The Ukrainian authorities has made good on its promise to formally request an Atomic Coronary heart ban from main platform holders together with Sony. Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has now revealed the official letter addressed to PlayStation boss Jim Ryan.
Why Ukraine is requesting an Atomic Coronary heart ban
Atomic Coronary heart is developed by Russian studio Mundfish that apparently has ties to Vladimir Putin’s regime, which has been beneath worldwide scrutiny for the previous yr over the battle in Ukraine. The sport’s content material has additionally been criticized for veiled racism in addition to references to Ukrainian politicians.
A part of Fedorov’s letter reads (verbatim):
I imagine Sony Interactive Leisure doesn’t need to be thought-about as a platform that helps communism, even in such futuristic execution. Historical past of Soviet Russia and its imperialistic infringements in direction of different impartial international locations led to homicide of a whole lot of hundreds of civil folks. Not solely now in Ukraine but additionally in Moldova and Georgia.Â
Fairly a rhetorical query, whether or not it’s value to advertise symbols that lined with blood.
Fedorov has despatched related letters to Sony president and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, Valve’s Gabe Newell, and Microsoft’s Brad Smith.
Neither of the aforementioned corporations have responded to requires an Atomic Coronary heart ban but.