Amazon Video games has pressed pause on plans for a Russian localisation of New World following the nation’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Talking to TechRadar, Amazon Video games vp Christoph Hartmann stated: “We had been trying into localising New World for Russia, and we stopped that.” Following Hartmann’s feedback, a spokesman confirmed that it was because of the ongoing invasion. Amazon has additionally promised to match any worker donations made to Ukrainian reduction organisations. Whereas the staff has put a cease to a Russian localisation, it seems that the sport will nonetheless be out there to buy and play within the nation.
The writer joins a rapidly-growing line of video games trade figures who’ve pulled help and gross sales from Russia and Belarus in a method or one other. This week has seen the likes of CD Projekt Red and Bloober Team take away their video games from the sale, whereas EA has removed Russian teams from FIFA and NHL. Ukraine’s deputy prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov has been pledging for the trade to tug any and all help from Russia—together with closing any studio places of work in Russia and cancelling any esports tournaments on account of happen within the nation.
