A note from the editor
I don’t know how to write this article.
It’s gone midnight as I sit down to try and produce something before bed. I’ve been unable to work pretty much most of the day today, stunned by Russia’s attack on Ukraine. I am scared and upset and angry.
Call me a bad journalist, call me weak, but sitting down to write something that is beyond games, about actual life and death, is not something I am used to. I entered into games journalism partly to escape from the cruelties of life, but some things must be covered, and this is one of them.
It was an email I received from someone in Ukraine, directly affected by this, that managed to pull me out of my daze.
“I’d like to thank you for support – it’s really appreciated. It’s really important for us to have this story being covered.”
Thank you, you know who you are, and I’ll do my best to summarise the esports community’s reaction to the horrifying situation below. I cannot imagine what Ukrainians are going through at this time, and I stand with you all.
