FILIPINO talent is slated to wow the digital entertainment and gaming world once again as top ranked developers make their way to two major international events in Europe and Asia in the next two months as a fitting follow up to recent successes in Busan, South Korea and Vancouver, Canada.
Synergy88’s Barangay 143 made its way to Cannes, France last October for the annual Marché International des Programmes de Communication (International Market of Communications Programs) with the participation of its ASI Animation Studios Inc.
Popularly known as MIPCOM, the event is best known as the world’s market for entertainment content across all platforms.
Following this, Synergy88’s gaming company, Synergy88 Digital, moved to South Korea as part of the Philippine Delegation that attended the Global Gaming Exhibition 2017 from Nov. 16 to 18.
The whirlwind of events follows in the footsteps in Synergy88 Digital’s high marks with its “Barangay 143: Street League” which was chosen as a finalist in the Busan Indie Connect held last Sept. 15 to 17 in Korea.
Synergy88 Digital was the only Filipino company that made it out of 300 entries and was likewise nominated as the “Best Multiplayer Game.”
Synergy88 Digital was also lauded for its participation in the External Development Summit 2017 in Vancouver, Canada last September. XDS is the only annual, international games industry event with a primary focus on external development for art, animation, audio, software engineering, QA and localization. It brings together a niche community of game developers and publishers, vendors, and middleware providers.
The event itself is composed of industry players who meet annually in to contribute to the advancement of the industry through collaboration, sharing of best practices, networking and the delivery of a high-caliber, educational program.
Considered to be a professionals-only event, Synergy88 Digital has consistently attended XDS since 2014. This year it was part of a larger Philippine delegation as it was joined by the Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau.
The joint effort is a testament to Synergy88’s effort to promote Filipino talent globally, create a larger scale of awareness about the potential and opportunities of the industry. Through the years it has reached out to respective institutions and government agency for support to help the industry overcome its challenges.