São Paulo, April, 23 2020- We would like to introduce you to Brazil-based Rogue Snail and their latest game, Relic Hunters Legend which GameSpot described as “If Cartoon Network Made Destiny”. A sequel to the award-winning Relic Hunters Zero — rated 9 out of 10 with over 6,000 positive Steam reviews –  Relic Hunters Legend will launch on Steam Early Access for Windows PC and Mac in Q3 2020. 

A studio who has made games for over a decade, Rogue Snail is another critically-acclaimed example of the great things happening in Brazil’s thriving games industry and a prominent member of Brazil Games — an export program created by the Brazilian Game Companies Association, ABRAGAMES, in partnership with Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian Trade, and Investment Promotion Agency.

Their first game Relic Hunters Zero earned a BNDES Entertainment Game award during Brazil’s Independent Game Festival (BIG Festival) in 2015 while Relic Hunters Legend earned GDC Play 2019’s Best in Play.

An innovative take on the top-down shooter, Relic Hunters Legends blends classic loot-shooter action with deep RPG elements and aspects of vertical-3D gameplay, wrapped up in intense cooperative multiplayer mayhem. Players embark on a touching tale of friendship as they take on the role of a mysterious time-traveler who joins forces with a rag-tag group of would-be heroes to defeat the time-thieving Duke Ducan who has stolen the past. 

Rogue Snail was founded by CEO and Game Designer, Mark Venturelli, one of the minds behind Dungeonland — the only Brazilian game to make Steam’s top 10 best-selling game list — along with Brazil Games’ Behold Studios, creators of the award-winning Chromasquad. Formed in 2013, Rogue Snail infuses their love of games in all that they do — and it shows! Whether they are organizing charitable events or developing award-winning games, the team continually strives for excellence. 

A full press kit including logos, key art, screenshots, gifs and trailers for Relic Hunters Legend, can be found here: https://uberstrategist.link/BrazilGames-Rogue-Snail-PressKit 

Brazil Games has worked tirelessly for the past decade to support thriving Brazilian game studios internationally — funding their attendance at international video game events and connecting them with partnerships and financial backing opportunities. As the 13th largest gaming maker in the world, Brazil’s local industry has a current growth rate of 13.5 percent annually and accounts for $1.6 billion USD of the world’s video game-related revenue. Through their work with their affiliate studios, Brazil Games is an integral part of their success.

Find out more about some of the other incredible studios represented by Brazil Games in the press kit found here:https://uberstrategist.link/Brazil-Games-Press-Kit.  

Relic Hunters Legend Preview Request: https://uberstrategist.link/BrazilGames-RelicHuntersLegend-KeyRequest 
Rogue Snail Press Kit: https://uberstrategist.link/BrazilGames-Rogue-Snail-PressKit 
​Brazil Games Press Kit: https://uberstrategist.link/Brazil-Games-Press-Kit

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​Mens Sana Interactive released its new game, Mini Words: Top Movies, a puzzle word game to test the player’s knowledge on the greatest blockbusters of all time.
 
At these days when it is not easy to go to the movies because of the pandemic, you can relieve the desire for the big dark room and the popcorn with “Mini Words: Top Movies”, a minimalist mix of logic puzzle, word search, and trivia
 
The player will be challenged on his/her knowledge about characters, performers, plot, and production of the 100 highest-grossing movies of history. 
 
Of course, there are questions about the most successful superhero films, as well as all the biggest franchises that lead fans to fill the rooms at the premieres.
 
The player must unscramble the answers using all letters on the board, without repeating paths or crossing them. Thus, in addition to knowledge about pop culture, the player must use his/her attention and logical problem-solving skills.
 
This game is a themed sequel to Mini Words, a previous release from Mens Sana, which focused on the 721 most used words in the English language.
 
The game was released worldwide on April 10th, on Steam, for PC and Mac, and is available in English only.
 
