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Russia Nationalises World of Tanks Studio: Kremlin’s Power Grab Hits Online Gaming - theGeek.games
Russia has taken over the World of Tanks developer, marking a new chapter in Moscow’s crusade for tech control. What began as a sovereign internet campaign has become a land grab for some of the country’s most successful digital businesses. Now, one of Russia’s most famous online games is officially state-owned. The nationalisation of Lesta Games, the developer behind World of Tanks, is now complete. Moscow’s Tagansky District Court seized the…
The court seized in favor of the state the assets of Lesta Games, which in 2022 was transferred to the Russian part of Wargaming's business – the developer of the super popular World of Tanks game – based on the recognition by the "extremists" of Wargaming creator Victor Kislho and Lesta owner Malik Hatajaev.
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