"World of Warships" Stays Afloat: "Lesta Games" Studio Denies Project Closure Rumors

The game continues to operate as normal

The "Lesta Games" studio has officially denied the information circulating online about mass layoffs and the closure of its projects, including the popular naval MMO "World of Warships."

"World of Warships" is not closing down — our project continues to operate as normal, the development team is fully preserved.
Press service of "Lesta Games"

The developers noted that the "World of Warships" team employs about 200 highly qualified specialists, not 1.5 thousand, as some sources claimed. The studio also emphasized that it not only retains the current staff but also actively continues to recruit new specialists. Among the sought-after positions are network engineers, programmers, and security experts.

In addition, "Lesta Games" announced plans to expand and develop all of its projects in the near future. In the final part of the message, the developers thanked the players for their support and promised to share details about the upcoming innovations soon.

Earlier www1.ru reported that a new head was appointed to "World of Tanks" and "World of Warships": Rosimushchestvo chose a company for the assets seized from "Lesta".

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