To play “Mini Words: Top Movies”, click here: 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1276040/Mini_Words_Top_Movies/ 

To play the previously released “Mini Words”, click here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158290/Mini_Words__minimalist_puzzle/ 
 
About Mens Sana Interactive
Mens Sana Interactive is a game studio focused on developing games aimed at personal improvement. It was founded in 2017 and is in São Paulo, Brazil. They believe that an active and healthy mind is open to new learnings and one way to reach that is through games. In addition to their own games, they develop games for clients. 
More information on Mens Sana Interactive at https://menssanainteractive.com/ 
 
Press contact 
contact@menssanainteractive.com
 
Link to assets:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vAvnaMJa4pHDpFF5NBpgNSlTmY2765FE
 
Trailer on Youtube:https://youtu.be/3V6cojO2ZXw
Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/menssanainteractive/ 

 
Twitter: @MensSanaGames 

São Paulo – Brazil, April 9th, 2020 – BIG Festival (Brazil's Independent Games Festival), the largest independent games festival in Latin America, will have for the first time a fully online edition, which was named BIG Digital. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event organization opted to hold an online edition in 2020 with 5 days of business rounds and free lectures on the Brazilian games industry, from June 22nd to 26th.

The 8th full and presencial BIG Festival edition, bringing its usual three structuring pillars, games festival, lectures and face-to-face business rounds, has been rescheduled for January 2021. The event takes place from January 27th to 31st, 2021, at Frei Caneca Convention Center, in São Paulo.

"Our matchmaking tool, developed to book and hold presencial meetings, has been adapted for online meetings", explains Gustavo Steinberg, Director of BIG. Following the trend of major international game festivals, such as Pocket Gamer Connects Digital and GamesBeat Summit, BIG Digital takes place in 2020 with this new format. The online edition also meets the wishes of Brazilian and Latin American developers, who were lacking business networking opportunities due to the cancellation of part of the annual agenda of the industry.

"BIG Digital will be fundamental to help with the export of games and services from Brazilian game companies. Organizing meetings with publishers, buyers and international investors will be essential to guarantee the growth of the Brazilian game industry, even during this difficult moment that we are all going through. ", says Eliana Russi, executive manager of  Brazil Games - the export program created by the Brazilian Independent Game Companies Association, ABRAGAMES, in partnership with Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency.

BIG Digital takes place from 22nd to 26th June. In addition to business meetings, the event will also have online sessions on the Brazilian game industry. The complete program and the opening of registrations for both lectures and meetings will be announced shortly.


About BIG Festival
BIG Festival, which received more than 20,000 visitors last year,  is the largest and most important game festival in Latin America. Since 2012, the event has become a central meeting point for studios to attend lectures and workshops, network, and meet with industry peers to learn more about the business of gaming. BIG has helped hundreds of innovative games from all over the world connect with an international audience. Networking opportunities held at the event generated more than 4,000 meetings between 630 game industry professionals from 34 countries.  BIG estimates that more than USD 63 million in games-related business will result over the next 12 months based on these connections.

About Brazil Games
Brazil Games is the export program created by the Brazilian Independent Game Companies Association, ABRAGAMES, in partnership with Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency. Our goal is to promote the Brazilian Indie Game industry internationally, developing new business opportunities for our companies. The Brazil Games Program also promotes Brazil as the hub for business in Latin America and invites buyers, investors and publishers for BIG Festival, Brazil's Independent Games Festival, the most important international indie games festival and the hub for international business in Latin America.

About Apex-Brasil
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad, and to attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. Apex-Brasil organizes several initiatives aiming to promote Brazilian exports abroad. The Agency´s efforts comprise trade and prospective missions, business rounds, support for the participation of Brazilian companies in major international trade fairs, arrangement of technical visits of foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian productive structure, and other select activities designed to strengthen the country’s branding abroad. Apex-Brasil also plays a leading role in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil, by working to identify business opportunities, promoting strategic

The novel PC game from Smart Studios has already won the hearts of the critics, and will voxel up your day.

São Paulo, March 23, 2020 – Fireflies, the new game from Smart Studios, based in Santo André, Brazil, is the living proof of the globalization of the game industry. The groundbreaking mix of voxel art, an breathtaking adventure puzzle design and a touching story that ring bells to the current state of our society is already gathering fans from all over, from GameJolt moderators to Steam curators, and, of course, players.

The story can’t be more contemporary. One child, victim of abuse and domestic violence, locks itself into its
own mind, and everywhere it looks, a nightmarish scenario, full of challenges, horrible creatures and bosses
coherent with previous life tragedies gains the help of three powerful allies: a caring psychologist (don’t
forget to get in touch to get the exclusive prologue HQ), the will force of the player and of course, fireflies
that lead the way out of this mind blockage. Why are the fireflies helping? That’s for you to find out.

