Few years ago, Colombia ranks first among video game producing countries. Many Colombian developers have worked for years to achieve this position in this highly competitive industry.
According to the global video game market, it generates more money than industries such as film and music, earning more than $180 billion.
In Colombia, video games generated more than $1.2 billion in revenue in 2021, according to analyst firm NewZoo, and that figure is growing.
Similarly, according to ProColombia, between January and July 2022, Video games Colombians in terms of export They exceeded $600 billion.
According to the IA Colombia portal, the same company moved 14 works in this sector to Turkey in 2022. gamescomm 2022 is Europe’s largest interactive entertainment and gaming fair.
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On the other hand, due to the growth of this sector, an association called ‘Colombian Video Games Association’, in Spanish Colombian Video Game Association’, was created. 15 companies are registered in this sector, these include Jam City Bogota, Ladrillos locas, Estudios On3D and others.
However, although the association was founded in 2018, many of them have reportedly been in the video game business and the ‘De Vuego’ portal for over 20 years. 37 companies working from cities such as Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cartagena, MedellínPalmyra and Barranquilla.
The pioneers of the video game industry in Colombia are Estudio Estudio. Teravision Games, Dreams Uncorporated and Brainz, A company that was later acquired by Jam City, according to the IA Colombia portal, they are the pioneers in this industry.
Estudio Estudio CEO Eivar Rojas Castro explained the following for the portal in question: “Thanks to the pandemic, there has been consolidation in both companies and people providing local services. “And it was the creation of a high global demand that helped generate continued growth among the already merged studios and helped small developers stabilize as economically viable projects.”
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Another of the country’s well-known studies is polygon Founded by a group of developers led by José David Cardona and reaching operations from New York and Dublin, Medellín and Offers training to young people interested in the sectorAccording to IA Colombia.
According to Sandra Rozo, a journalist specialized in the video game industry and director of Gamers-On magazine, interviewed by the aforementioned portal: “After more than 15 years of work, Colombian developers position themselves internationally and showed that quality products are produced in the country.
This is the case of Dreams Uncorporated, creator of the famous CrisTales game, as well as the city of Bogotá and Effect Studios of two video games. Project Possession and DissonanceTeravision Games, founded in 2006 with its famous game Captain ToonHead vs. Outlanders from Space, It was announced at Gamercon with significant views on YouTube.
On the other hand, Rozo adds that they created ‘Latam Game Jam’ with the rise of this industry, especially among young people. They plan to bring together university students to make a video game in five days.Just like the ‘Game Jam’ event, which brought together hundreds of developers to create a game in record time.
The truth is that this sector is gradually becoming a major revenue generator in the country and it looks like it will continue to expand.
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