Before I summarize the main points of the controversy, a short explanation about what the game, Atomic Heart, is about. For the sake of simplicity, I quote the game's description on
Steam:
In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.
The controversy
There are contradictions regarding the registered office of the developer Mundfish - if it's based in Cyprus or still a Russian based one. If the latter is the case, one could argue whether you support Russia in the war by buying the game. I read different articles about this and I can't say which one tells the truth.
There are alleged financial ties to Russia according to
this article on the website of the escapist magazine.
There was a racist cartoon clip which has been removed:
https://exputer.com/news/games/atomic-h ... tch-notes/
Some references in the game can be seen as anti-Ukrainian by some people:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkg7qz/ ... st-russian
The Ukraine asked officially that Atomic Heart should be banned from all major platforms on a global scale due to the alleged financial ties to Russia. They fear that the money which is raised from the purchases of the game could be used to fund the war against the Ukraine by Russian authorities:
https://www.thegamer.com/ukraine-calls- ... heart-ban/
The poll
So the question of the poll is: Do you buy the game in view of the controversy?
All users - members and guests - can take part in the poll. It's possible to change the given answer anytime. The other users can't see who had chosen which answer. The poll has no ending.
Feel free to explain your choice in more detail in this thread (but it's not required though). You can also mention other reasons for and against buying Atomic Heart which the poll didn't cover.
Before I summarize the main points of the controversy, a short explanation about what the game, Atomic Heart, is about. For the sake of simplicity, I quote the game's description on [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/668580/Atomic_Heart/]Steam[/url]:
[quote]In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.[/quote]
[size=150]The controversy[/size]
There are contradictions regarding the registered office of the developer Mundfish - if it's based in Cyprus or still a Russian based one. If the latter is the case, one could argue whether you support Russia in the war by buying the game. I read different articles about this and I can't say which one tells the truth.
There are alleged financial ties to Russia according to [url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/atomic-heart-controversy-explained-mundfish-russia-ukraine-war/]this article[/url] on the website of the escapist magazine.
There was a racist cartoon clip which has been removed: https://exputer.com/news/games/atomic-heart-patch-notes/
Some references in the game can be seen as anti-Ukrainian by some people: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkg7qz/is-atomic-heart-pro-russia-or-just-russian
The Ukraine asked officially that Atomic Heart should be banned from all major platforms on a global scale due to the alleged financial ties to Russia. They fear that the money which is raised from the purchases of the game could be used to fund the war against the Ukraine by Russian authorities: https://www.thegamer.com/ukraine-calls-worldwide-atomic-heart-ban/
[size=150]The poll[/size]
So the question of the poll is: Do you buy the game in view of the controversy?
All users - members and guests - can take part in the poll. It's possible to change the given answer anytime. The other users can't see who had chosen which answer. The poll has no ending.
Feel free to explain your choice in more detail in this thread (but it's not required though). You can also mention other reasons for and against buying Atomic Heart which the poll didn't cover.
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