Custom maps are being used to bypass Russian media restrictions.

According to a report by GamesRadar+, a Finnish newspaper us making use of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to share reports of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These reports allow anybody playing the game, particularly those in Russia, to see the reality of what Russia's army is doing instead of the typical Russian propaganda the state media deems they should see.

Helsingin Sanomat launched a new Counter-Strike...

GSC Game World say they have been dealing with cyberattacks for over a year now.
GSC Game World, the Ukrainian development studio currently working on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, say that they have been hacked by a group of Russians. The confirmation of this hack came just earlier today through Twitter, where GSC Game World explains what happened and that fans should be aware of content, ie: spoilers, being shared online ahead of the game's release.

GSC Game World...

Russian teams were removed in FIFA 22 and will stay removed for FIFA 23.

FIFA 23 was just announced and with that came fresh information concerning all of the new and improved features being made in this year's release. Those new and improved features include the announcement of HyperMotion2 technology improvements for the next-gen releases, the addition of the men's FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 plus the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023.

We also learned...

I think we all know why.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 developer SCS Software says that the Heart of Russia DLC that they have been working on is now postponed indefinitely. The studio was working on bringing a large drivable version of Russia into the sim long before Russia invaded Ukraine. As of late February, the team says they were about 6-8 weeks out from completion of this new content.

The studio released a statement explaining their decision, though it probably needs no...

Development was paused earlier this year due to the war in Ukraine.

In early March it was reported that development on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl was put on hold due to Russia's violent invasion of Ukraine. The Kyiv, Ukraine based development team of GSC Game World opted to put their safety and the safety of their families ahead of the creation of a video game.

This week, news that development has resumed on Stalker 2 came from Polish outlet GRY-Online and relayed...

Ivan "Pure" Moskalenko claims the drawing was a mistake, but consequences were dished out.

A Russian Dota 2 esports player, Ivan "Pure" Moskalenko, has been cut from Virtus.pro. This comes after Moskalenko drew a large letter "Z" on the minimap during a qualifying tournament for the upcoming ESL One Stockholm Major.

A report from Yahoo says that Virtus.pro was playing under the name of "Outsiders" in order to evade an ESL ban on...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is to blame for this.

Frogwares says that they are pushing back the release of Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One "indefinitely" on the Xbox due to the war in Ukraine.

Frogwares, based in Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv, released a statement on Twitter saying that the PlayStation 4 version of the game will still be released on April 28. However, the Xbox version has been "postponed indefinitely." The PlayStation 5, Xbox Series...

The Russian cybersecurity firm is now a potential threat to national security.

The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just added the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky to the list of companies you may want to keep an eye on. The FCC says that Kaspersky poses "unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons."

Kaspersky joins just a handful of companies and services that were...

It's a small difference but it has big political connotations.

Russian forces, under orders from a pathetic sort, continue their invasion of Ukraine while senselessly murdering civilians and soldiers alike. With their headquarters located in the Ukraine capital of Kyiv, Stalker 2 developers GSC Game World made a small change to the title for the upcoming Stalker 2 that has some significant political meaning.

As GSC Game World continues just trying to survive, they did...

It's not quite the same level of condemnation that other companies have made.

Nintendo has suspended product shipments to Russia. This has been confirmed by Nintendo in a statement issued to Eurogamer.

Unlike most every other company that has announced similar moves, Nintendo made no mention of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They also have not offered any measure of support for the people of Ukraine like other companies have including Bungie and Sony.

Nintendo...

The Bungie Foundation donates about $120,000 towards charities that help the people of Ukraine.

Bungie just announced that they are suspending all Destiny 2 sales and commerce in Russia and Belarus for their roles in the invasion of Ukraine. Bungie says that they are suspending all sales and commerce in those regions, but those that already purchased Destiny 2 content will still be able to keep playing what they bought previously.

More importantly, Bungie says that they...

Software and hardware sales are suspended.

Shortly after this evening's State of Play ended, Sony put up an official statement on Twitter concerning the sale of PlayStation software and hardware in Russia. In short: Sony has suspended all software and hardware shipments in Russia. The studio has also suspended the launch of Gran Turismo 7 as well as "operations of the PlayStation Store" within Russia.

Sony's statement continues on to say that they will be donating...

GSC Game World developers are trying to survive.

GSC Game World, the Kyiv-based development studio working on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, say that their current focus is focused on helping employees and their families survive the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The studio released a brief video today emphasizing the danger present within their country.

This reveal actually came in a video that opens with a look inside the studio's motion capture work, which was recorded last week....

That's a lot of nuts.

Twitch, the ever popular Amazon owned streaming service, is being sued by a Russian internet company to the tune of $2.9 billion (USD) or 180 billion RUB. Rambler Group is seeking this amount and other punishments because of a number of user cast livestreams of the English Premier League that were live through Twitch.

In addition to the $2.9 billion, Rambler Group is also seeking to have Twitch banned in Russia. The reason Rambler Group takes issue...