Colombia exported $600,000 worth of video games between January and July, the main purchase destinations being the United States, Chile, Ecuador and Romania.
Now, hand in hand with ProColombia, there will be 14 companies from Bogota, Medellín, Villavicencio, Bucaramanga and Barranquilla. Europe’s largest interactive game fair Gamescom will take place in 2022 and entertainment in Cologne, Germany, which will seek new customers to boost exports.
The fair, which will take place from 24-28 August and will take place in 2021, had 370,000 visitors and 1,037 exhibitors from 56 countries. It is the main business platform in Europe for the audiovisual industry,
“The purpose of attending this important exhibition of the industry is to promote the Colombian video game industry, make commercial approaches and interact with the main companies that make up the video game industry in the world. Thanks to the creativity and talent of this sector in our country, we have the opportunity to show ourselves as a reliable supplier.”, stated ProColombia.
According to Newzoo, the video game industry was valued at $178.73 billion in 2021, a 14.4 percent increase from 2020. This industry is expected to be worth $268 billion by 2025.
According to ProColombia, exports of video game services total $626,000 between January and July 2022, higher than the $557,000 awarded in 2021. The countries where these sales came from in the first seven months of the year were the United States, Chile, Ecuador and Romania.
The industry in the country consists of about 80 companies, mainly concentrated in Bogota, Medellin and Cali. equally, There are 10 companies that have business relations with international publishers.
Colombian companies develop video games on different platforms and with different technologies, and their new IPs stand out for their high level of production, artistic quality, mechanics, history and music.
That’s how important it is for international companies to co-produce with the Colombian industry, such as Cartoon Network, Disney Interactive Studios, Bandai Namco, among others.
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