The seventh annual BIG festival brought game developers from all over the world to witness the rising stars of South America.
On 7/1/19 at 4:55 PM EDTThe BIG Festival took over São Paulo from June 26-30 for it's seventh annual showcase. After hosting more than 20,000 visitors in 2018, BIG delivered another packed line-up of business development, industry lectures, and new workshops covering vast areas of video game development from conceptualization to completion and everything in between.
This year, BIG continued to make its mark highlighting Brazil and other Latin America countries innovative and progressive game developers. To help strengthen the foundation of the indie video game scene, BIG invites developers from all over the world to compete for top awards, all while giving them much-needed exposure to network with studios, publishers, press and fans.
Twenty winners take the stage at Club Homs in São Paulo in celebration of the 7th Annual BIG Festival.Twenty winners took home a trophy in categories ranging from the People's Choice to the Best overall game, and even the more specific Best Brazilian Game. Best Game was awarded to publisher Devolver Digital for the indie game, which was developed by Nomada studio.
GRIS takes players on a unique experience through the mind of a young girl with beautiful art and animation.This year marked the addition of two new awards to the show including the Humble Big New Talent Award and the Nordic Games Pitch Award. A grand total of 54 games entered the competition from countries all over the world, not just Latin America. Developers from Australia, China, and South Africa were also on display.
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