By Kris M. Crismundo
MANILA, Oct. 2 (PNA) — The country’s game development industry has attracted the interest of the global players at the External Development Summit (XDS) in Vancouver, Canada, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said on Thursday.
The XDS gathers professionals in game development sector globally, particularly in areas of external development outsourcing for art, animation, software engineering, and support services.
The Game Developers Association of the Philippines (GDAP) represented the country in the international roadshow where it also launched its branding “GAMEDEV Philippines: Create More.”
GDAP was able to meet 28 global players in the game development sector which include big names in the industry like Blizzard Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Square Enix-Eidos, Microsoft Studios, Activision, and 2K.
“The event organizers lauded the Philippine delegation that gathered positive reviews for its impressive country pavilion. Guests at the pavilion were also impressed with the clear-cut program for the country’s game development industry and stout government, private sector and academe cooperation to achieve the industry’s goals,” DTI Undersecretary Ponciano C. Manalo Jr. said.
“Anchored on a robust, thriving, and globally competitive content industry, and supported by a technologically-savvy, passionate and creative talent pool, the Philippines is poised to become the leading game development hub and offshore destination in the Asia-Pacific region,” Manalo added.
Meanwhile, the country will hold its annual game development industry event “Philippine Game Festival” from Oct. 3 to 4 at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. (PNA)