Stop Doing
Business with Russia
Russia initiated aggression against Ukraine in 2014. On February 24, 2022, it started a full-scale military invasion to the Ukrainian territory. This brutal war and military crimes of Russian troops caused a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with thousands civilians killed and millions becoming refuges. As a reaction to this act of aggression, many international companies decided to leave the Russian market, while some others continue doing business there as usual. We track such decisions of companies and urge them to stop funding the war.
Hold off investments: company postponing future planned investment/development/marketing while continuing substantive business
Pausing InvestmentsReducing Activities: company scaling back some business operations while continuing others
Scaling BackPause operations: company temporarily curtailing operations while keeping return options open
SuspensionClean Break: the company completely halting Russian engagements or exiting Russia
WithdrawalExit Completed: company sold its business/assets or its part of the business to a local partner and leaved the market or liquidated local entity(ies)
Exit Completed
Still operating in and selling products in Russia. They have an office in Moscow and conduct e-sports tournaments for Russians. They develop and promote content in Russia: www.youtube.com/@RiotForgeRU, www.youtube.com/@RiotGamesRU, www.youtube.com/@VALORANTru
The company continues deliveries to Russia.
Founded in Russia, US-based fintech company Xsolla works with top clients in the game development industry. In June 2022, the company announced in the media the liquidation of the Russian legal entity - Xsolla Russia Holding LLC, based in Perm. However, as the journalists found out, in fact Xsolla not only did not close the Russian office - it continues to hire people there. Currently, more than 200 employees work in the office in Perm. Moreover, according to sources, Xsolla received the status of "enterprise of special importance" in the Russian Federation. Increased revenue and staff in 2022 vs 2021.
Oriental Regent Ltd, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd, is set to sell its gaming and hotel operations in Russia. The wholly-owned subsidiary, G1 Entertainment LLC, is being sold to Russian entity Dalnevostochniy Aktiv LLC for a price consideration of $116 million. Summit Ascent expects to record a profit of US$5 million in FY24 on improved performance at its Russian casinos. The performance improvement was driven by a 12% increase in gaming and hotel revenue to HK$414.5 million (US$51.8 million) at its Russian integrated resort, Tigre de Cristal.
Still providing services to Russia. Valve says sanctions are blocking payments to Steam game devs in Ukraine, Russia The developer of the Steam software distribution platform and the Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Portal, Day of Defeat, Team Fortress, Left 4 Dead and Dota franchises. xBCxRangers works for Epic Games.
Spin Master does not have any operations in Russia. Spin Master suspended operations in the country in March 2022 and made the decisions to officially close the Russia office in June 2022. But three months into the war, Spin Master Corp. (best known for PAW Patrol, Bakugan, Kinetic Sand, and Rubik's Cube) is still “watching the situation in Ukraine” without taking a stance against the war and cutting ties with Russia.
Promised to suspend sales of products in Russia & Belarus. The company promised not to sell content in the Russian Federation and geo-blocked its games for the Russian Federation. Their GOG store removed rubles and does not sell in the Russian Federation but the company maintains an official channel in VK (https://vk.com/cyberpunkgame, the link to which is on the Russian version of the official page of their game at the bottom of the page https://www.cyberpunk.net/ua/ru/), in which it officially apologized to the Russians for the incorrect Ukrainian translation of the latest addition, which shows the company's still focus on the Russian market.
Russian version of the website still propose company's products. While there is no a public statement regarding business in Russia, the company announced at reddit.com that it is not doing business in Russia as usual and firmly stand with the people of Ukraine. Corsair and all its subsidiaries ceased shipments into Russia in February 2022 and closed operations in the country as of summer 2022, resulting in the redundancy of all Russian staff. Corsair may still have products on sale in Russia, but these were all sold to regional distributors and retailers prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in Feb 2022.
Stop in-game commerce for Russia. Epic Games included Russia in the list of "restricted regions from receiving prizes" after the invasion of the Russian Federation troops into Ukraine, which is specified in the rules of FNCS Major 3, Sports.ru notes. Belarus was not on this list.
The developer of Counter-Strike has limited payment methods on Steam for Russians. RKN (Roskomnadzor) made the temporary inclusion of the Steam page in the register of prohibited information. Roskomnadzor currently does not plan to introduce any restrictions regarding the Steam gaming platform.
Keywords Studios, the Irish video game services company, said it has made “significant progress” in reducing its presence in Russia. A spokeswoman said it was “well advanced” in relocating staff to Poland, Serbia, Armenia and Malta. Significantly reduced revenue in 2023 vs 2022.