The game has been in production for the last two years by Smart Studio, led by Victor Romão, Lead Artist and the visionary that decided to use voxel art back in 2017: “We wanted to do something different when
choosing voxel in an unprecedented level of detail and size, never seen in games before. This choice is also
interspersed with what we are trying to communicate, because everything in life is built, like small pieces
that fit together forming worlds around us. Some of them can be people, others are objects or animals that
would always help us on our journey, if we allow them”.

The studio CEO and main investor, Sérgio Filho, tells us why he is so excited about Fireflies: “Our studio was
initially conceived as an incubator for students, but due to the success of the projects and talent of our
professionals we started to create commercial games. I'm very hopeful that everyone enjoys playing Fireflies as much as we have making it.”

Fireflies is available right now for PCs on Steam http://bit.ly/Fireflies-Steam, GameJolt http://bit.ly/Fireflies-
GameJolt e Itch.io: http://bit.ly/Fireflies-itchio

Check Fireflies on Facebook: /playfireflies; Twitter: @firefliesplay; Discord: https://discord.gg/s7v4ewC;
Website: www.playfireflies.com
Press Kit/Assets at: http://bit.ly/2T29xYZ

About Smart Studios
Smart Studio is a highly skilled game developer based in Brazil, dedicated to creating unique, deep narrative
adventure games for all platforms. Our goal is to build more than just great, engaging game experiences, but also amazing stories that deliver long-lasting impact and sense of wonder on our players.

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Press Inquiries:
Daniele Polis
danipolis@gameplan.com.br

49 Studios Offer New, Exciting Games, Talent, and Offerings

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL (March 18, 2020) — 49 game development and production studios,  part of the Brazil Games Export program, were set to showcase their incredible talent during the 2020 Game Developers Conference (GDC) and at Game Connection America (GCA). In light of the coronavirus-related cancellation of those events, the Brazil Games Companies Association would like to share some of the exciting projects in production for 2020 and beyond. 

More than 140 companies, which comprise a major part of the Brazilian games industry, work in partnership with Brazil Games, the Brazilian Games Export Program, which is carried out by Abragames (Brazilian Games Companies Association) in partnership with Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency. Brazil is currently the 13th largest gaming market in the world and continues to flourish. With a 13.5 per cent annual growth rate, Brazil accounts for USD $1.6 billion in videogame-related revenue, second in Latin America only to Mexico. 

Brazil-based developers and creative studios contribute to some of the biggest global video games while also steadily increasing the number of critically acclaimed original entertainment franchises made in Brazil. This year alone, five Brazilian studios attended KidScreen Summit 2020 in Miami, four studios attended PAX East 2020 in Boston and were selected to be part of the prestigious Indie Megabooth, and 49 studios planned to attend GDC 2020 in San Francisco this week.

During GDC, twelve studios — with projects ranging from critically acclaimed action RPGs, multiplayer titles, mobile, and educational games, to genre-blending offerings and VR and AR games — were to participate at GDC@Play. These include Broders Interactive, Cafundo Creative Studio, INSANE,  GamePlan, Mad Mimic, Oktagon Games, Petit Fabrik, Rockgames, Rogue Snail, Skullfish Studios, Electric Monkeys, and VRMonkey. Other notable studios that were set to attend include, Kokku, Pipa Studio, Tapps Games, Aquiris, Rockhead Studios. In addition, three Brazilian studios were nominated for the Game Connection America 2020 Indie Development Awards: Dandy Ace from Mad Mimic Studio, Sky Racket from Double Dash Studios, and Sword Legacy from Firecast Studio.     

“We are extremely proud of the creative success of our studios and their accomplishments,” said Eliana Russi Manager of Brazil Games. “While we are unable to share our achievements and upcoming projects at this year’s Game Developers Conference, we are happy to provide opportunities to connect the incredible talent from Brazil with the world.”

“The talent and innovation that Brazil brings to the games industry is immense, and we look forward to sharing it with the world,” said Mariana Gomes, Apex-Brasil Project Manager. “We have much to show off on behalf of Brazil and look forward to continuing to present our studios, talent, and independent games to industry professionals and players alike.”

More information about all 49 studios that were set to attend GDC can be found in the “Brazil Games at GDC” catalog (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xnYef2fovDDYbbKxq-T1FLa648GpXRms/view) 

A full press kit can be found here: https://uberstrategist.link/brazilgames-pkit.

