The Russian Internet giant has announced the launch of a gaming direction that is looking for new niches and genres.
The division was headed by Oleg Shpilchevsky, who previously led the development of the game “Allods Online” and the internal studio Mail.Ru Group – Allods Team.
“The division will fully concentrate on the search and development of experimental ideas, as well as their rapid launch. The team will be given maximum freedom and the opportunity to conduct any experiments. At the moment, she is working on two projects, and we are sure that very soon the players will be able to evaluate the first results,” Vladimir Nikolsky, Chief Operating Officer, commented on the announcement. Mail.Ru Group.
There are about 40 people working in the studio now,” Shpilchevsky said in an interview with us. Now, first of all, the direction is working on PC projects, but “it is also thinking about mobile and other [platforms].”
Oleg Shpilchevsky
To our question about whether it is worth waiting for small projects or AAA-class games from the studio, Oleg answered as follows:
“the volume of projects is not an end in itself, and we plan to give out consistently high quality.”
In the future, the division may take up the publication of games. “Now we are more focused on internal ideas and development – as there is a lot of unrealized and untested creativity from employees. But there are plans to consider the publication of unusual projects,” Shpilchevsky said.
Prior to this appointment, Oleg held the post of head of the gaming direction of the company. It is still unclear who will be responsible for him instead of Shpilchevsky.
You will be able to learn about the latest trends in the gaming industry first-hand, personally meet and discuss working issues with leading companies in the game development and publishing market at White Nights St. Petersburg 2016, which will be held on June 28-29.