This is reported by “TASS” with reference to the statement of the President of the Russian Federation of Computer Sports Dmitry Smith. According to him, recognition will allow holding official competitions on the territory of the country like the Cup of Russia for games included in the discipline program.

Last night, Valve seems to have fixed a bug thanks to which players from Russia could buy games “banned” for them on Steam.

The developer of social casinos Huuuge Games has published financial results for the first quarter of 2022. Against the background of declining revenues of the flagship games Billionaire Casino and Huuuge Casino, the revenue of the entire company also fell by 12.2% to $84 million.

By the end of 2022, the turnover of mobile games will exceed $136 billion. This is almost two-thirds of the entire gaming market.

A new selection of gaming vacancies. This week they are wanted: a game designer at ZiMAD, a producer at Geeky House and a recruiter with knowledge of English at WN Media Group.

Expected news from data.ai (formerly App Annie). The weekly revenue of mobile games in Eastern Europe has significantly decreased in recent months — from $50 million to $30 million. Of course, because of Russia.

This is stated on the official website of the group of companies. The remaining money (135.19 million zlotys or $31.27 million) is proposed to be sent to the reserve fund.

This figure was shared by Tim Cook’s company in a recent report prepared by Analysis Group analysts on its order. Note that by “small” developers, Apple understands those who earn less than a million dollars a year.

According to Niantic, the startup joined it back in February, but until that moment the deal was not officially announced. However, the terms and the amount for which SpotX Games was purchased are still not disclosed.

Some former and current Activision Blizzard employees felt that the publisher was not doing enough to combat discrimination. Therefore, they decided to create a special committee themselves and monitor the company’s actions.

A letter from the Hong Kong support service was shared by one of the ResetEra users. It says that players who once bought PlayStation Plus at a discount and now want to upgrade to a more advanced level in an updated subscription should compensate for the resulting difference. The service will calculate the required amount automatically.

The Witcher School project has closed in Poland. It was a role-playing quest in the Witcher universe, the participants of which could live in a castle for a while, learn archery and fencing, as well as hunt monsters.

The developers of Cyberpunk 2077 use neon yellow in almost everything related to their game – from art to team announcements. The leading environment artist Michal Janiszewski spoke at the Digital Dragons conference and told why CD Projekt made this color the “calling card” of the title.

This is reported by “TASS” with reference to the statement of the Ministry of Finance. It is not specified from what moment this rule will take effect.

Now Steam users from Russia can again buy FIFA 22, Assassin’s Creed Origins, Dying Light 2 and a number of other games. The Russian media were the first to draw attention to the incident. The companies themselves have not officially announced plans to return to the region.

In Russia, another analogue of Google Play has appeared. VK has announced the release of the RuStore beta, developed with the support of the Ministry of Finance. Now it has over 100 applications available, including 22 games (“Guild of Heroes”, “Tanks”, Shift Race and others).

The launch of Sony’s updated subscription service is not going very smoothly. On May 24, it started working in Asia, and almost immediately local users started complaining about problems.

One of the unexpected appointments of the last time. Larry Plotnick was appointed to the position of president of Big Fish Games, known today for such mobile hits as Big Fish Casino, EverMerge and Jackpot Magic.

Sony is great at making money on subscriptions. This conclusion can be reached, judging by the presentation from the last public strategic meeting of the company.