In a month, with the support of App2Top, a business conference titled “Gaming Industry” (GIC) will debut in Russia’s northern capital. Among the participants are Cyberia Nova, HeroCraft, “K-D Lab Association”, Overmobile, and others.

The Russian government is considering new ways to regulate the gaming industry. First of all, we are talking about controlling the market of in-game items and skins, which they want to bring out of the gray zone. The authorities do not like that such purchases are not taxed and can be used for money laundering.CS:GO

Polygon has published a lot of material about the history of the genre of hidden object games. It tells about the first projects with Hidden Object mechanics, their popularity among the casual audience and a new wave of indie developers who are trying to rethink the genre. We have chosen the main thing from the material.

Slava Lukyanenka, senior producer of CD Projekt RED, wrote a post about the systemic problems of education in game development. He shared his thoughts on why there are so many people with “faded eyes” among the graduates of the courses. This caused a discussion, which was joined by other Russian-speaking representatives of the gaming industry.Lukyanenka decided to speak out on this topic after talking with young developers.

Until 2020, the Australian government almost did not support video game developers. Because of this, all AAA studios were closed in the country and there was a shortage of specialists. Ron Curry, head of the local Association of Interactive Games and Entertainment (IGEA), told what the authorities are doing now to fix the situation. Among the measures are a 30% tax deduction and a simplified procedure for obtaining work visas.

The Chinese authorities should stop providing tax incentives to gaming companies, according to one of the local state media. The newspaper explains this by saying that Tencent and other major players have successfully entered the global market and no longer need state support.On August 5, the relevant material was published on the website of the Securities Times newspaper.

Chinese authorities continue to look for new ways to regulate online business and video games. In just a day, the shares of local giants like Tencent and NetEase have sharply lost in price. This is due to an article in a state newspaper that equated games with drugs and called for stricter control measures of the industry.

Shawn Layden, a gaming consultant and former boss of PlayStation Studios, expressed his opinion about the problems of the gaming industry. He fears that consolidation could lead to stagnation of the industry. Leyden also doubts the effectiveness of the Xbox Game Pass model and believes that gaming is on the threshold of a new era.Sean Layden

Glen Schofield, former director of Sledgehammer Games, spoke about the importance of research activities when creating Call of Duty. However, the Kotaku publication compared his work trips with vacations and considered that the head of a large studio had nothing to complain about. Many developers came to Scofield’s defense. They explained why business trips are tedious and difficult work.

Today, Canada is one of the most favorable places to create games. However, this was not always the case. Game consultant Pierre Moisan told about how the country has gone from an economic crisis to the creation of a thriving ecosystem for developers in just over 20 years. At one time, he helped Ubisoft open an office in Quebec, and today he works with indie studios.

Many developers often have to move from place to place, which in the end can greatly harm mental health. Experienced game designer Laralyn McWilliams (Laralyn McWilliams), known for MMO Free Realms, wrote a big thread about this problem. She told how it affects her personal life, and how moving leads to burnout.Laralyn McWilliams

The Australian authorities have expanded the list of professions that will be given priority during immigration. Now it will be easier for developers and other game specialists to get a work visa and a residence permit. This is another measure to restore the economy from the effects of the pandemic.The Australian Ministry of the Interior announced the changes last week.

Research firm Akamai has published a report on security issues in the gaming industry during the pandemic. Hackers have more opportunities to hack gamers and companies, and therefore the number of cyber attacks in this area has increased by 340% compared to 2019. Cases of hacking of mobile games and their users have also become more frequent.Key data from the study

Due to the length of the cycle of modern development, game designers manage to implement not so many ideas during their career. Ryan Sumo, CEO of the Squeaky Wheel indie studio, believes that the situation will improve if the gaming industry can adopt one practice from cinema. We are talking about the sale of options for design documents.Academia: School Simulator, one of the Squeaky Wheel games

Jason Schreier spoke about the situation with layoffs in the gaming industry. In his opinion, today specialists do not feel protected and can be out of work at any time — despite record revenues and sales. The journalist illustrated the problem with several vivid examples, and at the same time suggested ways to solve it.At the beginning of his article for Bloomberg, Schreyer recalls two important events of the first half of the year: the…

In recent years, Malaysia has become one of the largest gaming markets in Southeast Asia. In 2019 alone, residents of the country spent $673 million on games. But what do local developers think about working in the industry? Among the main problems they name crunches, customer fraud and problems in process management.KrASIA spoke with several experienced developers to get their opinion on the pros and cons of working in the Malaysian gaming industry.

Analysts called Netflix the “quarantine king” when the company gained 15.8 million subscribers in the first quarter. Six months later, this title passed to the video games and esports market: quotes of public companies in the gaming segment increased by 77%, and Netflix quotes — only by 44%.

British scientists have calculated the number of workers in the country’s gaming industry and their contribution to the economy. They also named the largest British cities by the number of gaming companies.

The gaming industry’s contribution to Canadian GDP has reached $3.4 billion. This amount is 20% more than two years ago.