Activision Blizzard halts new sales of games in Russia

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Activision Blizzard is suspending new sales "of and in" its games in Russia, the game company's president Daniel Alegre announced in a publicly-shared letter to employees (via Eurogamer). The move bars Russians from any new transactions with the company, which includes both the sales of its games and in-game purchases. The press release doesn't specify whether the ban includes both digital and physical games. It does, however, highlight some of the contrib...