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Russia Bans Facebook & Instagram, Quest Sees Ripple Effects

Road to VR

The ongoing invasion of Ukraine has caused a huge backlash from businesses around the world, which has resulted in a laundry list of consumer products and services pulling out of both Russia and its ally Belarus. are now dead as a result, meaning Russian users can’t buy games online. Quest Gets Caught in the Dragnet.

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Video game publishers and developers are cutting off Russia, too

Mashable VR

The global business community is increasingly moving to isolate Russia for the war it's waging in Ukraine, and video games are no exception. Here's a rundown of what we've seen so far from key players in the video game space as efforts to isolate Russia have snowballed in the midst of Ukraine's calls for the industry to take action.

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Russia Is About To Become A Rare Pokemon GO Dark Zone

Slashgear

Niantic announced that they'd make Russia go dark in the game Pokemon GO (and Pikmin, for what it's worth). This is an extremely rare move for Niantic.

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Cyberpunk 2077 developer halting all game sales in Russia

Digital Trends

CD Projekt Group's halting of sales to Russia also applies to all games sold through its online marketplace, GOG.

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Google Play users can't buy apps in Russia anymore

Mashable VR

-based tech products and services are disappearing from Russia. The latest in line are all payment-based Google and YouTube services in Russia, as the country's war with Ukraine continues. This has numerous consequences for users of Google services in Russia. Free apps and games are still available for users in Russia, however.

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Five Classic Video Games That Deserve A VR Remake

VRScout

Here’s our selection of classic video games we’d love to play in VR. Earlier this month, Resident Evil 4 VR launched on the Oculus Quest 2 and so far players are absolutely loving this expertly-crafted VR remake of the original 2005 horror-action video game. VR remakes are all the rage at the moment. SILENT HILL 2.

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VR Developer Closes Russian Office Amid Invasion Of Ukraine

VRScout

London-based VR game studio Arcadia announced recently that it has shut down its Moscow branch as a direct result of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to Arcadia, the studio shuddered the doors of its Russian division on February 28th, citing Russia’s “appalling invasion.”

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