The Russian Communications ministry and...
simulator of the World War Two-era Ilyushin Il-2 attack plane that was translated into eleven languages and sold over 2,300 000 copies, more than a half of them abroad.The Ilyushin Il-2 attack plane game simulates World War Two battles and includes an encyclopedia of Russian military hardware.
Among the other games, 1C produces a MiG-29 flight simulator, as well as submarine games.
The Communication ministry"s statement said the main goal of the computer games is to create low-cost educational and professional simulators for pilots, promote Russian information technology abroad, and increase Russia"s hi-tech exports.
Vedomosti said the authors of the project expect to make their money back within 4 years, with 10 millions copies sold throughout the world, adding that Russia"s share in the computer games" market will grow to 10%.
However, the project is still to win the crucial backing from the Kremlin. Russian presidential aide Arkady
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