Recently it became known about the relaunch of the controversial shooter about the Iraq war Six Days in Fallujah. Two days ago, the creators of the game, in an interview with Polygon, said that their project would not become a political statement. The interview caused a strong reaction on Twitter. They also talked about whether the games should even touch on political topics.

Last Friday, World of Tanks product director Vyacheslav Makarov said he was going into politics and creating a “Party of Direct Democracy.” The continuation of the story did not take long to wait. Today Makarov announced that he is leaving Wargaming.

World of Tanks Product Director Vyacheslav Makarov goes into Russian politics. He plans to create a party and participate in the elections to the State Duma.

The Chinese authorities have announced an unofficial boycott of online video games from South Korean studios. This point of view is stated in the largest Korean newspaper “Joseon Ilbo”. According to the journalists of the weekly, the decision of the Chinese administration is political in nature.

Hawaii became the first US state to propose bills to restrict video games with the mechanics of loot boxes. Such ideas have been voiced before, but it was the Hawaiian administration that first formulated these requirements in the form of legal documents.

The German authorities saw the mechanics of loot boxes as a threat to young people. The reason for the concern of officials was the research of the University of Hamburg. Scientists have come to the conclusion that video games are increasingly converging with gambling, Welt reports.

Loot boxes do not meet the legal definition of gambling. So it was considered in the gambling control department of the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) of the New Zealand government.

Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens said that he wants to ban games with a certain type of loot boxes in Europe. We are talking about loot boxes that gamers buy without knowing what kind of rewards can be waiting for them inside.

Tencent Corporation has conquered Chinese users with a mobile game Such a Great Speech: Applaud Xi Jinping, where it is required to applaud the head of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping (Xi Jinping). On the launch day of October 18, it was played more than 400 million times.

Blizzard President Michael Morhaime announced his intention to attract new personnel by recruiting women and representatives of social minorities as part of the program “increasing diversity and engagement”.

Managers of Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive gaming companies criticized the White House visa reform project. In their opinion, the new laws will make it more difficult for talented personnel to enter the United States to work in the video game industry.

The Chinese government compared online games with poison and demanded that they take measures to prevent the spread of gambling addiction among minors of the PRC, Forbes reports.

Riot Games studio has announced an increase in prices in the UK for game currency in the popular MOBA League of Legends. The company explained the increase in value by the UK’s exit from the EU.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on blocking a number of services of Russian companies Yandex and Mail.Ru Group.

South Korean presidential candidate Sim Sang-jung has released an election video in the style of the Overwatch game.