President Vladimir Putin hasOrganizing esports tournaments in Russiadirect it. Lesta Studio is responsible for the operation.Russian web mediareports.
The game used isWorld of Tanks』『World of Warships』『World of Tanks BlitzIt seems that a title that will be popular mainly in Russia is being considered. Additionally, the person in charge of Lesta Studio told Russian media that Riot Games, owned by China’s Tencent,A league of legends]is also likely to be adopted.
In addition, there are many players in Russia as well.Counter Strike: Global Offensive （CS: GO）“about,”Unsolicited political commentary in the game” explains that it will not be adopted. In May this year, we will send information that is subject to censorship in Russia in the game “CS: GO”.Volunteer mapIt is believed to mean that the has been made public.
The above three titles decided to be adopted are the works of “Wargaming.net”, which has been active in Belarus. The company has now completely withdrawn from Belarus and Russia. Game operations have been transferred to Lesta Studio.
After the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, many game companies withdrew from Russia. Stores for home game consoles such as Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony are also closed. In response to this, in Russia, efforts to strengthen the game industry. In December 2022, we are working to create a “Russian version of Electronic Arts” that will create IP in a wide range of genres, and projects such as developing a game engine from Russia. This tournament can be said to be part of that.
