Jason Schreier's poor decision to sell a new book in russia has drawn heavy criticism from gamers
A few days ago, well-known and respected Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier announced his new book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment.
No one doubts that the book will be as interesting and informative as the first two, but Schreier's decision has angered many of his readers.
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It turns out that the book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment will officially be released in Russia, a terrorist state.
According to Schreier, "it would be unfair if readers from Russia did not get a chance to read the book."
The decision has angered Ukrainian gamers who have been suffering from daily Russian attacks for two years now. Today alone, 44 cruise missiles and 20 Shahed drones have been fired at Ukraine, killing civilians and damaging the infrastructure of cities.
As our journalist Vladyslav Nuzhnov succinctly put it, "millions of Ukrainians have lost their homes to the Russians. Someone lost his life and will never be able to read a book again, and you say 'It would be unfair if the Russians can't read my book'. Are you serious?".
Schreier and his literary agents decided to donate the entire royalties from the sale of the book in Russia to help Ukraine. But this decision is also dubious, as the aggressor country will receive considerable tax payments, which it will be able to spend on the production of missiles and shells.
At the moment, all references to the sale of Play Nice in Russia have been removed, but it remains unclear whether the decision has been made to celebrate the book's release in the terrorist country.
The start of sales of Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment is scheduled for autumn 2024, so the American author has time to make the right decision, for which he will not be ashamed.
Schreier is reminded that his colleague Stephen King took a firm civic stance a few days after the war began and announced that his books would never again be sold in Russia, at least not until it became a civilised country.