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Vasiliy Ovchinnikov

Vasiliy Ovchinnikov

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Nov 3

From School to Millionaire: How Kids Break Into the Video Game Industry

For children, video games can be an expensive hobby. There’s the cost of a console or a powerful gaming PC, money and time spent at gaming…

From School to Millionaire: How Kids Break Into the Video Game Industry

Vasiliy Ovchinnikov

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Oct 22

China Is a Tough Nut to Crack: Why It’s So Hard to Break into the Gaming Market

In 2020, Monster Hunter, the film adaptation of the popular video game starring Milla Jovovich, made $5 million in Chinese theaters in just…

China Is a Tough Nut to Crack: Why It’s So Hard to Break into the Gaming Market

Vasiliy Ovchinnikov

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Oct 15

The Atomic Heart effect: retrofuturism as a safe form of escapism for foreign audiences.

In the first three weeks after its release, Atomic Heart attracted 5 million people worldwide and entered the top 10 games on Steam in a…

The Atomic Heart effect: retrofuturism as a safe form of escapism for foreign audiences.

Vasiliy Ovchinnikov

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Oct 7

A ₽5 Billion Fund Will Try to Take Russian Game Studios Public for the First Time in History

Indie GO Fund II — the country’s first venture vehicle built for gamedev exits — opens with a fifth of its capital already committed. Who…

A ₽5 Billion Fund Will Try to Take Russian Game Studios Public for the First Time in History

Vasiliy Ovchinnikov

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Oct 2

Why video games still have to be justified

Video games are a relatively new form of art and entertainment, a relatively new medium for developing skills and communication. But they…

Why video games still have to be justified

Vasiliy Ovchinnikov

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Sep 22

Game Promotion in 2026: Will traditional media survive and how to use new channels?

We’re used to Resident Evil remakes, to countless awesome shooters, to the long‑running Need for Speed series that gave us hundreds of…

Game Promotion in 2026: Will traditional media survive and how to use new channels?

Vasiliy Ovchinnikov

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Aug 13

Game Promotion in 2026: Will traditional media survive and how to use new channels?

Video game PR and marketing tools are in constant motion. The market is changing, and classic methods require rethinking: although…

Game Promotion in 2026: Will traditional media survive and how to use new channels?

Vasiliy Ovchinnikov

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Jul 24

Why do AAA games fail? We analyze the examples

The life of developers would be much easier if they had a recipe for creating a successful AAA game. Let’s say we take a big name, a…

Why do AAA games fail? We analyze the examples

Vasiliy Ovchinnikov

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Jul 16

Is there life after CDs, or when games stopped being a “thing”?

Video games are rapidly disappearing into digital — or rather, they are already almost completely in it. But does the very idea of “owning”…

Is there life after CDs, or when games stopped being a “thing”?

Vasiliy Ovchinnikov

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May 7

Myths, tales, and creepies: How do fans rewrite video game plots?

Myths and legends are born and live their lives around video games, as well as around movies and TV series. Sometimes even those who have…

Myths, tales, and creepies: How do fans rewrite video game plots?

Vasiliy Ovchinnikov

Vasiliy Ovchinnikov

CEO, VIDEOGAME INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (VIDO Russia) the association of video game developers, businessmen and entrepreneurs in Russia

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