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🎮 In Russia, streaming S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 can lead to up to 6 years in prison

Absurd, but official.
In Russia, the Ukrainian studio GSC Game World has been declared "undesirable." Formal reasons — "Russophobia" and support for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. And then comes the most interesting part 👀

⚠️ What does this mean for gamers?

🛒 Purchasing the game
• No direct ban yet
• But if it's proven that the purchase was an intentional support of the "undesirable" organization, consequences may include:
• 💸 fine of 5,000 to 15,000 rubles (administrative)
• 💸 up to 500,000 rubles or
• 🚨 up to 6 years of imprisonment (for repeat offenses or "aggravating" circumstances)

📺 Streams and broadcasts — even more dangerous
• Streaming can be interpreted as "dissemination of materials from an undesirable organization"
• Penalties:
• 👤 individuals: fine of 5,000 to 15,000 rubles
• 🧑‍💼 officials: up to 50,000 rubles
• 🏢 legal entities: up to 100,000 rubles

🧠 Key point
Previously, purchasing or streaming the game wasn't considered funding.
Now it can be. It all depends not on logic, but on the discretion of investigators.

☢️ In practice:
• You didn't make the game
• You didn't discuss politics
• You just played or streamed
➡️ yet you could become a "member of an undesirable organization"

📌 In Russia, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is no longer just a game.
It's a potential criminal charge.