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"Back when Vladimir Putin launched his aggressive war on Ukraine, even before
western government sanctions began rolling out, the video game industry started
its own mini warfront on Russia. Companies began suspending sales in Russia
entirely and otherwise disallowing Russian citizens to participate in global
gaming culture. Groups like Itch.io began selling game bundles with proceeds
going to groups that provide medical services to the people in Ukraine. And
because of this and other sanctions, Russia voiced plans to essentially
legalize copyright infringement on products from “unfriendly” countries.
Obviously when it comes to this war that has now spanned over two years, the
gaming industry’s efforts are not exactly the most important aspect of the
fight. Still, the whole point of a coordinated and multi-pronged response to
all of this is to make life as uncomfortable as possible for the citizens of
Russia in order to get them to pressure Putin to end the war. Or perhaps oust
Putin entirely one way or another. And it sure seems like that pressure might
be starting when it comes to gaming, as Putin has issued a hilarious edict to
Russian tech companies to produce gaming consoles on par with PlayStation 5s
and Xbox consoles by June. As in, June of this year."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
