Activision Blizzard and Epic join the list of publishers halting sales in Russia

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Activision Blizzard president and COO Daniel Alegre has announced the company “will be suspending new sales of and in our games in Russia while this conflict continues.” In a message addressed to his team, Alegre wrote, “The company is matching employee donations 2:1 to organizations providing immediate relief in the region. Together we have raised over $300,000 in this effort. Next week we plan to add additional charities to choose from for consideration and also will raise the company matching limit from $1,000 to $10,000.”

He also singled out “the tremendous contributions from our colleagues in Poland, where people have volunteered their time to assist Ukrainian refugees and others in need.” Per the UN Refugee Agency, Poland has accepted more than 280,000 refugees from Ukraine.