GameTyrant

View Original

Xbox's Presence Is Confirmed For BIG Festival 2023

Image from BIG Festival 2022

The BIG Festival is the largest game festival in Latin America, and they are excited to announce the participation of Xbox! Xbox has been partnering with BIG Festival since the 2nd edition and during this 11th edition, they’re returning with more exciting attractions for gamers and industry professionals.

Those who attend the event in person will have the opportunity to play 20 games at Xbox’s dedicated stations! Out of the 20 games, 10 of them are ID@Xbox games. ID@Xbox is a program that encourages independent developers to publish their games for Windows and/or Xbox. There will also be a list of games available to the public to test and experience, the games are;

  • Planet of Lana

  • Punch Club 2: Fast Forward

  • Astrea: The Six-Sided Oracles

  • Cell Scientists: Beyond

  • Evil Wizard

  • Sker Ritual

  • Exhausted Man

In addition to the games, Xbox will also be delivering three presentations throughout the festival! On Thursday they will have a presentation giving opportunities for developers through ID@Xbox. On Friday they will have two presentations, the first being an overview of ID@Xbox and the second being Xbox’s Strategy for Brazil. The details for the presentations can be found below.

Presentation 1: Opportunities for Developers Through ID@Xbox

  • Pass Speaker: Leandro Barros Barreto, Director of Partner Production Management

  • Date: Thursday, June 29th. Time: 5:45 PM - 6:25 PM

  • Venue: Auditorium 2

Presentation 2: Speed up your game: an overview of the ID@Xbox Developer Acceleration Program

  • Pass Speaker: James Lewis, Senior Leader of the Creative Partners

  • Date: Friday, June 30th. Time: 5:20 PM - 5:45 PM

  • Venue: The Enemy Auditorium

Presentation 3: Xbox’s Strategy for Brazil

  • Pass Speaker: Bruno Motta, Senior Xbox Manager in Brazil

  • Date: Friday, June 30th. Time: 5:45 PM - 6:10 PM

  • Venue: The Enemy Auditorium

The BIG Festival will be held June 28th through July 2nd at the São Paulo Expo in Vila Água Funda, São Paulo.