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.
Key Points:
- 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.