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18.04.22

Valve stops paying Ukrainian game developers

Valve Corporation, an American video game developer, has stopped making payments for games to Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian developers. While the halt of payments to users from Russia and Belarus can be explained by the war and sanctions, the decision

05.04.22

Wargaming leaves Russia and Belarus

On April 4, 2022, Wargaming announced that it is leaving the markets of Russia and Belarus and closing its Minsk office, as stated in the company’s Facebook post. As per AIN.Capital data, the company has made this decision due to the Russian aggression against

28.01.22

Game developer Virtuos merges Kyiv studio Volmi Games

Virtuos, a leading global game development company, has acquired Volmi Games, a Kyiv-based 2D & 3D art studio. The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed. Volmi Games is the first company from Eastern Europe to join Virtuos.

22.12.21

Lithuanian game developer Nordcurrent acquires Ukrainian game studio RinGames

The largest Lithuanian game developer and publisher, Nordcurrent, has acquired a Ukrainian Dnipro-based mobile game studio, RinGames. The companies have not disclosed the amount of the deal, but it is known that this is the second Ukrainian studio acquired by

17.12.21

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developers cancel their NFT plans due to backlash

On December 15, 2021, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developer GSC Game World, along with DMarket, announced the creation of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Metaverse, where players could own a piece of the game as NFT. Two days later, the company announced that it canceled the idea because fans