Various gaming companies continue to be fined in Russia. Recently, the Telegram channel "Courts of General Jurisdiction of the City of Moscow" reported on another court decision.
A Moscow court brought the foreign company Embracer Group AB to administrative responsibility. It imposed a penalty in the form of an administrative fine of 1,000,000 rubles. The company was found guilty of committing an administrative offense — Embracer failed to localize the data of Russians.
Embracer Group owns various studios and has many franchises in its portfolio:
Embracer Group is a global group of creative and entrepreneurial companies in PC, console, and mobile games and other related media. The Group has an extensive catalog of over 400 owned or controlled franchises. Embracer Group is headquartered in Karlstad, Sweden, and has a global presence through its operating units: THQ Nordic, PLAION, DECA Games, Dark Horse, Freemode, and Crystal Dynamics – Eidos.
THQ Nordic is the publisher of the remake of the first "Gothic", which is expected to be released on June 5, 2026.