Andrei Voronkov, Deputy Director General of the Internet Development Institute (IDI), responsible for the direction of game and software development, shared information that the institute has invested more than 1.5 billion rubles in the development of about 40 game projects over the past three years.
Of this amount, the Smuta project has received about 490 million rubles. In an interview with RIA Novosti, Voronkov said that an increase in the number of games being released can be expected in the near future.
Among the key and significant projects of this year, he singles out "Smuta," the strategy game "Forefront," "Sparta" and "Secrets of the Museum," released in March. Voronkov also noted that in honor of the upcoming November 4 holiday, IRI plans to launch a number of educational quests dedicated to this date.
Astrum Entertainment has officially unveiled Bellatores, a new Action MMORPG that will be released in Russia and the CIS. Players will find themselves in a brutal and realistic world of medieval fantasy, where five great factions fight for dominance using strategy, political intrigue and combat skills. This project promises a deep role-playing experience with complete freedom of character development and a dynamic combat system that makes every fight unpredictable.
The new team PvPvE first-person shooter offers unique multi-arena mechanics and transformable weapons, and the events unfold in a futuristic world where corporations have long held power, and gladiatorial battles have become commonplace.
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl has a ton of Easter eggs scattered throughout the Zone. In addition to the apocalyptic landscape and terrifying mutated creatures, the game contains hidden secrets, pop culture references, and allusions.
The ESforce eSports holding, together with the Russian Computer Sports Federation, with the assistance of the BASE platform, announced the start of the first tournament in the new Superball series – EPIC Superball: Season 1. The competition will be held from December 7 to 22 and will include three key stages: open qualifications, a group tournament and a playoff.