Follow Brazil Games on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to learn more about the many talented studios and companies, and to keep up to date with their achievements. 

About Brazil Games
Brazil Games is an Export Program created in 2013 by the Brazilian Game Companies Association (Abragames), in partnership with Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency. The Brazil Games Export Program promotes the Brazilian Games industry globally, developing new business leads and branding Brazil as a great place for business. Brazil Games has a presence at key international marketplaces throughout the world such as GDC, Game Connection America, PAX East, Gamescom, XDS, Kidscreen Summit, Tokyo Game Show, and, of course, BIG Festival! The Brazil Games Program also promotes Brazil as the hub for business in Latin America and invites buyers, investors, and publishers to BIG Festival, Brazil's Independent Games Festival – the premier international festival for independent games and developers, and the hub for international business in Latin America.
 
About Abragames
Created in 2004 by a consortium of development companies, Abragames, the Brazilian Association of Digital Game Developers, is a non-profit entity with the aim of strengthening the national game development industry. Abragames’ main objectives are to organize, coordinate, strengthen, and promote the Brazilian digital games industry through the representation of its national and international ecosystem, and building awareness and understanding of all elements of our value chain. Abragames also promotes events and partnerships that enhance the capabilities and global recognition of Brazil’s gaming industry.

About Apex-Brasil
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The agency supports 12,000 companies in 802 sectors of the Brazilian economy, which in turn export to around 200 markets. Apex-Brasil also plays a key role in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil, working to identify business opportunities, promoting strategic events and providing support to foreign investors interested in allocating resources in Brazil.
 
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Top Brazilian Developers Have Been Selected to Showcase Incredible Indie Games in the this Year's Indie Megabooth

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL (FEBRUARY 17, 2020) — Four of Brazil’s top indie game development studios have been selected as official participants in the Indie Megabooth at PAX East 2020. From Thursday, February 27 through Sunday, March 1, members of Behold Studios, Rogue Snail, Double Dash Studios, and Ludact will showcase their newest titles to attendees at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

The official delegation will represent the rapidly growing national video game production industry which attracts an increasing number of international investment partnerships every year. In partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), the group is led by Brazil Games (the Brazilian Games Export Program) — carried out by the Brazilian Games Companies Association (Abragames). Brazil Games’ presence at PAX East 2020 directly rides the wave of a successful 2019; currently, Brazil stands as the 13th largest gaming market in the world and continues to flourish. With a growing rate of 13.5 percent annually, Brazil accounts for $1.6 billion USD in video game-related revenue, second in Latin America only to Mexico.   

“We’re thrilled to attend PAX East for the second time and put our talented developers and their outstanding titles in front of eager players,” said Eliana Russi, Manager of Brazil Games. “We want to get these titles in the hands of consumers and media to make an impact that will get them excited to see Brazil Games at future industry events.” 
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“We view PAX as one of the many ‘world stages’ for our developers within Brazil Games to showcase their work,” said Mariana Gomes, Apex-Brasil Project Manager. “We want to show all that Brazil has to offer in terms of video games and quality, and we’re expecting to impress at PAX East.”
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Behold Studios, best known for previous titles such as the award-winning Knights of Pen and Paper and Galaxy of Pen and Paper, is showing Out of Space, a couch co-op adventure that follows up to four roommates living together in outer space as they tackle ordinary household duties like tidying the living room and exterminating a deadly alien infestation.  

The studio responsible for SBGames 2015 ‘Best Game’ winner Chroma Squad, Rogue Snail, joins the delegation to showcase Relic Hunters Legend, the successor to the highly rated Relic Hunters Zero. Legend follows the tale of up to four friends as they embark on a galactic journey in a wild world of colorful and innovative 2D and 3D visuals. The cooperative top-down shooter implements deep RPG systems to create a truly gripping adventure. 

São Paulo-based development studio Ludact introduces Unbinary, a stunning hand-drawn VR puzzle game that asks players: are everyday biases affecting how the world reacts to you? In this unique adventure, players embody distinct avatars to escape a reality designed by a dubious super-AI. Unbinary joins the studio’s roster of novel VR titles ranging from child-focused to mature in nature. 

Sky Racket  from Double Dash Studios enters the fray as a unique mashup of the shmup and brick-breaker genres. Players strap on the boots of tennis-powered intergalactic champions chosen to save the galaxy threatened by a tyrannically evil genius, as they turn their enemies’ attacks against them by using their elite space-tennis skills. This quirky adventure is one of Double Dash Studios’ handful of outer-space themed games.  

