Russian gamers two weeks before the start of the 2022 World Cup (started on November 20) bought 2.5 times more copies of FIFA 23 than in the first two weeks since the start of sales in Russia. This was announced by the group of companies “M.Video-El Dorado”.

Statistics on the game, which recently turned five years old, was published by Sensor Tower.

The State Duma Committee on Information Policy agreed that video games that promote LGBT, violence and drugs should be regulated in Russia. This was announced on her page in VKontakte by the author of the initiative, Yana Lantratova.

According to the authors of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher, the adoption of amendments to the copyright law will significantly complicate the life of gaming companies from Poland.

The head of the Safe Internet League made such a statement during the forum “Children’s Health and Safety”, held in Moscow.

According to GfK, physical sales of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet in the UK in the first week were higher than any other games in 2022. Including God of War: Ragnarök and FIFA 23.

In April 2022, an eight-month freeze on the issuance of gaming licenses was completed in China. Despite this, foreign developers still cannot get permission to release projects in China.

We are studying the Steam sales chart for the 46th week of the year.

The media learned about VK’s plans to develop its own game engine by the end of 2025, one of the composers of God of War: Ragnarök said that she was not indicated in the credits of the game due to non-compliance with the “minimum criteria”, and the French authorities extended the tax benefits program for game developers for six years, – we tell you what happened in the gaming industry this weekend.

On November 4, the official release of Goddess of Victory: Nikke took place on Google Play and the App Store. In the first 14 days since its launch, its revenue reached $62.1 million. At its peak, the game earns $5-6 million a day. More about it — in our material.

The PETA organization made such a request to Santa Monica Studio. She suggested calling the mode “PETA mode”.

Exactly one month has passed since the release of the Marvel Snap collectible card game, developed by the creators of Hearthstone. It turned out to be quite successful for the project.

China’s NetEase reported for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022. We look at the company’s indicators.

The German government has announced that it will allocate €70 million in grants to German developers next year. Previously, it had invested €20 million less for the development of game development in the country.

The owners of the NashStore reported on the indicators of the Russian mobile marketplace in the official Telegram channel of the platform.

On November 17, the National Press and Publications Administration of China (NPPA) issued licenses for publishing 70 online games in the country. Among them was Metal Slug: Awakening — Tencent is responsible for its release.

Epic Games has updated the lawsuit against Google, adding more details about Project Hug, a program designed to keep major developers on Google Play and prevent competition. According to the authors of Fortnite, Google has concluded at least 24 deals, including with Activision Blizzard.

A veteran of the Japanese gaming industry, Yuji Naka, was among the suspects in insider trading in shares of the developer studio Dragon Quest Tact. This is reported by FNN Prime Online.

We are publishing a new list with gaming vacancies. Wanted this week: CG Generalist at AIRICORE, Lead UA Manager at Dankolab and Senior 2D concept environment Artist at ExoGenesis.