São Paulo, Brazil (February 11, 2021) — GameJam+ — a yearly video game development marathon established to foster and mentor new independent studios and support their entry into the global video game industry — is thrilled to announce the winners from the Brazilian Semifinal along with two extremely exciting new partnerships. GameJam+ is pleased to welcome The Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) and Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, the historic and legendary Brazilian football team.
The Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) is a big name in the Brazilian gaming industry and the newest sponsor of GameJam+. The organization works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and to attract foreign investments to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. Their recently announced partnership with GameJam+ is the latest in a line of endeavors by Apex-Brasil to engage with and promote the Brazilian indie scene.
As one of Brazil’s most successful football clubs and the most popular — with a whopping 40.2 million supporters as of 2020 — Clube de Regatas do Flamengo has recently joined GameJam+ as a sponsor. With this new partnership, the club provided a R$5,000 prize to the winner of the Flamengo/Hacking Rio category.
“Flamengo is the biggest club in the country and we couldn’t be more excited to be working with them,” said Ian Rochlin, GameJam+ organizer. “Along with Apex-Brasil, these new partnerships are really launching GameJam+ into new heights.”
The International Game Development Association (IGDA) Award winner is the adorable and colorful puzzle game Gemtle from Kainan Nicotari. Initially completed in under 48 hours during the first phase of GameJam+, the team has been hard at work ever since and it’s clearly paid off with this big win! Next up, the winner of the brand new Flamengo/Hacking.rio category we have MARIAS, a narrative-driven, single-player action game that follows Maria Quitéria, a military fighter from the Brazilian War of Independence on her journey for freedom.
Additionally, the following games are moving into the Brazil Independent Game (BIG) Festival Business Round:
Omini
Spirit’s Redemption
Ninquim in The Last Forest
Anahi
Morpheus
Save The Animals
Stay Cold
Darkest Hour
PPCI
Amazon Cries for Freedom
Queer Hero
Gemtle
Biofire
FreeBird
A Perna Cabeluda
TecnoTupã
Irundy
Natur – The Forest is Alive
Bright Soul
View the trailer below to see the list of finalists:
https://uberstrategist.link/GameJamP-SemiFinalsYT
The schedule for the remaining semifinals is as follows:
North America + Europe + Israel
February 14, 3:00 pm BRT
Africa
February 21, 8:00 pm BRT
Asia
February 28, 8:00 am BRT
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About GameJam+
GameJam+ is a game development marathon with a primary goal of fostering the creative economy industry with new games, companies, and engaged communities while uniting the strength and interests of different developer hubs around the world. GameJam+ aims to exhibit the existence of and potential in independent games, further stimulating developers to create and view the concept of video game creation as a business.
Its fifth edition, divided into four stages taking place over seven months, will feature 20 countries, more than 1,000 participants, 281 projects — 92 of which will be incubated over 2 months — and 1,000 volunteers. GameJam+ partners with renowned companies such as Sebrae, Nuuvem, Google, Poki, UK consulate, Big Festival, Gazeus, and Unity.
To learn more about GameJam+, please visit the official website: www.gamejamplus.com.
