World of Tanks: Wargaming decides to leave Russia and Belarus

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What is happening in Ukraine continues to destabilize, and the gaming sector is also taking different positions due to what is happening. Already many of the largest videogame companies have announced that they no longer want to release games in Russian territory, but a few moments ago a new official communication arrived from Wargaming, authors of the highly appreciated World of Tanks and World of Warships.



As we can read in the official Wargaming press release, the company has decided to abandon all activities in Russia and Belarus. “As of March 31, the company has transferred its business in Russia and Belarus to the local management of Lesta Studio, which is no longer affiliated with Wargaming. The company will not profit from this process either today or in the future. On the contrary, we expect to suffer substantial losses as a direct consequence of this decision ".


Finally, the World of Tanks company claims it has also initiated the shutdown process of his own studio in Minsk. An impactful decision that was made, as well underlined in the press release, with the awareness of suffering monetary losses.

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‘World of Tanks’ creator expects “substantial losses” as it leaves Russia and Belarus

World Of Tanks developer Wargaming has announced that it is leaving both Russia and Belarus, and that will be doing so with “all due speed.”

The Belarusian studio made the announcement on its website today (April 4), where it said that effective March 31 it had “transferred its live games business in Russia and Belarus to local management of Lesta Studio, [which] is no longer affiliated with Wargaming.

“The company will not profit from this process either today or going forward. Much to the contrary we expect to suffer substantial losses as a direct result of this decision,” added the World Of Tanks developer.

This decision comes amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine that started on February 24. Since then millions of Ukrainians have fled their home country and are currently seeking asylum in the west.

Wargaming said it will also be closing its founding studio in Minsk, Belarus, and that during the transition period all “live products will remain available in Russia and Belarus and will be operated by the new owner.”

World Of Tanks. Credit: Wargaming

The World Of Tanks developer adds that it will remove its business from Russia and Belarus in compliance with all laws and will support its employees throughout the process. “We will be providing as much severance and support as possible to our employees affected by the change,” it said.

“Despite the magnitude of this decision, we as a company are confident in the future of our business and are committed to delivering quality games to our players,” concluded Wargaming.

As of publication, Wargaming has over 19 offices and development studios across the globe, with three based in Russia and Belarus.

At the beginning of March, it was also announced that the company’s creative director Sergey Burkatovskiy had been fired following statements of support for the Russian armed forces.

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