Moscow International Game Week’s second edition ran from October 29 to November 1, drawing 250,000 visitors and connecting Moscow studios with partners from 25 countries at Moscow Game Hub.

Organized by Moscow’s Agency of Creative Industries under the city’s Department of Culture, the festival aimed to showcase Russian games and animation and connect developers with international partners and market opportunities.

Its three-day business program featured more than 50 sessions and over 250 experts discussing studio support, artificial intelligence, talent development, international distribution and game-to-film adaptations; student teams also presented projects to industry experts.

Alongside the program, more than 85 companies exhibited games, animation projects, services and equipment, attracting 25,000 visitors; participants included Brasília Game Hub and Korean publisher Burning Soul, which presented more than 10 games.

A wider city program ran at more than 1,000 venues across Russia and other CIS countries, with over 200,000 people competing in tournaments and taking part in talks, indie-game demonstrations and other activities.

The LAN finals of Moscow Cyber Games 2026, an international Counter-Strike 2 tournament, took place on October 31 and November 1, with Russian team 1w beating HOTU 2–0; 956 teams from 31 countries had competed for a place in the finals, and organizers said livestreams drew 2 million viewers.

Gyulnara Agamova said the tournament was Moscow’s first international Counter-Strike event since 2019, and that its global-ranking implications and successful hosting demonstrated the hub’s readiness for international competitions.

Video Game Night brought around 15,000 visitors to Moscow Game Hub overnight, where American actor Ned Luke, who played Michael De Santa in GTA V, met fans and praised the facilities for game development.

A study by Yakov and Partners ranked Moscow Game Hub joint third among global video game hubs with Sweden’s Game Habitat in Malmö, behind Abu Dhabi and Shanghai.