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In this paper, the subject of consideration is the YouTube content of the Russian Internet gaming portal StopGame. The purpose of the study is to identify genre-thematic features of Russian video game journalism. The work is based on the method of analysis, which is used in the study of StopGame content from the point of view of the subject and genre; a typological approach that allows to convey the characteristics of different groups of video materials; comparison, which was used to highlight the most popular genres among viewers. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the genres most fully represented in the video format are news, review and walkthrough, which is explained by their demand among the gaming audience, and their specifics were also identified and described in detail. The results of the study help to structure the thematic and genre features of game journalism at this stage of its development. These data are useful for practicing journalists who want to start working in the field of game journalism, and students studying in the field of Journalism, studying the development of this branch of journalistic activity. The novelty of the research is provided by the appeal to the video format of game journalism, which is at the stage of its formation. The undertaken research allows us to conclude about the uniqueness of game journalism. Being a young journalistic direction, it is confidently gaining an increasing audience both in Russia and abroad.
Ershova et al. (Fri,) studied this question.