Gamercom is a yearly
South American
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video game convention organized by business executives Diego Oliveira and Wallace Thomaz, that is currently held in
Florianópolis,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
and is the main gaming convention in Southern Brazil.
History
The Gamercom debuted on June 13, 2015, in
Florianópolis, and what was expected to be an event for 4000 people, surprised and reached the mark of 6000 visitors and 25 companies. In its first edition, the Gamercom received the main first parties and publishers of the video game industry as
Sony
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professiona ...
,
Microsoft
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,
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include '' Assassin's Creed'', ''Far Cry'', ...
,
Warner Bros.
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,
Riot. and
Blizzard
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.
The event exceeded expectations, reaching 6,000 participants mark and becoming the leading video game convention in southern Brazil.
The first edition of Gamercom met four areas: E-Sport, Indie Games, Exhibitors and Entertainment.
The Gamercom was the first convention of southern Brazil to bring major brands of video game industry and also dedicating an area to entertainment, bringing the famous Brazilian guitarist
Kiko Loureiro
Pedro Henrique "Kiko" Loureiro (born 16 June 1972) is a Brazilian guitarist. He has been a member of several heavy metal bands, including Angra and Megadeth.
Career
Loureiro began studying music and playing acoustic guitar at age 11. He stud ...
of
Megadeth to do a show playing the most famous video game music - the event received the Live Action of the game Mortal Kombat. In addition, the convention brought the Swiss award-winning studio, Apelab, which launched the first series of interactive animation for virtual reality devices, the game Sequenced.
The participation of major brands of the gaming industry turned Gamercom as one of the three major gaming trade shows in Latin America as well as the major gaming event in southern Brazil.
Dates
Media Coverage
Gamercom happens away from the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, which concentrate the main traditional and specialized media. Anyway the Gamercom had the youtubers coverage, streamers, media enthusiasts and media professionals. G1 - Globo News Portal, RIC TV, SBT, Band and specialized sites like Adrenaline
covered closely all editions of Gamercom. Various gaming websites reported the Gamercom too.
References
External links
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Video game trade shows
Video gaming in Brazil
Gaming conventions
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