After the controversy and the attempted boycott against Hogwarts Legacy, another game from this early 2023 ends in controversy. L’Ukraine has openly sided against Atomic Heartsthe new shooter developed by the Russian studio Mundfish.
Ukraine wants the distribution of Atomic Heart is restricted as Mundfish would have ties to the Russian state energy company Gazprom, from which it would receive funding. Furthermore, although it was consulted on the subject, the software house (based in Cyprus but – it is believed – mainly made up of people of Russian nationality) he did not openly denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukrainewhich leads many to believe that the developers support it in one way or another.
For these reasons, Ukraine calls for that sony, Microsoft And Valve ban Atomic Heart from their stores: “We also ask that you limit the distribution of this game in other countries due to its toxicity, the potential collection of user data and the ability to transfer it to third parties in Russia, as well as the potential use of money raised from game purchases to support the war against Ukraine”has declared the Deputy Minister of Digital Affairs of Ukraine, Alexander Bornyakov.
For the moment, the title remains normally available both on PC and on consoles, and indeed has already made an excellent debut on Steam.
