Ukraine's Atomic Heart Attack [Feb 22, 2023, 8:47 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
The Government of Ukraine plans to petition Valve, Microsoft, and Sony to remove
Atomic Heart from digital stores in Ukraine, and will ask platform
holders to consider “limiting distribution” of the game in other countries. At
heart of the matter are the new first-person shooter's Russian roots. There are
allegations that sales of the game directly benefit the Russian government and
that the game is possibly being used to harvest user data. Ukrainian tech
website
Dev.au first reported on this, and
PCGamesN has a statement in English directly from the Ukraine
government:
“Regarding the situation with the release of the game Atomic Heart, which has Russian roots and romanticises communist ideology and the Soviet Union, The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine will send an official letter to Sony, Microsoft, and Valve requesting a ban on selling digital versions of this game in Ukraine,” says Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation, Alex Bornyakov.
“We also urge limiting the distribution of this game in other countries due to its toxicity, potential data collection of users, and the potential use of money raised from game purchases to conduct a war against Ukraine.”
“According to media reports, the game’s development was funded by Russian enterprises,” the statement continues. “Therefore, we call for all users worldwide to avoid this game. We also want to emphasise that the game developers have not publicly condemned the Putin regime and the bloody war that Russia has unleashed against Ukraine.”
We live in interesting times where fun is becoming politized.
I thought we were supposed to buy it to support the developers.
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"allegations" "possibly being used" request denied.
"How Dare you have Fun if Russia developed the game!" -Greta Thunberg
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Yeah, the nerve of these Ukrainians for wanting to ban a game from their country written by a game developer based in and owned by elements connected to the country who is invading them and sending missiles at their cities and infrastructure and killing their citizens and soldiers. And who have forced Ukrainian game developers to fight and die defending their country. Why should they politicize it? We just wanna have fun!
WebSoldier wrote on Feb 22, 2023, 20:43:
"How Dare you have Fun if Russia developed the game!" -Greta Thunberg
Is she your Boogeyman, so you throw her into things unrelated to her concerns and say things she never said even related to them?
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I'm surprised but I guess I shouldn't be.
Not by Ukraine's request but by the comments in this thread so far.
Not by Ukraine's request but by the comments in this thread so far.
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RedEye9 wrote on Feb 22, 2023, 20:09:
I thought we were supposed to buy it to support the developers.
I dunno, I was thinking of claiming the game is mine by right and annexing it.
Steam + PSN: PHJF
WebSoldier wrote on Feb 22, 2023, 20:43:Admirable, so effortlessly showing who is in the forefront of ignorance.
"How Dare you have Fun if Russia developed the game!" -Greta Thunberg
WebSoldier wrote on Feb 22, 2023, 20:43:"Me and Putin hangout, pumping each other for one liners and playing atomic heart while, our kidnapped
"How Dare you have Fun if Russia developed the game!" -Greta Thunberg
Scorpio Slasher: ... What about you boy, what do hate?
Marcus: ... Bullies. Tiny d*ck egotists who hurt people for no reason, make people lock their doors at night. People who make general existence worse, people like you.
Marcus: ... Bullies. Tiny d*ck egotists who hurt people for no reason, make people lock their doors at night. People who make general existence worse, people like you.
PHJF wrote on Feb 22, 2023, 21:37:Without the murder, rape, kidnapping and destruction? How is this possible, don't you know how things work in mother russia today?RedEye9 wrote on Feb 22, 2023, 20:09:
I thought we were supposed to buy it to support the developers.
I dunno, I was thinking of claiming the game is mine by right and annexing it.
This comment was edited on Feb 22, 2023, 22:43.
Scorpio Slasher: ... What about you boy, what do hate?
Marcus: ... Bullies. Tiny d*ck egotists who hurt people for no reason, make people lock their doors at night. People who make general existence worse, people like you.
Marcus: ... Bullies. Tiny d*ck egotists who hurt people for no reason, make people lock their doors at night. People who make general existence worse, people like you.
