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Best Independent Games Festival (BIG Festival) 2022 — the largest independent games festival in Latin America — is just a few days away and Brazil Games (the Brazilian Games Export Program), which is carried out by Abragames (Brazilian Games Companies Association) and ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), wanted to share some of the exciting events that are taking place at the #sopaulo Expo.
Returning as a hybrid event from July 7 to July 10, 2022, #bigfestival2022 is offering more than 120 sessions by the best professionals from the games industry, over 200 games available to play, and over 500 confirmed speakers, including some of the industry's leading professionals.
Tickets for the in-person event happening at the #sopaulo Expo may be purchased via the official website. Those who wish to attend #online may do so starting on July 6, 2022.
With more than 500 speakers by the industry's leading professionals confirmed, here are just a handful of some of the great panelists that will be at #bigfestival2022:
BIG Festival is the main event for the release and promotion of games in Latin America. In 2022, more than 200 games will be available to play in-person and #online, including Festival finalists such as:
Despite the setbacks caused by the pandemic and the shift to an online-only format, BIG Festival 2021 achieved record-breaking numbers — making it the most successful iteration of the event in it's 10-year history. With over 70 hours of bilingual content, in Portuguese and English, the event was broadcast live with more than 300 speakers and 545 companies across 64 countries, with over 5,000 meetings scheduled. The estimated value of business generated from BIG Festival 2021 alone generated over $65 million USD in revenue.
Last year's event generated a staggering amount of business partnerships and opportunities with 5,642 business meetings between developers and publishers. With industry giants like Epic and Nintendo forming close relationships and partnerships with Brazilian Studios, BIG Festival is an incredible opportunity for business development in one of the hottest gaming markets in the world.
Brazil is now the largest market by games revenues in LATAM and #12 in the world in 2022. The $2.3 billion (USD) Brazilian games industry has seen explosive growth over the last several years, with the number of local gamers reaching a staggering 94.7 million as of 2021. The mobile gaming market accounts for nearly half the revenue, and is the fastest-growing sector, however, both #console and #pc account for $657 million and $556 million respectively.
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.
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