For technological and sometimes even cultural reasons, many of the most important names in video game history hail from Europe, North America, and Asia. However, this has changed and an increasing number of Latin American studios are entering the game industry with high-quality products. Digital distribution has allowed smaller teams to reach a global audience. There are many examples: video games created in Uruguay, Mexico, Chile and Colombia are already challenging others made by teams with much more experience.
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Ace Team is one of the longest-running Latin American studios. Founded in 2002 by brothers Andrés, Carlos and Edmund Burdeau, it began developing mods for popular games until 2009, when it became famous for Women conflictfirst-person action title released for PC and Xbox 360.
However, Ace Team would gain more prominence with Rock of Ages, a unique game starring a huge rock that had to destroy castles. Since then, Ace Team’s games have always stood out for their aesthetics, and they became known worldwide because they were distributed by companies like Atlus or Sega.
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There is another studio in Uruguay that has been thriving for more than a decade in a way that has gone unnoticed by many. It is about Ironhide Game Studio, the creator of the Kingdom Rush franchise, which after its first release as a Flash game made the jump to mobile phones and found its place in the world.
Kingdom Rush became such a hit that Ironhide signed a deal with Apple to create the title for the Apple Arcade service: Legends of Kingdom Rush, a spinoff of the main saga that uses the mechanics of a tactical strategy game. but with humor and a much more cartoony and light style.
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Title from 2021 Cris’s stories it has been published on almost all platforms. On first sight, Cris’s stories it looks like an old-school JRPG, but presented in a way that is in tune with today’s times.
Cris’s stories it turned out to be a very good game and it was surprising for many to learn that the title was developed in Colombia by Dreams Uncorporated. In general, games of this style were developed in Asia, where the genre was born, but Cris’s stories is another example of the level of talent in the region.
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In 2018, the Mexican studio Lienzo launched a video game with a rare theme: the original Latin American peoples. In case of Mulakathe plot revolved around the Tarahumara, a community located in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, where the studio is based.
Mulaka it was generally very well received by critics and the public, and it seems the studio is interested in continuing to explore Mexican indigenous culture, judging by the title of its next game, due in 2022: Aztech Forgotten Gods, an action game that reimagines the Aztec Empire in a modern and almost futuristic vision.
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Founded in 2007, Brazilian team Aquiris Game Studio has an impressive resume of developing video games for brands such as Cartoon Network and Looney Tunes, which speaks volumes for the way they work.
But what is perhaps the studio’s greatest success is born from its own title: Horizon Chasean arcade-style racing game inspired by 1980s and 90s classics such as Top Gear and Out Run. Horizon Chase was originally a mobile-exclusive title, but over the years has made the jump to PlayStation 4 and PS5 and is recognized for its flawless presentation and nostalgic spirit.
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These studios are mentioned together because they have one of the most successful video games in the region released in the last year, the old-school survival horror so-called. Suffering souls.
Suffering souls is a return to the roots of Resident Evil or Alone in the Dark, at a time when the genre was just beginning. The results were so good that any work from the studio will create expectations because it’s not every day that a group of practically unknown developers take the risk to make their first work in a genre that fans love so much.
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In 2010, Konami released a new entry in its famous Castlevania franchise. However, instead of developing it in Japan, Konami handed it over to a Spanish studio that hadn’t been heard of much until then. The game in question? Outstanding Castlevania: Lords of Shadowa three-dimensional hack-and-slash reimagining of the Belmont saga.
Shadow Lords raised the profile of MercurySteam, which in addition to developing a sequel – which was not as well received as its first installment – was asked by Nintendo to develop two titles in the Metroid franchise. He was the first Metroid: Samus Returnsreinvention Metroid IIand it will be published soon Metroid Dread on Nintendo Switch, a new and completely original entry.
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Argentinian studio Nimble Giant Entertainment is one of the few that belongs to a larger conglomerate, in this case the Embracer Group, formerly known as THQ Nordic.
Nimble Giant Entertainment was born in 2002, and one of the first successes was Regnum Online (now renamed to Champions of Regnum), an MMO-like game that’s still going strong in a free-to-play format. In 2017, Nimble launched a shooter called Quantum League which is inspired by titles like Overwatch.
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The Mexican studio HyperBeard Games, founded in 2014, is one of the most respected mobile game developers in the region.
HyperBeard specializes in video games with a very striking and distinctive aesthetic. In addition to creating its own games, it also helps smaller studios publish, localize and refine their creations. HyperBeard has a wide portfolio of mobile titles with simple mechanics that have been appreciated by audiences around the world.
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Until a few years ago, the Spanish studio The Game Kitchen went unnoticed — until it launched one of the most interesting and memorable indie titles of recent years: Blasphemousan action game that mixes elements of the classic metroidvania genre with other typical genres Dark souls.
Place of action Blasphemous it was attractive to many Spanish-speaking players because it deals with themes very typical of the Catholic religious culture that dominates the continent. Blasphemous has become a kind of cult hit that, two years after its release, is still being discovered by new players.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn