Russian ministries continue to work on a draft law obliging developers to label games by age categories. It became known that the authorities offered special conditions for the authors of educational and other developing content.

In the first half of 2023, the demand for gaming specialists in Russia decreased by more than a third compared to the same period last year.

According to Vedomosti with reference to the XYZ School survey, most of the players from Russia use pirated versions of video games.

The authorities of the Republic of Ingushetia are preparing to introduce tax incentives for IT companies based in the region. Now they are considering the relevant bills.

Last March, Apple and Google disabled payments for users from Russia in their mobile stores. This could not but affect the Russian mobile games market. As calculated in data.ai , in 2022, residents of the country spent three times less on games in the App Store and Google Play than in 2021.

Last March, Capcom suspended work on the Russian market. However, this did not prevent her from selling more than 100 thousand copies of games in Russia for the fiscal year that lasted from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.

Dmitry Peskov, the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on digital and technological development, compared video games with drugs. He stated that some Western developers are deliberately trying to cause addiction in order to earn more.

On the second day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, a round table was held on the topic “Russian Game development and trends in its development“. One of its speakers was Maxim Parshin, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation. We quote his speech in its entirety.

The developer of the game “Smuta” at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum compared the game dev located in Russia with the Nizhny Novgorod militia, which defeated the Polish army near Moscow in 1612.

Gaming companies from Russia should attract private investment, and not ask for support from the state. This was stated by the Deputy head of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Maxim Parshin in the framework of the SPIEF.

Russian gamers have become more likely to buy games and gaming products, according to the Yumopeu service. This spring, the number of such purchases on platforms accepting payment through YUKASSA increased 2.1 times compared to last year.

The Organization for the Development of the Video Game Industry (RVI) intends to perpetuate Russian video games in history. To do this, she will open a domestic Hall of Fame.

It may become easier for Russian developers to release games in Brazil, India, China and South Africa. Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to discuss this topic with BRICS partners.

The first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education, Yana Lantratova, has launched a new initiative to regulate video games in Russia. She suggested introducing rental certificates for the games. Now they are given to films.

Last year, Russian game developers had difficulties with access to foreign software and a shortage of domestic analogues. The Gaming Association A PRIORI decided to deal with the problem.

The Russian Association of Electronic Communications (RAEC) believes that in 2023 the revenue of the Russian gaming market will begin to grow again. Maria Saikina, the chief analyst of the association, shared this forecast in an interview with TASS.

Computer clubs in Russia attract more and more people. According to Vedomosti, with reference to the Langame study, over the period from 2019 to 2022, the number of monthly visitors to clubs doubled to 2.5 million people.

TelecomDaily agency shared an optimistic forecast for the Russian mobile games market. Analysts estimate that in five years its volume will grow by 52%: from $1.24 billion in 2022 to $1.88 billion in 2027.

Video games have become one of the tools for involving Russian teenagers in criminal activity, says Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Alexander Grebenkin. He shared his opinion in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.