Roskomnadzor added the PUBG Mobile game and the Proxima Beta company, Tencent’s “daughter”, which published it in Russia, to the register of information dissemination organizers. According to RBC, PUBG Mobile became the first game in the registry.

The head of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev, proposed to move the servers of games played by residents of the country to Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed with his idea.

The console market in Russia is actively growing. Group of companies “M.Video-Eldorado” reported that in the first nine months of 2023, Russians bought 2.5 times more consoles compared to 2022.

Apple has made a relaxation for Russian developers. The corporation announced that now they can leave links in their applications that allow you to pay for purchases not through the App Store payment system.

In January-June 2023, 133.9 thousand legally imported game discs were sold in Russia, the Russian Association of Distributors and Importers of Video Games calculated at the request of RBC. This is four times less than in 2022.

Game development studios are being actively opened in Russia, the Izvestia newspaper writes. She reports, citing data from the Video Game Industry Development Organization (RVI), that at least 50 new studios have appeared in the country over the past 18 months.

Group of companies “M.Video-Eldorado” reported which console games were in the greatest demand in Russian retail in January-September 2023.

The Organization for the Development of the Video Game Industry (RVI), the Association of Professionals in the Operating and Game Development Industry (A PRIORI) and a number of other associations appealed to the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. They sent the agency proposals on how the authorities can help with the promotion of the Russian games abroad.

A group of Russian deputies appealed to the government with a proposal to create an analogue of The Sims, which will correspond to the values important for Russia. This is reported by “TASS”, who got acquainted with the materials of the initiative.

More than a third of Russians who took part in the new VK Play survey are not against linking their careers with video games. The site interviewed 1,200 people.

From January to August 2023, Russians spent 135 billion rubles on video games, according to a study by XYZ School. They gave 21% of the amount, or 28 billion rubles, to resellers and intermediary platforms.

The new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III may not be able to buy from the largest Russian retailers. The companies admitted that they would not sell the game because of scenes of violence against Russians.

In Russia, the “Russian Association of Distributors and Importers of Video Games” or abbreviated “R.A.D.I. Video Games” has officially started. Yasha Haddazhi, the former head of the Russian division of Nintendo, became the president of the organization.

The Russian authorities continue to talk about the need to support esports. The State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports proposed to legislate the term “esports athlete”, and then discuss special benefits.

On September 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum. During his speech, he instructed Russian companies to pay attention to esports and support its development.

Strategy Partners consulting company predicts a steady growth in the Russian IT market. She expects its volume to more than double over the next seven years.

More than half of parents living in Russia believe that video games do not harm their children. This conclusion was reached by Astrum Entertainment, which interviewed 6 thousand people.

Sales of game consoles in Russia are on the rise. In a comment to the Izvestia newspaper, Russian retailers reported that PlayStation and Xbox consoles sold significantly better this August than in August 2022.

Russian gamers began to spend more on domestic playgrounds. In January-July 2023, the turnover of the sites was more than twice as high as in the same period last year.