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Chile's Reputable Gaming Industry Will Participate in the Championing Game Developers Conference

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Monday, March 11, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Chilean gaming industry has experienced monumental growth in the past 20 years. With over 70 companies generating $12 million in combined annual revenues, Chilean studios have developed top-rated games that have been internationally recognized.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Chilean gaming industry has experienced monumental growth in the past 20 years.
  • The Game Developers Conference (GDC) brings the game development community together to exchange ideas, solve problems, and shape the future of the industry across five days of education, inspiration, and networking.
  • Over the course of the past 20 years the Chilean gaming industry has received increased interest from global players.
  • Developed by the Chilean companies Studio Voyager and IguanaBee, the game won in this category over titles from Argentina, Peru, Uruguay and Guatemala.

How Chile became an indie video game powerhouse in Latin America

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- About two decades ago, a group of Argentinian and Chilean entrepreneurs decided to launch Wanako Games, a videogame studio whose main office was in Santiago, Chile, which would later become the largest in Latin America.

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  • Two other games by ACE Team, Deadly Tower (2016) and The Eternal Cylinder (2021), were awarded Best Game: Latin America at the BIG Festival in Brazil.
  • It was their first time investing in a Latin American video game company.
  • In September, Niebla Games was chosen to join Google Play's Indie Games Accelerator, a three-month digital program for high-potential indie games studios.
  • The Trade Commissioner added, "Chile was the first Ibero-American country to be part of the GDC in 2012 with five companies.