Lesta Studio
Russian video game developer
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::summary Russian video game developer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lesta Games |
| logo | Lesta Studio.png |
| native_name | Леста |
| native_name_lang | ru |
| romanized_name | Lesta, LTD |
| industry | Video games |
| founded | |
| founder | |
| hq_location_city | Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Minsk and Tashkent |
| hq_location_country | Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan |
| key_people | Malik Khatajaev (CEO) |
| num_employees | 1500 |
| num_employees_year | 2023 |
| parent | Wargaming (2011–2022) |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Lesta Games | logo = Lesta Studio.png | native_name = Леста | native_name_lang = ru | romanized_name = Lesta, LTD | industry = Video games | founded = | founder = | hq_location_city = Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Minsk and Tashkent | hq_location_country = Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan | key_people = Malik Khatajaev (CEO) | num_employees = 1500 | num_employees_year = 2023 | parent = Wargaming (2011–2022) | website =
Lesta Games (; also known as Lesta Studio) is a Russian video game development and film production company with studios in Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Minsk and Tashkent. From 2011 to 2022, the company was owned by Wargaming.
History
Lesta Studio was founded on 22 December 1991. In January 1998, the studio was one of three large computer graphics companies of Saint Petersburg, alongside Positive and Creat. In 2011, the company became part of Belarusian video game company Wargaming. On its 21st anniversary in 2012, Lesta Studio had 150 employees.
On April 4, 2022, Wargaming announced that they would be pulling all operations out of Russia and Belarus, and transferring all its live games services in those regions to Lesta Studio, which was announced to no longer be affiliated with the company. On October 12, 2022, they released 3 new games that are based on Wargaming games. The games are licensed, but their development is different. The games are Mir Tankov and Mir Korablej, and they work with another company called EAST GAMES LLC who publishes the Tanks Blitz game.
On April 17, 2025, according to the Federal Bailiff Service, the Tagansky District Court of Moscow seized the assets of Lesta Studio, following an order issued by the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
Games developed
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| Year | Title | Publisher(s) | Ref. | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Entente: Battlefields WW1 | Buka Entertainment, Encore, Inc. | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Storm | Buka Entertainment, CDV Software | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Storm: Allies | Buka Entertainment, Excalibur Publishing | |||||||||||||
| Aggression: Reign Over Europe | Buka Entertainment, Playlogic Entertainment | |||||||||||||
| 9th Company: Roots of Terror | Noviy Disk, Techland | |||||||||||||
| Time Machine: Evolution | Nevosoft | |||||||||||||
| Cannon Strike | 1C Company | |||||||||||||
| Reign: Conflict of Nations | ||||||||||||||
| Elements of War | Playnatic Entertainment, Kalypso Media | |||||||||||||
| Nightmare Realm | Big Fish Games | |||||||||||||
| Time Machine: Rogue Pilot | Lesta Studio | |||||||||||||
| Nightmare Realm: In the End... | ||||||||||||||
| Fright | ||||||||||||||
| World of Warships | Wargaming | {{cite web | url=http://www.ag.ru/games/world-of-warships | title=Игра World of Warships: вся информация об игре, дата выхода, системные требования, купить игру World of Warships | website=Absolute Games | archive-date=27 July 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727103057/https://ag.ru/games/world-of-warships | url-status=live }} | ||||||
| Mir Tankov | Lesta Studio | |||||||||||||
| Mir Korablej | ||||||||||||||
| Tanks Blitz | EAST GAMES LLC | |||||||||||||
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References
References
- "Лицензионное соглашение с конечным пользователем | Юридические документы".
- "Леста Игры".
- IGN Staff. (21 April 2011). "Wargaming.net and Lesta Announce Exclusive Strategic Partnership".
- "Вакансии в компании Lesta Games. Начни работу в Lesta Games".
- Павлушкин, Денис. (30 September 2017). "Выходные с Wargaming: день рождения Lesta Studio и конференция 4C".
- Griffin, Ben. (18 February 2015). "What it's Like Inside Wargaming's Weird Offices".
- Ogilvie, Tristan. (24 September 2018). "The Evolution of World of Warships".
- (22 December 2012). "Lesta Studio: the 21st anniversary".
- Sterling, Bruce. (1 January 1998). "Art And Corruption".
- "Discover Lesta Studio".
- "Wargaming announces decision to leave Russia and Belarus".
- (April 24, 2025). "Суд арестовал активы российского издателя игры «Мир танков»".
- "Игра Антанта (World War I: The Great War): вся информация об игре, дата выхода, системные требования, купить игру Антанта (World War I: The Great War)".
- "Игра Стальные монстры (Pacific Storm): вся информация об игре, дата выхода, системные требования, купить игру Стальные монстры (Pacific Storm)".
- "Игра Стальные монстры: Союзники (Pacific Storm: Allies): вся информация об игре, дата выхода, системные требования, купить игру Стальные монстры: Союзники (Pacific Storm: Allies)".
- "Игра Агрессия (Aggression: Reign over Europe): вся информация об игре, дата выхода, системные требования, купить игру Агрессия (Aggression: Reign over Europe)".
- "Игра 9 рота (9th Company: Roots of Terror): вся информация об игре, дата выхода, системные требования, купить игру 9 рота (9th Company: Roots of Terror)".
- "Игра Машина времени. Эволюция: вся информация об игре, дата выхода, системные требования, купить игру Машина времени. Эволюция".
- "Игра Cannon Strike: вся информация об игре, дата выхода, системные требования, купить игру Cannon Strike".
- "Игра Империя: Смутное время (Reign: Conflict of Nations): вся информация об игре, дата выхода, системные требования, купить игру Империя: Смутное время (Reign: Conflict of Nations)".
- "Игра Elements of War (2010/I): вся информация об игре, дата выхода, системные требования, купить игру Elements of War (2010/I)".
- "Nightmare Realm (2011) – Adventure game details".
- "Игра Time Machine: Rogue Pilot: вся информация об игре, дата выхода, системные требования, купить игру Time Machine: Rogue Pilot".
- "Nightmare Realm: In the End… (2012) – Adventure game details".
- "Fright (2014) – Adventure game details".
- "«Мир танков» – официальный сайт бесплатной онлайн-игры про Танки".
- "«Мир кораблей» - Официальный сайт популярной бесплатной онлайн-игры «Мир кораблей». Прими участие в сражениях на море!".
- "Главная | Tanks Blitz".
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