The Russian government, meanwhile, with little success, “supported national game engine” (a kind of graphics engine that can reach the possibilities of the popular Unreal Engine), the executive led by Vladimir Putin insists on investing in style in the electronic entertainment industry. According to Kommersant, a Russian newspaper focused on politics and economics, a group of officials and representatives of the local industry held a meeting at the Ministry of Digital Development on December 15 to present the plan called “The Video Game Industry of the Future”. Among his solutions, which forms the basis of his own “Electronic Arts”.

Development of domestic industry

In terms of practicality, the Russian government’s plans require the creation of a large central developer/publisher willing to facilitate the release of high-quality projects while protecting copyright. A key part of the plan depends on the approval of a new regulation that “promotes and promotes research and educational solutions.rosme” is a center for the “strategic development” of the local industry, which will focus on the “production” of projects. In addition, the state-owned company will assist in the creation of new concepts as well as their widespread distribution.

According to Kommersant, Russian authorities hope to establish a new set of institutions to stabilize and promote video game development with the “Rosgame” initiative, which envisions three different investment scenarios.

In the first case, the government will invest as much as: 7 billion euros As a way to ensure that it is in the top 20 of the world with some of its productions by 2030. In another, more ambitious scenario, the Russian government would invest 20 billion as a way to “revolutionize” the segment and enter the industry “directly”. . But, ironically, such “how” detailsrevolution” has not been clarified and is a particularly interesting subject, especially in a time marked by economic sanctions, as they lack experience, opportunities and external support.

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To complement, the country also works with a scenario “total leadership”, means an investment of 50 billion euros to turn the local scenario into a great tool. “soft power” spherical. Secondly, with regard to military influence and economic power, the term translated “soft power” refers to the expansion of local customs and cultural influences, taking advantage of the capacity of these media to co-operate and persuade third parties to adopt their values. . However, Minister of Tourism, Sports, Culture and Communications Dmitry Chernyshenko explained to the same channel that the plan will require a long study and the final proposal will depend on planned revisions and the possibility of “outside” exploitation. media “. budget” to make them a reality.