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Valve stops paying Ukrainian game developers

Valve Corporation, an American video game developer, has stopped making payments for games to Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian developers. While the halt of payments to users from Russia and Belarus can be explained by the war and sanctions, the decision

Ukrainians develop a Street Fighter-style game where Musk kicks Putin’s ass

Ukrainian game developers have written a Street Fighter-style browser game where Elon Musk’s character fight against Russian officials, in particular, Ramzan Kadyrov and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Also, after the game, a player can donate to the Palianytsia (Паляниця) foundation,

Wargaming leaves Russia and Belarus

On April 4, 2022, Wargaming announced that it is leaving the markets of Russia and Belarus and closing its Minsk office, as stated in the company’s Facebook post. As per AIN.Capital data, the company has made this decision due to the Russian aggression against

How to integrate a brand into esports: the case of WePlay Esports and Monster Energy

The days of brands engaging with their audiences through TV commercials or product placement in movies are over. Now, companies can tell the world about themselves in a different, creative way by collaborating with different industries. And if soccer or

Lithuanian game developer Nordcurrent acquires Ukrainian game studio RinGames

The largest Lithuanian game developer and publisher, Nordcurrent, has acquired a Ukrainian Dnipro-based mobile game studio, RinGames. The companies have not disclosed the amount of the deal, but it is known that this is the second Ukrainian studio acquired by

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developers cancel their NFT plans due to backlash

On December 15, 2021, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developer GSC Game World, along with DMarket, announced the creation of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Metaverse, where players could own a piece of the game as NFT. Two days later, the company announced that it canceled the idea because fans

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 to allow users to own a piece of the game as NFT

The sequel to the cult game, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl, is expected to be released in April 2022. However, already now, the developer of the game GSC Game World, together with Los Angeles-based DMarket, has announced the creation of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Metaverse, where players can

“If you develop a game, it is not fun to play it. The exception was Heroes III,” interview with David Mullich

David Mullich is a worldwide known game developer and producer. He worked on the super bestseller Heroes of Might and Magic III and other games from the series, I Have no Mouth, and I Must Scream, Vampire: The Masquerade –

Dota 2 League changes its logo: potentially contravening Ukrainian law

EPICENTER had to change its tournament logo after reports of a potential violation of Ukrainian law, as Esports.gg reports. Valve, which sent the request, feared The Pudge, featuring the hero’s face with a soviet-style motif, used in the Eastern European Dota

Ukrainian game Towers: Relaxing Puzzle is on Google Play’s Best of 2021 list

Google annually publishes a ranking of the best apps and games on the Google Play Store. In 2021, Towers: Relaxing Puzzle from the Ukrainian studio JOX Development made it to the list. The game was named in the “Best Pick