A full press kit can be found here: https://uberstrategist.link/brazilgames-pkit.
Check out the Catalogue of Companies: https://bit.ly/2P68zK6 

To keep up with all things Brazil Games and it's developers, follow on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. 

About Brazil Games
 Brazil Games is an Export Program created in 2013, by the Brazilian Game Companies Association and Abragames, in partnership with Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian Trade, and Investment Promotion Agency. Brazil Games’ Export Program promotes the Brazilian Games industry globally, developing new business leads and branding Brazil as a great place for business. Brazil Games has a presence at key international market places throughout the world such as GDC, Game Connection America, Pax East, Gamescom, XDS, Kidscreen Summit, Tokyo Game Show, and, of course, BIG Festival! The Brazil Games Program also promotes Brazil as the hub for business in Latin America and invites buyers, investors, and publishers for BIG Festival, Brazil's Independent Games Festival, the premier international festival for independent games and developers, and the hub for international business in Latin America.
 
About Abragames
Created in 2004 by a consortium of development companies, Abragames, the Brazilian Association of Digital Game Developers, is a non-profit entity with the aim of strengthening the national game development industry. Abragames’ main objectives are to organize, coordinate, strengthen, and promote the Brazilian digital games industry through the representation of its national and international ecosystem, and building awareness and understanding of all elements of our value chain. Abragames also promotes events and partnerships that enhance the capabilities and global recognition of Brazil’s gaming industry.

About Apex-Brasil
 The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The agency supports 12,000 companies in 802 sectors of the Brazilian economy, which in turn export to around 200 markets. Apex-Brasil also plays a key role in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil, working to identify business opportunities, promoting strategic events and providing support to foreign investors interested in allocating resources in Brazil.
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​29 Companies Join this Year’s Brazilian Delegation to Miami to Develop Co-Productions and International Partnerships
 
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL (FEBRUARY 3, 2020) - Brazil’s top game development and entertainment production studios will attend Kidscreen Summit 2020 in Miami, Florida, from February 10th through 13th.  The summit ––  which welcomed over 2000 delegates from more than 50 countries in 2019 –– will be held at the InterContinental Miami, and studios from across Brazil are eager to showcase leading Brazilian games and entertainment production talent at the nation’s most important children’s entertainment industry business networking event.
 
The official Brazilian delegation will represent the growing national children’s content production industry which attracts increasing investments from abroad every year. The group is led by Brazilian Content –– the audiovisual content export project promoted by Brazil Independent Audiovisual (BRAVI) –– and Brazil Games –– carried out by the Brazilian Game Companies Association and Abragames –– both in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil).
 
Developers Rockhead Studios, Webcore Games, Akom Studio, Petit Fabrik, and PushStart — all members of Brazil Games— will be a part of the Brazillian delegation representing the country at the summit.
 
“At Kidscreen, we will be showcasing transmedia projects from Rockhead Studios, which at the 2019 Kidscreen Summit closed a co-production deal to make an animated series based on their game Starlit Adventures,” said Eliana Russi, Manager of Brazil Games. “This year, we intend to expand our commercial partnerships with the goal of creating new co-production opportunities with international entertainment studios, as well as find new venues for our created content,” added Christian Lykawaka, CEO of Rockhead.
 
“We will also feature Timo, a title based on the Brazilian comics of the same name, developed by Webcore Games. Timo was one of four Brazilian games selected for Google’s Indie Games Accelerator program in Singapore in 2019,” continued Russi. “Webcore Games is looking for partners interested in producing an animated series in partnership with Timo The Game. We are also looking for transmedia content partnerships at the summit,” explained Camila Malaman, Partner and Director at Webcore Games.
 
The entertainment production companies attending Kidscreen as part of the Brazilian Content delegation include: 2DLab, Alopra Estúdio, Animaking, Apiário Estúdio Criativo, Belli Studio, Boutique Filmes, Bromelia, Chatrone América Latina, Combo Estúdio, Content Blue, Copa Studio, Dogs Can Fly, Druzina Content, Forest Comunicação, Ghost Jack Entertainment, Hype, Mono Animation, Petit Fabrik, Pinguim Content, PushStart, Sato Company, sBusiness, Split Studio, Story Productions, UP! Content Co., and UP Voice
 
Hype, a Brazilian animation production company, will announce a new partnership with Punkrobot and Peruvian company Red Studios. Currently, Hype is working on the animated series Guitar & Drum in cooperation with Chilean studio Punkrobot. “By attending the Kidscreen Summit, we hope to find more partners and offer our services on larger-scale projects,” said Gabriel Garcia, CEO of Hype.
 
