This was stated by the Chairman of the IT Committee of the State Duma, Anton Gorelkin.

In comments for the publication “Kommersant,” independent producer and game designer Vyacheslav Makarov, who previously held the position of product director at World of Tanks, shared his thoughts on what awaits Russian gaming companies following the cancellation of benefits.

The Russian authorities are developing a national standard which will lay out the criteria for classifying video games. This was announced by Anastasia Kavrusova, a representative of Rosstandart, during a round table discussion in the State Duma.

The Internet Development Institute (IRI), the APRIORI association, and the Skolkovo Foundation conducted a study on the state of the game development industry in Russia. They interviewed 140 developers: both from game studios and solo developers.

State Duma Deputy Yana Lantratova has proposed introducing an excise tax in Russia on games developed by foreign developers. She wants to set its rate at 10%, reports TASS.

The analytical platform AppMetrica shared data with App2Top regarding the popularity of various monetization models for mobile games in Russia during the first half of 2025.

A new venture fund focusing on games and media franchises will also be established.

The service “Yookassa” conducted a survey about video games among Russian residents. It found that a significant portion of Russians prefers free-to-play games, and the most popular platform in the country is smartphones.

The Tencent division responsible for publishing and operating PUBG Mobile has once again caught the attention of Roskomnadzor.

At the beginning of the month, the retail network M.Video-Eldorado reported on console sales in Russia for January-March 2025. A few weeks later, it summed up the results for the entire first half of the year.

These figures were mentioned by the Mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin, in his blog. He did not specify how much revenue was generated directly by game developers and publishers, excluding other IT professionals.

The necessity of such a restriction will be discussed at the next meeting of the Russian President’s administration members with representatives of gaming companies, reports “Kommersant”.

The retail chain “M.Video-Eldorado” shared data on console sales in Russia for the first quarter of 2025. We have highlighted the key points from the report.

The agency Smart Ranking has compiled a list of the top 50 Russian gaming companies with the highest revenue for 2024. According to their data, these companies collectively earned 64.65 billion rubles—an increase of one-third compared to 2023.

59% of surveyed Russian gamers have not played games created by domestic developers in the past two to three years. Another 16% were unsure. This is reported in a recent VTsIOM survey on gaming topics.

During his speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2025, the CEO of the Internet Development Institute (IRI), Alexey Goreslavsky, disclosed the amount that his organization will allocate to game developers in 2025-2027. It will be 3.4 billion rubles.

Game developers are increasing their revenue faster than all other representatives of the creative industry in the Far Eastern Federal District. This conclusion was reached by researchers from the “Eastern Center for State Planning” (also known as “Vostokgosplan”).

The All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM) conducted its annual survey among residents of Russia on the topic of video games. In particular, it asked respondents about their attitudes towards a gaming console being developed in the country.

The owner of the group of companies “Lesta Games” lost in court. The Tagansky District Court of Moscow ruled that Malik Khatazhayev created an extremist organization with Viktor Kisly, the head of the former parent company of “Lesta Games,” Wargaming.