After significant consideration, last week, we decided to stop new sales, installations, and marketing support across all our labels in Russia and Belarus at this time." In a statement (via Mashable (opens in new tab)), spokesperson Alan Lewis said that Take-Two had "watched recent events unfold in Ukraine with concern and sadness. It also established a €1 million fund dedicated to supporting its Ukrainian employees and made donations to several charities.Update, March 7: Ubisoft and Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two Interactive are the latest major publishers to halt sales in Russia over the ongoing conflict with Ukraine. The publisher stopped selling its games in the country on March 7. Like many global companies, Ubisoft has suspended its business activities in Russia since the war in Ukraine began on February 24. The physical presence in the country allowed Ubisoft to better manage logistics, distribute various collector’s editions, and launch games with full Russian localization.Īccording to the VK post, Ubisoft’s office in Russia also contributed to the development of esports in the country through hosting Rainbow Six Siege tournaments and selling merchandise. The office was headed by Olga Lazareva, who previously worked at local subsidiaries of Electronic Arts, Nokia, and Samsung. The company established a subsidiary in Moscow in October 2014 to strengthen its positions in Russia. Ubisoft hasn’t made any official announcements yet.
“Thanks a lot to the Russian office of Ubisoft for everything they have done for our gamers and the industry in the country,” the message reads.
This is a huge online group for local game and action figure collectors run by Sergey Epishin, manager of gaming communities at Russian electronics retailer M.Video.Ĭiting its own sources among former employees, the publication claimed that the French publisher had completely exited the Russian market. Original story (November 8): The information about the closure appeared on the “ Video game collectors ” page on social media platform VK. One of the Russian esports teams also told RBC that it hadn’t received any information from Ubisoft regarding its exit from the country. The French company refused to elaborate on this matter. UPDATE: Ubisoft denied the report about the closure of its Russian office in a comment to business outlet RBC, referring to this information as “rumors”.
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