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Russia Creates National Games Commission

8:30PM Owen Good | By the end of October, Russia will have created a government sponsored trade organisation for the games industry, and also hosted a national conference on the games industry, Gamasutra reports. More »

‘Crossing Boundaries’: The International Flavor of Gaming

5:30AM Maggie Greene | The transnational character of gaming is one that opens up a wide range of opportunities for the industry, but comes with a number of pitfalls as well — and, as Mathew McCurley argues at the Escapist, has far-reaching negative consequences, especially in term of content. Trying to navigate the tricky waters of censorship and varied expectations of what is OK (and what’s not) in a variety of countries can mean developers play it safe in an attempt to ensure that their game will reach a wider audience: More »