Under the sanctions, developers and game publishers from the CIS find it challenging to generate revenue from foreign markets. To address this issue, one can establish a new company abroad that could accept revenue from foreign users. Roman Motorin and Nazar Volkov, lawyers at FUTURA, explained how to approach this and what to pay attention to in their guide for App2Top.

The tax reform of 2025 introduced a significant number of changes to Russian legislation, completely transforming the usual business practices. In their article for App2Top, lawyers from Prospectacy, Irma Novikova and Kristina Kurtaeva, vividly explored how the reform affected tax calculations in the IT sector.

In the Russian gaming industry, there’s an ongoing discussion about the situation surrounding the visual novel “Tiny Bunny” (Зайчик). One of the project’s composers, Dmitry Petyakin, wanted to increase the remuneration for his music and claimed that the music was being used improperly. Additionally, he started blocking the game’s streams on YouTube, raising concerns among other developers. In an article, lawyers from Semenov&Pevzner delve into how to determine if rights were transferred to the client…

On the website of the Cyprus Lawyers Association, App2Top found documents regarding a legal dispute between the gaming companies Beresnev Games and SayGames. According to the documents, the development studio demanded the court prohibit the publisher from distributing and monetizing its game. The editorial team interviewed the founder of the studio, Oleg Beresnev, about the situation.

The legal firm Semenov&Pevzner has prepared a global report on legal conflicts in the gaming industry over the past six months.

The topic of age ratings has been a hotly debated issue in the Russian gaming industry over the past year due to markings proposed by the RVIA and APRIORI associations. Considering that one of them may well be mandated for all gaming projects distributed in Russia, it’s high time to examine international practices. In her column for App2Top, Svetlana Gordey, a leading lawyer from REVERA, detailed the history and types of these markings.

About the new tax changes in Russia concerning IT companies, explained senior legal counsel at Prospectacy Viktor Ivanov.

Svetlana Gordey, a leading attorney at REVERA, discussed the variety of tax incentives, strong legal protections, and a developed business environment that make the UK an almost ideal location for gaming studios in her column for App2Top.

Experts from Futura Digital have prepared a column for App2Top about an emerging legal conflict between Nintendo, its affiliate The Pokémon Company, and Pocketpair, who released the multiplatform blockbuster Palworld earlier this year.

The tax reliefs for companies in the gaming sector in China, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany were discussed by the lawyers at REVERA.

The presence of a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is currently a mandatory requirement under European law, as well as the laws of Brazil and the United Kingdom. Experts from the law firm REVERA, Julia Burmistrova and Ekaterina Yakoltsevich, explained what it is and what aspects should be considered within it.

The law firm Semenov&Pevzner has prepared a comprehensive report on legal conflicts in the gaming industry over the past six months.

Today, the government is increasingly attempting to regulate the gaming industry. Roman Lukyanov, managing partner of the legal firm Semenov&Pevzner, spoke about some of these laws during his presentation at the “Gaming Industry” conference.

Specialists from the legal company REVERA, Svetlana Gordey and Daria Savko, discussed what “gold farming” is and whether it can be legally combated.

On the mechanics of options and possible conditions of option programs, specialists from the legal company REVERA, Nikolay Gorelik and Ekaterina Yakoltsevich, shared in their column on App2Top.

Why gaming companies need EULA, what it happens, what you should pay attention to when preparing it for the game, — Svetlana Gordey and Daria Savko, specialists of REVERA law firm, told in their column for App2Top.

What you should pay attention to when licensing soundtracks for the game, — Svetlana Gordey and Daria Savko, specialists of the REVERA law firm, told in their column for App2Top.

The question of how a developer can reserve the right to the game in case of receiving an investment is answered in their column by Irina Gushchina and Vadim Kocheshev, lawyers at Semenov&Pevzner.