The demand for literature related to the gaming industry has increased in Russia, “LitRes” reports. In January-October 2023, the service bought 20% more books on such topics than in the same period last year.

On October 27, two indie developers Joe Henson and Joure Visser released the horror DON’T SCREAM into early access on Steam. In a conversation with gaming expert Simon Carless, they talked about the success of the game.

Neil Newbon is an actor who played Astarion from Baldur’s Gate 3 and received the award for Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Joystick Awards 2023. In his acceptance speech, he admitted that the gaming industry had saved his career.

On Thursday, November 9, the Government of the Russian Federation held a meeting with representatives of the Russian gaming industry. According to Kommersant, it discussed a bill on the mandatory transfer of servers of popular games in the country to Russia.