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Russian Government May Back Games

By pete_gallagher

The Russian government has drafted a commercially successful local game developer in order to create videogames that would promote patriotism and serve up the 'historic truth' of the country's past endeavors.

Russia's Communications ministry and 1C, developer of games such as IL-2 Sturmovik and Red Orchestra, are already working on six flight simulator games, according to Russian website RiaNovosti. The main goal of the games would be to 'to create low-cost educational and professional simulators for pilots, promote Russian information technology abroad, and increase Russia's hi-tech exports.'

A budget of 720.0 million rubles (approximately $24.0 million U.S.) would be required to back the full project, of which the government would contribute 500.0 million rubles (approximately $16.6 million U.S.) and 1C 200.0 million rubles (approximately $6.7 million U.S.). The remaining 20.0 million rubles would come from 'the government of Russia's Khanty-Mansiysk region.'
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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on May 05, 2010 (boomark / email).