For Split Studio’s Cid Makino, Kidscreen is one of the most important events in the sector as it offers an intimate setting for closer networking. “We will continue to look for partners for our projects, in addition to selling completed properties and offering animation services. This year we are showcasing several in-development projects including Kurgala, What’s up, Bud? and A Tale of Sabbath, in addition to our newly produced series WeeBoom,” he said.
 
“The production of children's content is one of the highlights of the current independent Brazilian animation production sector,” explains Mary Morita, executive manager of Brazilian Content, who ensures that Brazil has excellent opportunities in this market. “We have produced live-action hits live-action like Gaby Estrella and Blue Building Detectives, as well as animation for young children and preschool audiences.”
 
She continues, “this year, the delegation is taking consolidated IP to Kidscreen, including Earth to Luna!, Jorel’s Brother and Any Malu, among others, and new projects like the international co-production Holocards Warriors. Our studios will attend the event in search of co-production, licensing and to attract international production partnerships.”
 
A catalog detailing information about the Brazil Content studios attending Kidscreen Summit 2020 can be found here: https://uberstrategist.link/Brazil-Content-Catalog-Kidscreen2020.

A video reel featuring the Brazil Games video game development studios attending Kidscreen Summit 2020 here: https://uberstrategist.link/Brazil-Games-Kidscreen2020-TrailerYT.
 
About Brazil Games
Brazil Games is an Export Program created in 2013, by the Brazilian Game Companies Association and Abragames, in partnership with Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency. Brazil Games’ Export Program promotes the Brazilian Games industry globally, developing new business leads and branding Brazil as a great place for business. Brazil Games has a presence at key international market places throughout the world such as GDC, Game Connection America, Pax East, Gamescom, XDS, Kidscreen Summit, Tokyo Game Show, and, of course, BIG Festival! The Brazil Games Program also promotes Brazil as the hub for business in Latin America and invites buyers, investors, and publishers for BIG Festival, Brazil's Independent Games Festival, the premiere international festival for independent games and developers, and the hub for international business in Latin America.
 
About Abragames
Created in 2004 by a consortium of development companies, Abragames, the Brazilian Association of Digital Game Developers, is a non-profit entity with the aim of strengthening the national game development industry. Abragames’ main objectives are to organize, coordinate, strengthen, and promote the Brazilian digital games industry through the representation of its national and international ecosystem, and building awareness and understanding of all elements of our value chain. Abragames also promotes events and partnerships that enhance the capabilities and global recognition of Brazil’s gaming industry.
 
About Brazilian Content
Brazilian Content is the Brazil Independent Audiovisual (BRAVI) international program. It was created in 2004 and is conducted in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil). With the aim of promoting independent audiovisual content in the international market, Brazilian Content enables partnership agreements between Brazilian and foreign companies (through co-production projects, sales, and pre-sales to TV networks, internet, mobile phone, and digital media). Today, Brazil is considered a prominent and growing market in the international scheme and is part of the co-production business plan of several networks and production companies.
 
About Brazil Independent Audiovisual (BRAVI)
 BRAVI brings together independent audiovisual content producers for television and new media, and has over 660 members in 21 units of the federation, in all of Brazil’s five regions. Founded in 1999, the association focuses on developing the Brazilian audiovisual market, representing the sector in several private and public debate forums. With a professional structure and renowned national representation, BRAVI is also actively engaged in regulation efforts for the audiovisual market, encouraging the production of new business models, as well as offering expert capacity-building to independent producers. Through relevant institutional partnerships, it supports the participation of Brazilian entrepreneurs in the international audiovisual market.
 
About Apex-Brasil
 The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The agency supports 12,000 companies in 802 sectors of the Brazilian economy, which in turn export to around 200 markets. Apex-Brasil also plays a key role in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil, working to identify business opportunities, promoting strategic events and providing support to foreign investors interested in allocating resources in Brazil.
 
