ukraine continues, the gaming industry is continuing to make its voice heard as it opposes the harm inflicted on...
EVE Online studio CCP Games will run a PLEX for Good charity campaign for Ukraine
EVE Online studio CCP Games is making good with PLEX for Good once again, this time in support of humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
The Pearl...
Itch.io’s Bundle for Ukraine, Cyberpunk 2077 review-bombing, and Twitch withholds pay to Russian streamers
Back in 2020, as BLM protests were ramping up across the United States, multiple game devs contributed to the cause of racial equality, including...
Isometric MMO Broken Ranks lays out content roadmap, raises funds for Ukrainian relief
We haven't touched base with Broken Ranks, that turn-based MMO which caught an awful lot of attention, since its somewhat chaotic launch in late...
EA and Microsoft announce end of sales to Russia, Hi-Rez reroutes Russian profits to Ukrainian aid
Three more major games publishers are joining the ever-growing list of names cutting off Russia from the world over its naked war against Ukraine....
Activision-Blizzard cuts sales to Russia, pledges support for Ukraine
Activision-Blizzard is the latest gaming company to cut ties with Russia in the wake of the country's recent invasion into Ukraine.
"Today, we are announcing...
Ukraine implores game companies to block Russian esports participation
"Who had 'writing games industry roundups at the barest edge of a third world war' on their bingo card?" MOP's Chris marveled this morning,...