Supporting developers is great. Let's pretend that these are 100% zero-bad-intent developers. If they're still a Russian company (and they are, with offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg), then they are taxed, heavily, by the Russian government. That isn't a maybe. That is simple truth. A meaningful portion of any money spent on this game will, absolutely, no question, end up in the coffers of the Russian government.
Buying the game would mean that my money may well go to buying a bullet fired at Ukrainian soldiers, or to execute a Ukrainian civilian.
And even one such bullet resulting from my decision is too many. Even the possibility isn't OK with me. It isn't like there's nothing else I can be playing, not given the cost of playing this one.
And that's all assuming that they are, as I said, zero-bad-intent. The evidence suggests that they aren't. And yeah, they're headquartered in Cyprus, not Russia. The tiny island of Cyprus isn't where people go to escape Russia. It is the place Russian companies legally move their headquarters to bypass anti-Russian sanctions.
Buying the game would mean that my money may well go to buying a bullet fired at Ukrainian soldiers, or to execute a Ukrainian civilian.
And even one such bullet resulting from my decision is too many. Even the possibility isn't OK with me. It isn't like there's nothing else I can be playing, not given the cost of playing this one.
And that's all assuming that they are, as I said, zero-bad-intent. The evidence suggests that they aren't. And yeah, they're headquartered in Cyprus, not Russia. The tiny island of Cyprus isn't where people go to escape Russia. It is the place Russian companies legally move their headquarters to bypass anti-Russian sanctions.
Acleacius wrote on Feb 22, 2023, 21:51:So true Acleacius, and things always worked so.PHJF wrote on Feb 22, 2023, 21:37:Without the murder, rape and destruction? How is this possible, don't you know how things work in mother russia today?RedEye9 wrote on Feb 22, 2023, 20:09:I dunno, I was thinking of claiming the game is mine by right and annexing it.
I thought we were supposed to buy it to support the developers.
Mother russia's wretched people has been historically oppressed, carelessly starved, forcibly relocated, and outright murdered by the millions. And they seem to like it.
They just export their misery for the glory of their leader class.
Well that is unfortunate. This was on my wishlist for when it dropped to a reasonable price.
Jivaro wrote on Feb 22, 2023, 22:29:Hi Jivaro !
Well that is unfortunate. This was on my wishlist for when it dropped to a reasonable price.
I suggest trying the surprise naval attack.
Remember that at the beginning of the war, most game publishers stopped selling products in Russia and Belarus. Isn't this just the flip side of that? Typically Ukraine has been pretty good about not just calling shit out for shits and giggles. I'm inclined to believe they have valid concerns.
If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends. Slava Ukraini!
WannaLogAlready wrote on Feb 22, 2023, 22:24:Just the Brain Drain alone, is going to cripple them for decades.Acleacius wrote on Feb 22, 2023, 21:51:So true Acleacius, and things always worked so.PHJF wrote on Feb 22, 2023, 21:37:Without the murder, rape and destruction? How is this possible, don't you know how things work in mother russia today?RedEye9 wrote on Feb 22, 2023, 20:09:I dunno, I was thinking of claiming the game is mine by right and annexing it.
I thought we were supposed to buy it to support the developers.
Mother russia's wretched people has been historically oppressed, carelessly starved, forcibly relocated, and outright murdered by the millions. And they seem to like it.
They just export their misery for the glory of their leader class.
Here's hoping when the dust settles, putin and the hardliners are taken off the board.
Looking forward to a free Ukraine with EU and Nato memberships!
Scorpio Slasher: ... What about you boy, what do hate?
Marcus: ... Bullies. Tiny d*ck egotists who hurt people for no reason, make people lock their doors at night. People who make general existence worse, people like you.
Marcus: ... Bullies. Tiny d*ck egotists who hurt people for no reason, make people lock their doors at night. People who make general existence worse, people like you.
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