On November 18, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office declared the activities of GSC Game World undesirable in Russia. The reason was the developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R supporting the Ukrainian army. We spoke with Irina Gushchina, a senior lawyer at Semenov&Pevzner, about what this recognition means for players, media, and retailers in Russia.

The law firm Semenov&Pevzner has prepared a comprehensive report on legal conflicts in the gaming industry for the first half of this year.

In late July, the non-existent “International Satanism Movement”* was added to the list of extremist organizations in Russia. Considering that many games use imagery related to the occult, we spoke with lawyers from Futura Digital, Semenov&Pevzner, and i-Legal about the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision for the gaming industry.

The sudden dismissal of the leaders of Unknown Worlds turned into one of the most talked-about scandals in the gaming industry in recent times. Here, we detail the conflict and the lawsuit against Krafton. To better understand the legal intricacies, we sought comments from experts at Futura Digital and Semenov&Pevzner.

Continuing our series on the video presentations (and their transcripts) from the Minsk session of the Game Industry Conference (GIC), held in April. Today, we’re featuring a talk titled “How to Check a Publisher Contract Without Stress: A Step-by-Step Guide from a Lawyer” by Irina Gushchina, Senior Lawyer at the IT and IP Transactions Practice in Semenov&Pevzner. Also, a reminder: on July 10, the “Game Industry Conference” will take place in St. Petersburg.

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…

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

We continue to wrap up the year 2024 by focusing on teams in the gaming and gaming-related businesses. Today, we have an interview with Roman Lukyanov, managing partner of the law firm Semenov&Pevzner.

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.

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.

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

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

On the eve of the New Year, App2Top opens the traditional interview series “Results”, in which we interview top managers of the gaming industry (and related ones) about how the year has passed for their company and industry. This time we start the cycle with an interview with Roman Lukyanov, managing Partner of the Semenov & Pevzner law firm.

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

Semenov&Pevzner Law Firm has prepared a large-scale report on the largest legal conflicts in the gaming industry over the past six months.

App2Top.ru continues the annual series of materials “Results of the year”. In it, we interview top managers and experts of the gaming industry about how a year has passed for their business. Next up is an interview with Roman Lukyanov, managing partner of the Semenov & Pevzner law firm.

Roskomnadzor will temporarily block Atomic Heart trailers on YouTube, in which the song “Music connected us” sounds. This decision was made by the Moscow City Court as part of the proceedings between Andrey Lityagin (founder of the Mirage group) and Google.

Semenov&Pevzner Law Firm has prepared a large-scale report on the largest legal conflicts in the gaming industry over the past six months.