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Line 1: {{Short description| {{About|the {{pp-vandalism|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox company Line 16 ⟶ 17: }} '''Gaijin Entertainment''' is a == History == ''Gaijin Entertainment'' was founded in Russia in 2002 by Anton and Kirill Yudintsev,<ref>{{Cite web|title=15 лет Gaijin Entertainment. Путь от "Бумера: Сорванные башни" до War Thunder|url=https://www.igromania.ru/article/29694/15_let_Gaijin_Entertainment_Put_ot_Bumera_Sorvannye_bashni_do_War_Thunder.html|access-date=2021-03-24|website=www.igromania.ru|language=ru-RU}}</ref> whose first big project was the PC [[racing game]] ''Adrenaline''. After the successful launch of ''War Thunder'' in 2012'','' an office in Germany was established, to manage global operations and marketing.<ref name="gaijinent.com">{{Cite web|title=Gaijin Entertainment {{!}} Terms of service|url=https://gaijinent.com/en/b/termsofservice|access-date=2021-03-24|website=gaijinent.com|language=en}}</ref> The company moved their distribution business from [[Moscow]] to [[Budapest]] around 2015, and their development headquarters followed shortly after.<ref name="24.hu">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-18 |title="A videójáték-fejlesztésnek mindig is a gamerek voltak a lelkei" |url=https://24.hu/tech/2022/09/18/gaijin-entertainment-videojatek-fejlesztes-microsoft-sony-interju-programozas/ |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=24.hu |language=hu}}</ref> According to Hungarian tax records, Gaijin had 42 employees in Hungary by January 2022 and 56 employees by January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gaijin Games Kft short credit report |url=https://www.ceginformacio.hu/cr9311454780_EN |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=ceginformacio.hu}}</ref> Presently, all ''Gaijin'' [[online game]]s are operated from Germany, Cyprus and Hungary,<ref name="gaijinent.com" /> while the development is scattered across Europe. The company has now six offices in total: in Karlsruhe (Germany), Larnaca (Cyprus), Budapest (Hungary), Riga (Latvia), Dubai (UAE) and Yerevan (Armenia).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Locations - Gaijin Entertainment |url=https://gaijinent.com/loc |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=gaijinent.com}}</ref> The company has around 200 employees split between those offices, with 60 of them based at the Hungarian HQ.<ref name="24.hu"/> Line 28 ⟶ 29: == Origin of company name == Gaijin Entertainment name comes from the [[Gaijin|Japanese word for foreigner]]. According to Anton Yudintsev, he was dreaming to enter the Japanese market one day while staying true to their roots as a European company and accept their position of an outsider there. Gaijin actually entered the Japanese market with the release of anime-style action game [[X-Blades]] in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-19 |title=【TGS 2017】『War Thunder』開発 Gaijin's logo features snail that is a reference to [[Issa Kobayashi]]'s haiku,<ref>{{Cite web |title=【5周年記念】開発会社Gaijin Entertainment×日本コミュニティ質問募集！～回答編～ - War Thunder （ウォーサンダー）- DMM GAMES |url=https://warthunder.dmm.com/news/detail/9368 |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=warthunder.dmm.com |language=ja}}</ref> translated by R.H. Blyth as: ''O snail'' Line 144 ⟶ 145: |Modern and futuristic warships MMO |Windows, iOS, Android |- |''MWT: Tank Battles''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dellosa |first=Catherine |date=2024-04-29 |title=MWT: Tank Battles is a military shooter coming to both iOS and Android in 2024 |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/mwt-tank-battles/upcoming/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=www.pocketgamer.com |language=en}}</ref> |Artstorm |2024 |Modern and futuristic ground and air battles MMO |iOS, Android |} Line 158 ⟶ 165: In response to the controversy, Gaijin stated "We do not provide political support to anyone anywhere. We know nothing about politics and prefer to stay out of it. Our agency that ordered an ad in the video in question took it down when they realized they might drag us into a political discussion."<ref name="mil-in-ua" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=L|first=Albert|date=5 January 2021|title=Gaijin Entertainment Responds To Allegations Of Funding Donbass Separatists|url=https://www.overtdefense.com/2021/01/05/gaijin-entertainment-responds-to-allegations-of-funding-donbass-separatists/|access-date=|website=Overt Defense}}</ref> Following an in-game economic change on the 16th of May 2023, a large amount of ''War Thunder'' players began revolting against the developers<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-25 |title=War Thunder 'Revises' Economy, Fans Review-Bomb Game To Hell |url=https://kotaku.com/war-thunder-f2p-pc-protest-steam-pc-review-economy-p2w-1850468060 |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Kotaku |language=en}}</ref> by review bombing the game on multiple platforms, such as Steam and Google. Since the changes have been announced, there have been over 65,000 negative reviews on Steam, [[Review bomb|dropping the overall rating from "Mostly Positive" to "Mixed" and the recent rating from "Mostly Positive" to "Overwhelmingly Negative"]], as of May 22. In response, Gaijin has since reverted the planned economic change on May 18th,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Server Update 16.05.2023 - REVERTED - Updates - Game - War Thunder |url=https://warthunder.com/en/game/changelog/current/1495 |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=warthunder.com |language=en}}</ref> posted statements regarding the issue and player progression on May 19th, discouraging players from participating in review bombing,<ref>{{Cite web |title=How progression and economy is built in F2P games and War Thunder in particular |url=https://warthunder.com/en/news/8260-how-progression-and-economy-is-built-in-f2p-games-and-war-thunder-in-particular-en |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=warthunder.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Revising the economy |url=https://warthunder.com/en/news/8259-revising-the-economy-en |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=warthunder.com |language=en}}</ref> announced a revision of the economy for mid-summer 2023 and issued an apology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=[Development] Economy Revision |url=https://warthunder.com/en/news/8264-development-economy-revision-en |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=warthunder.com |language=en}}</ref> Gaijin also removed Steam from the supported platforms on War Thunder's official website.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Demi |title='War Thunder' devs remove Steam mention from website due to review bombing |url=https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/war-thunder-devs-remove-steam-mention-from-website-due-to-review-bombing-3446958 |access-date=25 May 2023 |website=NME.com }}</ref> Steam hid the reviews <ref>{{Cite web |last=Howarth |first=Jack |date=2023-05-25 |title=Steam hides recent War Thunder reviews amid economy scandal |url=https://www.wepc.com/news/steam-hides-recent-war-thunder-reviews-amid-economy-scandal/ |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=WePC {{!}} Let's build your dream gaming PC |language=en-US}}</ref> posted after May 19th and marked them off-topic as the update in question was no longer a part of the game starting from that date. Some players launched a subreddit called War Thunder Players Union and started campaigning<ref>{{Cite web |last=Co |first=Alex |date=2023-05-23 |title=War Thunder Community Lashes Out at Devs After Economy Changes, Calls for In-Game Strike on May 26 |url=https://mp1st.com/news/war-thunder-community-lashes-out-at-devs-after-economy-changes-calls-for-in-game-strike-on-may-26 |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=MP1st |language=en-US}}</ref> for 2 weeks of "[[strike action]]" starting on the Friday 26th of May 2023 and ending Thursday 8th of June 2023. War Thunder Player Union had 14,900 members as of May 26th. == References == | |||