Russia eyes video game to promote drone warfare usage
Hundreds of Russian drones attack targets in Ukraine on a daily basis. Russia intends to leverage these experiences. The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia proposes developing a computer game about the use of drones in the conflict with Ukraine.
The Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia, Anton Alikhanov, proposed creating a computer game focusing on the use of drones in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. This proposal was directed to the Minister of Digital Development, Maksut Shadayev, and the Mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin, according to the Russian service "Vedomosti," which cites its sources.
The Ministry of Digital Development, when officially asked about these reports, stated that it has not yet received official requests from the Ministry of Industry and Trade but supports initiatives aimed at "developing activities in creating and promoting video games by Russian developers". Details about the project have not yet been disclosed.
"There is a real demand"
According to Vasily Ovchinnikov, the general director of the Video Game Development Organization, there is a real demand in Russia for military simulators and patriotic projects, especially from military and educational institutions. Ovchinnikov believes that a game about drones in the "special military operation zone" has the potential to gain popularity if well-executed and offers engaging gameplay.
Experts cited by "Vedomosti" estimate that the cost of producing the game will depend on its genre and scale. Creating such a project may require from 50 million to as much as five billion rubles (from approximately 670,000 to 67 million Canadian dollars).
