Visionary entrepreneur and gaming legend Henk Rogers, founding father of The Tetris Firm, will converse on the Gamescom Latam 2025 occasion in São Paulo. I’ll be moderating a hearth chat with him on Might 2.
Recognized for being liable for popularizing Tetris worldwide, Rogers will participate in a hearth chat moderated by sport journalist Dean Takahashi (sure, that’s me), on 2 Might.
We are going to focus on Roger’s’ journey in discovering the worldwide phenomenon Tetris and his function in Nintendo’s Recreation Boy launch. Additionally, Rogers will take part in a photograph and autograph session with guests throughout Gamescom Latam, which takes place from 30 April to 4 Might at Anhembi District in São Paulo, Brazil.
As well as, Rogers will launch his latest e-book, The Good Recreation –Tetris: From Russia with Love, immediately at Gamescom Latam 2025. Within the e-book, the entrepreneur explores his early days programming The Black Onyx, Japan’s first main RPG, earlier than immersing readers in his daring quest to safe the rights to Tetris, which culminated within the popularization of the sport that has turn into one of many best-selling titles in historical past.
Video games being proven off at Gamescom Latam embody:
- After The Finish – Pink Frog Video games
- Astercys – Elsenyh
- ATOMIC PICNIC – BitCake Studio/Mad Mushroom
- Bees vs Zombees – No Severe Video games
- Boomies – Break up Studio
- Calum – Estudio Escabroso
- Deep Dive – Ninja Video games
- Drowned Lake – Monumental Collab/CRITICAL REFLEX
- Limitless Ways – Lifeless Battery Video games
- Exílio de Si – Updog Software program
- FROGUE – Wired Goals Studio
- Ghost {Golfing} – Sleepy-Okay
- Ghostless – Coffeenauts
- Honey Bee – Ation Studios
- Hoppin: Buna’s Adventures – Lizard Mountain Studios
- Kriophobia – Fira Tender
- Looppip – Petal Twirl Studio/Dream Tales
- lunr.rdio.taxi – Soin Coletivo
- Monster Meals – Big Warrior Studio/Dream Tales
- One Card One Shot – Mafia – YAW Studios
- Onikura – Too Darkish Studios
- Occasion Demon – Barely Alive Studio
- Plungeez – Group Zeroth/QUByte Interactive
- RitMania – Garoa Studios
- Saborus – Excessive Room Studio/QUByte Interactive
- Save My Human – Curis Studio
- Shadows of Chroma Tower – Double Sprint Studios
- Shard Squad – The Root Studios
- Protect Strike – Statera Studio
- Sunny Trails – Plot Children
- The Story of Mara & Moa – Cabana Recreation Studio/QUByte Interactive
- To Kill a God – Glitch Manufacturing facility
- Wind Runners – Ludic Studios
- Ivayami – Berço da Névoa (Scholar) – Hestios
- Au Revoir (Scholar) – Invisible Studio
- Ecos da Mata (Scholar) – Poteiga
- Firefighter Gaiden (Scholar) – Froddo
- Tape Us Out (Scholar) – Digital Graveyard
- Soulchain (Scholar) – Moraguma
- The Stochastic Dungeons of Apogee (Scholar) – Hazard Reign
The second is Gamescom Latam world panorama which will characteristic titles from exterior Brazil. For this non-competitive showcase, 20 video games from 14 international locations had been chosen, together with ones from Paraguay, Spain, France, China, and Cyprus. In contrast to the Brazilian model, on this exhibition, the video games will solely be obtainable on-line, on the Gamescom Latam web site. The record of chosen titles follows:
- Altered Alma (Spain) – 2Awesome Studio/CRITICAL REFLEX
- Anima Flux (EUA) – JollyCo
- Cat Quest 3 (UK) – The Gentlebros/Kepler Interactive
- Coridden (Sweden) – Aftnareld/Anshar Publishing
- DarkDawn: The Chronicles of a Doll (Paraguay) – Warani Studios
- Impasse Station (Cyprus) – Luxorix Video games/CRITICAL REFLEX
- Dobbel Dungeon (Netherlands) – Gamepie
- DuneCrawl (Canada) – Alientrap Video games
- Herdling (Switzerland) – Okomotive/Panic
- Into the Grid (Spain) – Flatline Studios
- Soar Ship (Sweden) – Souvenir Video games
- KAKU: Historic Seal (China) – BINGOBELL
- Knock on the Coffin Lid (Cyprus) – Redboon
- Final Time I Noticed You (Spain) – Maboroshi Artworks/Refrain Worldwide Video games
- Mild Odyssey (South Korea) – SSUN GAMES/GRAVITY
- Noreya: The Gold Undertaking (France) – Dreamirl/PixelHeart
- Rogue Loops (Turkey) – Fubu Video games
- Break up Mind (France) – Shagar and Drumnam
- Vivid World (Japan) – Asobism
- Voidtrain (Cyprus) – HypeTrain Digital
In partnership with MCR Company, Gamescom Latam additionally introduced the participation of 4 extra influencers from Latin American international locations on the occasion. The presence of La Mara (gaming knowledgeable, cosplayer and dancer), and gaming consultants and streamers JohaanZu, El Mekee and El Neitor are confirmed.
Gamescom Latam is the proper place not solely to play lots of of video games, but additionally to satisfy personalities from the gaming world. For this 12 months’s version, influencers similar to Gaules, Cheff Otto and Mustache have already been confirmed, in addition to personalities from the world of sport growth, Kassidy Gerber (Valve), Alden Kroll (Valve), Nathaniel Blue (Valve). Extra skills might be introduced earlier than the occasion.
Gamescom Latam 2025 has already introduced the participation of Pokémon Go, Warner Bros. Video games, Degree Infinite, Gravity, Steam and extra, as exhibitors for this upcoming version, which is able to happen from 30 April – 4 Might, 2025.
Positioned this time on the Anhembi District Conference Heart within the metropolis of São Paulo, the occasion might be even greater, with new initiatives, participation from main corporations within the gaming trade, e-Sports activities championships, meet & greets with creators, talks, and extra. Points of interest particulars might be revealed quickly on the official web site and social media, with #gamescomlatam2025.
– Wednesday (30 April): from 1:30p.m. to 9p.m. (just for B2B credentials, press, creators and company)
– Thursday and Friday (1 – 2 Might): 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. BRT;
– Saturday (3 Might): 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. BRT;
– Sunday (4 Might): 11 a.m. to eight p.m. BRT.