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Brazil Games participates in thematic panel in the official program and Tetragon (Cafundó Creative Studio) competes for the categories Best Mobile Game and Best Quality of Art

SAO PAULO – Brazil (22nd, October 2019) - The Export Program Brazil Games, created by the Brazilian Game Companies Association (Abragames) in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), will be attending – for the fifth consecutive time – Game Connection Europe, GCE, one of Europe's premier b2b events, which takes place in Paris from 29th to 31st October.

With a delegation of 7 companies, (Cafundó Estúdio Criativo, Diorama, Fira Soft, GamePlan  Hermit Crab Game Studio, Kokku , and Smash Mountain ) and 15 talented entrepreneurs, Brazil Games travels for the seventh time this year, encouraging Brazilian entrepreneurs to do business abroad.
Brazil's game industry will be featured at the panel Brazil: The Next Super Territory for Games, which will present a brief overview of the Brazilian game landscape and ecosystem and the reason why game companies should be mapping this new territory. The panel will be presented by Eliana Russi, executive manager of Brazil Games, on October 30th, at 2 pm.

"We will showcase the vibrant Brazilian game industry, which has stood out in the international press and industry events", says Russi. The executive manager recalls the first participation of the project at Game Connection Europe in 2013, according to her, the Brazilian game industry was totally unknown until then. "In five years a lot has changed and Brazil has become a major player in the global game market. Brazil Games and BIG Festival are key elements in placing the country as a game producer and not only a consumer market", celebrates.

Tetragon nominated for Game Connection Development Awards Europe 2019
Tetragon, by Cafundo Creative Studio, is the only Brazilian game nominated for the Game Connection Development Awards Europe 2019. It is running for the best Mobile and Best Quality of Art and also competes in the People's Choice award. Tetragon is a 2D puzzle set in a square-shaped world which walls may suddenly change positions, rearranging the gravity force of the game. Gameplay includes a sequence of puzzles guided by a deep narrative. The global launch takes place in the first quarter of 2020 for Mobile, Switch and PC. The game is currently in the top three games which received more votes. 

Since 2016, Game Connection America's Indie Development Awards and Game Connection Europe's Indie Development Awards have had at least one Brazilian game among the finalists. In all, there were seven games competing, and four of them winning, they are: Alkimia (Bad Minions), The Rabbit Hole (VR Monkey) and Hempire (Lumen Games) awarded in 2016 and 2017. No Heroes Here (Mad Mimic) won the best Social Game at Game Connection America in 2017. This year, Spaceline Crew (Coffeenauts) has won two awards: Best Casual Game and Most Promising IP and Crystal League (Flipstar) was the winner of Best Social Game, all at Game Connection America 2019.

Check here the showreel of companies attending and the full catalogue

​​​​​About Brazil Games
Brazil Games is the Export Program created in 2013, by the Brazilian Game Companies Association, Abragames, in partnership with Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency. Brazil Games Export Program promotes the Brazilian Games industry globally, developing new business leads and branding Brazil as a great place for business. Brazil Games international presence is at the most important market places in the world such as GDC, Game Connection America, Pax East, Gamescom, XDS, Kidscreen Summit, Tokyo Game Show and of course BIG Festival! The Brazil Games Program also promotes Brazil as the hub for business in Latin America and invites buyers, investors and publishers for BIG Festival, Brazil's Independent Games Festival, the most important international indie games festival and the hub for international business in Latin America.

About Apex-Brasil
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad, and to attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. Apex-Brasil organizes several initiatives aiming to promote Brazilian exports abroad. The Agency's efforts comprise trade and prospective missions, business rounds, support for the participation of Brazilian companies in major international trade fairs, arrangement of technical visits of foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian productive structure, and other select activities designed to strengthen the country’s branding abroad. Apex-Brasil also plays a leading role in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil, by working to identify business opportunities, promoting strategic events and lending support to foreign investors willing to allocate resources in Brazil.

Press Info:
Game Connection Europe 2019
Date: October 29th to 31st
Venue: Parc des Expositions de la Porte de Versailles – hall 2.1

Panel: "Brazil: The Next Super Territory for Game Development"
Date: 30/10
Time: 14h- 15h
Room: 1

Game Connection Europe 2019 - Indie Development Awards
​Game: Tetragon, by Cafundó Estúdio Criativo, 
Date: up to 25/10
Link to vote: https://bit.ly/2MDVtSo 


Public Relations - BRAZIL GAMES 
Marina Pecoraro +55 11 98381 6379
comunicacao@abragames.org