Initially suspended sales in Russia due to logistics and volatility. Russian Nintendo CEO is reportedly using Nintendo Russian HQ to sell Nintendo games through import company. Nintendo eShop to shut down in Russia. 06.2024: Internal transfer. The entry about the founder of NINTENDO OF EUROPE GMBH was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. NINTENDO OF EUROPE AG becomes the new founder of the organization.
Suspends all Warhammer sales in Russia
Stopped sales on Steam in Russia. Russian authorities are considering banning STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, developed by Kyiv-based studio GSC Game World, is set to go on sale on November 20, two years after its initial release was delayed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
MyGames restructures to exit Russian market and focus on "international business development". The Boosty service, which became one of the most popular content monetization platforms after Patreon was blocked in Russia, may be sold by the end of the year. My.Games, which manages it, is already negotiating with potential buyers.
In March 2022, the Japanese publisher left Russia, but retailers continue to sell SEGA console games on physical media imported through parallel imports. SEGA could have lost its rights to its brand in Russia, Kommersant reports. The Intellectual Property Court accepted a claim to remove legal protection from the brand and logo of the Japanese video game publisher in Russia due to their non-use. In particular, this concerns the cancellation of protection for the categories of video games, software, game discs, and arcade machines. Japanese gaming console manufacturer Sega has settled a case with Russian entrepreneur Pavel Baskakov, who tried to challenge the status of the company's trademarks. Sega no longer produces consoles, but devices that allow you to play games for them are sold in Russia in significant quantities.
Received revenues in Russia in 2021-2022. Officilally announced that "Embracer does not have any direct consumer sales in Ukraine, Russia, or Belarus. Consumer sales are made through third-parties which has historically represented approximately 1% of our global net sales." Embracer’s $247 million sale of Saber Interactive detailed: divested studios, games, and exit from Russia.
According to the information provided by the company on 16/08/2022, the franchise and software were used illegally. Accordingly, the status of the company was changed from "Stay" to "Leave". Parimatch has nothing to do with Paribet and other brands, because the company has “unplugged” Russia from the Parimatch software on 26.03.2022 and does not allow the use of the brand on any platforms and in any format.
Rejects payments using Russian credit cards. Sony refused to open a PS Store game store in Kazakhstan due to Russian access. The Russians demanded 3 billion rubles for disconnecting from the PlayStation Store. EU Eyes Ban on Xbox, PlayStation Sales to Russia. Sony decided to leave Russia after its invasion of Ukraine and was among the first to support sanctions. In March 2022, console deliveries were stopped and the PlayStation Store was closed.
Playrix closes all offices in Russia and Belarus that employed over 1,500 people. As of September 2023, all offices in Russia and Belarus are closed, employees have been relocated, and some of the staff had to part ways. 11.2023: The full name was changed from LLC "PLAYRIX" to LLC "ITDEV LAB" but the same owner (RIMUTE HOLDINGS LIMITED LLC, Cyprus) remained. 4 other group's companies in Russia are in the process of liquidation (FORESTWEST LLC, MGL GAMES LLC, PLAYRIX DMR LLC and PERFECT PLAY LLC) since December 2023. 17.06.2024: The legal entity LLC "PERFECT PLAY" was liquidated. 17.06.2024: The legal entity MGL GAMES LLC was liquidated. The remaining legal entities are in the process of liquidation.
Closed operations; transferred of some business. Effective March 31, 2022, the company transferred its live games business in Russia and Belarus to local management of Lesta Studio that is no longer affiliated with Wargaming. 06.05.2022: Khatazhaev Malik Athamovich becomes the new founder of the organization, The record about the founder WARGAMING GROUP LIMITED has been removed. 18.05.2022: Full name changed from WARGAMING MOSCOW LLC to LESTA GAMES MOSCOW LLC. 31.08.2022: The entry about the founder Khatazhaev Malik Athamovich was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. LLC "LESTA" becomes the new founder of the organization. Russian government seizes Lesta Studio assets in April 2025.
Initially suspended all sale with Russia and Belarus for the duration of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Worked with platform partners in the region to remove games from their stores. Removed all Russian and Belarusian nationals teams and clubs from NHL 22. Removed Russia and all Russian Clubs from FIFA game. The legal entity of the American developer and publisher of computer games Electronic Arts (EA) in Russia has been liquidated, according to information in the unified state register of legal entities. The founders of "Elektronik Arts" LLC are the Dutch Electronic Arts Nederland B.V. and the German Electronic Arts GmbH. According to the company statement, information about the termination of the legal entity's activity by its liquidation was entered into the register on March 31.