- The association’s goal is to foster the region’s development community and act as a voice for Games Hub.
- GDCy’s Andrey Ivashentsev has been appointed as General Manager of the organization.
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The Cyprus Game Developers Association (CYGMA) has been established to represent Cyprus’ growing game development industry.
The group was founded by companies with an established presence in Cyprus, including Wargaming, Gaijin Entertainment, Owlcat Games, My.Games, Helio Games and GDCY.
Together, the founding members span PC, console, mobile, and casual development.
building global visibility
CYGMA aims to support collaboration with the region’s development community, as well as encourage knowledge sharing and promote Cyprus as a stable home for global sports development.
The organization seeks to improve the local regulatory and legal framework for studios in the country and promote collaboration with universities to support education, research and talent development.
The board of directors includes Anton Yudintsev from Gaijin Entertainment, Ilya Karpinsky from Owlcat Games, Sergei Orlovsky from Helio Games, Roman Zanin from Wargaming, Elena Grigoryan from My.Games.
Chrysostomides & Co LLC’s George Mountis will serve as board secretary, while GDCY’s Andrey Ivashentsev, who is also on the board, has been appointed as group general manager.