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《world of tanks》、《world of warships” and other game developers Wargaming announced that it has decided to stop owning and operating any business in Russia and Belarus, and will withdraw from these two countries.
When the Ukrainian-Russian war broke out, Wargaming.com, which owns the Persha studio in Kyiv, Ukraine, announced that it would donate millions of dollars to the Ukrainian Red Cross Society, and even targeted its “world of tanks》The well-known developer SERB (Sergey Burkatovskiy) publicly announced the support for the actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Donnetsk, and Luhansk. Wargame also immediately took action, stating that SERB’s personal views were inconsistent with the company’s position and asked SERB to leave company.
Today, Wargame.com announced that in the past few weeks, Wargame.com has been conducting a strategic review of its global business operations and has decided to stop owning or operating any business in Russia and Belarus, and will withdraw from these two countries.
Wargame.com stated that they will start the process of closing the Belarusian Minsk studio from March 31, 2022, and hand over the existing game business to Lesta Studio, which is no longer affiliated with Wargame.com. Neither now nor in the future will the company profit in the process. They expect huge losses from the decision.
Wargame.com stated that Wargame.com will operate as usual in all other countries and regions.world of tanks“. Game servers will continue to operate as usual, and player accounts and properties purchased or otherwise accumulated in the game will not be affected.
