Niantic Labs announced Sunday that it was pulling its games out of Russia and Belarus in solidarity with Ukraine.
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Pokemon Go, Pikmin Bloom, and Ingress will no longer appear for download in Russia and Belarus, the company said.
We stand with the global community in hoping for peace and a rapid resolution to the violence and suffering in Ukraine. Niantic's games are no longer available for download in Russia and Belarus, and gameplay will also be suspended there shortly.
— Niantic 🧭 (@NianticLabs) March 11, 2022
"We stand with the global community in hoping for peace and a rapid resolution to the violence and suffering in Ukraine. Niantic's games are no longer available for download in Russia and Belarus, and gameplay will also be suspended there shortly," the company said on Twitter.
Niantic is the latest player in the game industry to pull out of the Russian market. Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard, Take-Two Interactive, and Epic Games, as well as Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony have already suspended all operations in Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
