The Versus.Legal law firm has collected up-to-date information as of March 11 about the current restrictions that IT companies operating in Russia may face.

Apptica analytical service has prepared a report on the applications that appeared in the App Store this winter. At the same time, experts shared the forecast for spring. We tell them what they found out.

From today, Russian users can download only free games and applications in the App Store and Google Play. Both stores have stopped accepting payments by cards of domestic banks.

Yesterday, several other gaming companies announced that they were leaving the Russian and/or Belarusian markets. The list includes Sony Interactive Entertainment, WarnerMedia, Rovio and others.

Supercell, which previously supported Ukraine, announced its withdrawal from the Russian and Belarusian markets. The company has already removed titles from stores in these countries.Supercell made such a statement today on its social networks and on the official Braw Stars website.

New pool of gaming vacancies from App2Top.ru . This week they are wanted: a product manager at Deus Craft, a leading game designer at Game Insight and a PR manager at WN Media Group. 

Vlad Suglobov, the head of G5 Entertainment, in an interview with Affärsvärlden told about the situation in the company and the immediate plans. In particular, the mobile publisher is launching operations in two more countries.

Chinese gaming companies risk facing even tougher regulation from the authorities. This time, politicians have proposed a number of additional measures, including bringing parents to justice and a complete ban on games for minors.The issue of regulation of the gaming industry was raised during the recent sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the People’s Political Consultative Council of China (CPPCC).

Take-Two is facing a new $5 million class action lawsuit related to loot boxes in NBA 2K series games. According to parents, such gambling mechanics deceive young users and mislead them.The lawsuit was initially filed on behalf of a minor player and his guardian on January 11.

Valve has summed up the results of 2021 for its digital Steam store. In many ways, it was more successful than the previous year. For example, the platform has increased the number of active users, and those, in turn, have spent more money on games.

An international company with Ukrainian companies, Room 8 Group, specializing in outsourcing, has decided to terminate cooperation with specialists from Russia and Belarus. Separately, she said that she would direct all her profits for 2022 to help Ukrainian citizens and refugees.Image: instagram Room 8 Group

Twitch has announced that it will stop making payments to Russian streamers for now. The reason is sanctions against Russian banks and problems with payment methods.

Activision Blizzard recognized the problem of attracting personnel. In the context of litigation and increased pressure, it is difficult for a company to retain old and hire new qualified employees. If the difficulties drag on, it will hit the whole business hard.This was reported by Axios with reference to the recently published Activision Blizzard report for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Russian users will no longer be shown targeted ads on Facebook. Meta has suspended its placement in the country. She also stopped working with any advertisers from Russia.

The list of companies that have stopped selling their games in Russia is getting longer. Now it includes Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts (EA).

Microsoft has announced its plans for Russia. The IT corporation stops “all new sales” in the country. This applies to both its products and services.

Omdia analysts spoke about the situation in the cloud gaming market. According to their data, in 2021 its turnover immediately tripled to $3.7 billion. Not least thanks to the official appearance of Xbox Cloud Gaming on consoles.

Sensor Tower has published a large report on the monetization of mobile games by the end of 2021. According to analysts, one of the most effective models was the seasonal pass. There is also an increase in NFT titles in the world, although this market segment is just beginning to develop.There is a season pass in half of the highest-grossing mobile games in the world.

A number of human rights organizations have expressed concern about the purchase of Activision Blizzard, which Microsoft plans to make. They demanded that the US Federal Trade Commission carefully study the deal in order to prevent possible consequences for the market. One of the reasons is the direct threat of competition.This is stated in an open letter published on March 1.