Young Russians are spending significant amounts on video games, reports Mash, citing data from the “Center for Gambling Addiction Prevention”.

Russian gaming companies are in no hurry to conduct initial public offerings (IPOs) on the stock market. The Moscow Exchange hopes to change this and intends to encourage them to enter the public arena.

The mobile operator T2 reported this in its latest study.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) has officially taken action against Apple.

In June 2026, the share of illegal online casinos and bookmakers in the demand for online gambling among Russians decreased to 40%—the lowest level since 2018. This conclusion comes from the report by the analytical platform Blask.

The company “M.Video” shared its observations on console sales in the Russian market for January-June 2026. We selected the main points from the report.

The All-Russian Classification of Economic Activities will soon be expanded with 27 new codes. One of them will be specifically designed for studios engaged in video game development.

A month ago, the Organization for the Development of the Video Game Industry (RVI) prepared a document with a strategy to strengthen the Russian game development sector for the next ten years. The Ministry of Digital Development of Russia recently reviewed it.

This is reported by TASS, citing the head of the Agency for Creative Industries (ACI), Gulnara Agamova.

The Russian retailer “M.Video” shared sales statistics of Electronic Arts football simulators in their stores. The number wasn’t very high — since 2011, they have sold less than a million copies of the games.

This is reported in a study by the IGROPROM team, which included participation from over a hundred representatives of the domestic game development industry: both from indie studios and large companies.

The State Duma of the Russian Federation approved in the second and third readings a bill that proposes to reduce the time frame for blocking online resources featuring illegal gambling. This was reported by the press service of the lower house of parliament.

On June 10, 2026, the gaming platform Roblox became accessible once again to Russian residents. Restrictions were lifted six months after they were imposed.

In recent years, the government of Mordovia has been paying significant attention to the development of the gaming industry in the region. This was shared by the head of the republic, Artem Zdunov, in a conversation with “Interfax” during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2026.

The document comprises 24 pages.

What genres are popular on smartphones and the web? How do teams monetize them? How quickly are these sectors developing? We asked these questions to major players in the mobile and web markets in Russia.

The advertising platform Buzzoola, owned by MTS, came to this conclusion.

The amount was revealed on social media by the Mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin.

The Tagansky Court of Moscow continues to issue fines to game developers and publishers. Now, Epic Games has joined the long list of penalized companies.