The upcoming #AtomicHeart launch has me thinking about the issue of Russian game studios and how we ought to treat them and their products given the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. A 🧵 1/24

@IGN @eurogamer @GameSpot @Polygon This is a complicated topic and I don’t think there’s a clearly right answer, but I really haven’t seen it discussed much if at all in gaming circles. To be clear, under normal circumstances I would not want to blame or punish the citizens of a country for the actions of their

Why is Ukraine getting more attention or more support than various other crises or conflicts around the world? There are multiple reasons, but one that has been under explained is that it is in one utterly unique category.

Ukraine's government asked and is asking for help. 🧵 They ask publicly, formally, in clear terms, and it's a help that our governments can legally and quite easily offer without stepping on sovereignty.

Sovereignty is the third rail of humanitarianism. Every country has a right to its own independence, its own laws. 2/6