In Russia, the developers of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and "Cossacks" game series have been added to the register of "undesirable organizations." This refers to the Ukrainian company GSC Game World, UNN reports, citing Russian "media."
Details
The Prosecutor General's Office of the aggressor country accused the Ukrainian company of collecting money for the needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, as well as "forming an image of Russia as an 'aggressor state'."
This company transferred about $17 million to the fund for assisting Ukrainian military personnel. And in 2024, it released a game that promotes Ukrainian narratives and contains aggressive Russophobic content.
According to Russian dictatorial laws, participation in the activities of "undesirable organizations" entails administrative and criminal liability.
Context
GSC Game World was founded in 1995 in Kyiv: the company's name stands for "Grigorovich Serhiy Kostiantynovych" - these are the full initials of its founder.
The company's team is engaged in computer programming, game development, software provision, and IT consulting.
The company gained the greatest popularity not only in Ukraine and the post-Soviet space, but throughout the world, thanks to two game series:
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - an adventure game with shooter elements and an open world, dedicated to events around the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, taking place in an alternative reality in our time;
- "Cossacks" - a series of historical real-time strategies covering the 17th-18th centuries, as well as the Napoleonic Wars of the 19th
century. In these games, it is possible to play as Ukrainian Cossacks.
Additionally
UNN reported that in November 2024, Russia considered banning the game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. This means that players could face criminal charges under articles such as "extremism," "justification of terrorism," etc.
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