Ukrainian authorities requested to ban the sale of Atomic Heart on Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox worldwide

Initially, they wanted to limit the distribution of Atomic Heart to one country. Now, they have decided to make the ban global

Vice Prime Minister — Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov reached out to Sony, Microsoft, and Valve. He requested a ban on the sale of digital versions of Atomic Heart worldwide; earlier, it was proposed to limit distribution only in Ukraine.

Atomic Heart was developed by the Russian studio Mundfish, and there is a potential risk that the money earned from sales of the game will be transferred to the Russian budget. In addition, Atomic Heart violates Ukrainian legislation — it promotes the communist regime and Soviet symbols.

According to Mykhailo, this is a completely new level of digital propaganda — the use of the gaming industry.

In Russia and the CIS, Atomic Heart is not sold on Steam; it is an exclusive to VK Play.

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