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...

Gordon's fee is going to help the Red Cross Australia's work in Ukraine.

Atomic Heart composer Mick Gordon says that he is donating his fee from the game to the Red Cross Australia's Ukraine Crisis Appeal.

This comes after the game's developer, Mundfish, came under fire for supposedly using funding from sanctioned Russian organizations to develop Atomic Heart. Mundfish released a statement in January 2023 saying that they were "pro-peace." Mundfish continued...

A new look at gameplay from the Unreal Engine 5 powered title.

A new trailer, entitled "Come to Me," for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl was released today by GSC Game World. The new trailer shows off some gameplay for the upcoming open-world shooter sequel that is being built on Unreal Engine 5.

Today's new gameplay video also comes with a small message about the war taking place in GSC Game World's home country of Ukraine. Earlier this year, we were given...

We wish nothing but the best for the team and their families.

GSC Game World, the Kyiv, Ukraine based development studio working on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl just shared a new developer diary video that may be a bit hard for some to watch. This video shows the working conditions for some of the team that were unable to relocate out of Ukraine following Russia's invasion of the country.

The video shows how some of the team at GSC Game World are working on development...

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 two have already raised over $36 million (USD) in the first day.

Just this past Sunday, Epic Games announced that they are donating all proceeds from Fortnite to helping the people in Ukraine that have been suffering at the hands of the Russian invasion. This program will run for a period of two weeks, starting from yesterday, March 20 and through to April 3, 2022.

If you would like to help out, feel free to make new purchases of V-Buck packs, Fortnite Crew, Battle...

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...