In the brave new world of online gaming

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Gaijin is self-publishing War Thunder on PlayStation 4 as it did on PC (and will for Mac OS X, which will eventually see a War Thunder release). Obviously, Gaijin keeps a more substantial chunk of the revenue that way, but the benefits don’t stop there: It’s easier for Gaijin to War Thunder Golden Eagles communicate with its community without a publisher standing in the middle, noted Yudintsev.

“In the brave new world of online gaming, it’s better to self-publish,” he said. “And Sony’s been much more open to indie development than any other platform holder for the past three years.”

Founded in 2002, Gaijin has become the biggest independent video game developer in Russia. The company has grown to over 100 people and just opened an office in Germany. It’s already made a number of well-received flight combat games, including Birds of Steel and IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey.