Dmitry Chernyshenko held a digital lesson in Kazan as part of the marathon “Share your knowledge”. At it, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation called video games a powerful tool of influence and pointed out that they often substitute historical facts, as well as propagandize violence.

The companies that are part of the Game Services Development Competence Center under the Ministry of Finance have prepared a roadmap for the development of the gaming Industry from 2024 to 2030. According to it, by 2026, Russian game developers may be required to use the NAU Engine if they want to receive funding from the state.

In June, it became known that a domestic Video Game Hall of Fame was going to be opened in Russia. Two months later, the Video Game Industry Development Organization (RVI) officially announced its launch.

The Government of the Russian Federation should prepare proposals to promote the games developed in Russia and the domestic software used in them in the BRICS countries and other foreign markets. This instruction was given by Russian President Vladimir Putin following a visit to the exhibition “Development of the Creative Economy in Russia”.

In Russia, they may begin to grant a deferral from conscription to IT specialists not only with higher, but also with secondary vocational education in the IT field. The Ministry of Finance has sent a corresponding proposal to the government and the Ministry of Defense, the Izvestia newspaper reports.

More than half of Russian gamers spend money on in-game purchases, including loot boxes. This is stated in the results of a survey conducted by XYZ School.

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.