Journalists Create Counter-Strike Map with Secret Room to Deliver Ukraine War News to Russians

[Tsing]

Video games may be the next thing that Russia looks into banning as part of its effort in controlling what people see, hear, and write about regarding the war in Ukraine. Helsingin Sanomat, a Finnish newspaper, commissioned two designers earlier this year to create a map for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive that features a secret room where Russians and other gamers can hang out and receive "real-life war news" regarding the happenings in Ukraine. The map, called de_vonya, is available to download now, and the room can be found near a monument of eternal flame, according to a website that Helsingin Sanomat has set up to advertise the effort.

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[Brian_B]

Not very secret if we are putting out press releases regarding its location, now is it?