Il Ministero dell’Economia e dello Sviluppo italiano ha diramato un comunicato stampa ufficiale cin collaborazione con ICE e AESVI per rivelare tutti i giochi italiani che saranno presenti alla Gamescom 2016 di Colonia.
Milan, 3rd August. The Italian Ministry of Economic Development, the Italian Trade Agency ICE and AESVI, the Italian Games Trade Body, are announcing today their presence at Gamescom 2016. The Italian pavilion, located in the trade area of the show, will showcase the widest range of Italian videogames developed in Italy.
“Videogames in Italy are experiencing a constant and steady growth in both the number of productions and market value. Our aim is to promote, assist and encourage a dialogue with the Italian Government as well as demonstrate the same skillset our country demonstrates in other creative sectors, such as the design and fashion industry”, said Thalita Malago, AESVI’s General Secretary.
“Today, the gaming market represents an emergent economic sector where Italy’s innovation and creativity will play an important role” said Giovanni Sacchi, Director of the Made in Italy Export Promotion Department– “We decided to support this international event to give a signal to young Italian enterpreneurs that operate in this sector. We want to take advantage of the many new opportunities that are emerging in this area with the aim of taking our place in the international competitive scene.”
Italy is making a lot of progress in opening up to game developers thanks to new legislation (issued by the Government and currently under the scrutiny of the Parliament) which will allow them to be liable for a 15-30% tax credit on their projects. A deal similar to those celebrated in countries like the UK and France, which have seen huge growth in the local videogame industry as a result.
In the last 3 years the collaboration between ICE (the Italian Government’s Agency for overseas promotion and internationalization of Italian companies) and AESVI has contributed to the growth of the Italian gaming industry in foreign markets. This is thanks to an increased presence at international shows in both the USA and Europe. This is an example of the growing attention the Italian Government is giving to videogames in Italy, as it continues to grow.
This year, the Italian pavilion at Gamescom will showcase the best of Italian game development with a diverse line-up that will cover everything from mobile to VR and traditional console and PC games. AESVI is proud of Italy’s strong game development output to date and is excited to see it evolve in the future.
The Italian Pavilion, located in Hall 3.2 stand A25, will showcase the following projects:
Developer Game Genre Platform Digital Tales Bookbound Brigade Action, Adventure PC, Mac, Console SBK VR Racing VR Motox Racing Mobile Indiegala Die Young Action, Adventure, Open World PC, Mac, Linux Red Rope Action, Adventure, Puzzle PC, Mac, Linux Voodoo Action, Adventure PC, Mac, Linux Forge Reply Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf Role Playing PC, Mac, Console, Mobile LKA.it The Town of Light Adventure PC, Mac, Console, VR Unannounced Project Adventure PC, Mac, Console, VR Mangatar Asgard Rift: Battle Arena Strategy PC, Mac, Mobile Ninja Clone Arcade Mobile Little Briar Rose Adventure PC, Mac, Mobile Milestone Ride 2 Racing PC, Console Valentino Rossi The Game Racing PC, Console Ducati 90th – Anniversary The Official Videogame Racing PC, Console MixedBag forma.8 Action, Adventure PC, Mac, Console, Mobile Futuridium EP Deluxe Arcade VR Shin Futuridium VR Arcade VR Storm in a Teacup Lantern Poetical Adventure PC, VR Stormborn Studio Runes: The Forgotten Path Action, Adventure PC, VR UNAmedia NH Combine Simulator Simulation Other Tapsteroids Arcade Mobile Unreal Vision Playthings Chase Racing PC, Console About ICE-Italian Trade Promotion Agency: The ICE-Italian Trade Promotion Agency is the government organisation which promotes the internationalisation of the Italian companies, in line with the strategies of the Ministry for Economic Development. ICE provides information, support and advice to Italian and foreign companies. In addition to its Rome headquarters, ICE operates worldwide from a large network of Trade Promotion Offices linked to Italian embassies and consulates and working closely with local authorities and businesses. ICE provides a wide range of services overseas helping Italian and foreign businesses to connect with each other: identification of possible business partners; bilateral trade meetings with Italian companies; trade delegation visits to Italy; official participation in local fairs and exhibitions, forums and seminars with Italian experts. For more information please visit www.italtrade.com (in English) or www.ice.gov.it (in Italian).
About AESVI: Founded in 2002, AESVI is the Italian Games Industry Association representing all sectors of the game industry in Italy, from publishing to development. The Association serves the shared interests of all industry players and works to promote the growth of the games industry in Italy and to increase its international competitiveness. AESVI services include the production of various reports related to the Italian games market and industry, promoting group trips at the most important international fairs, organizing national events to support industry growth, developing relations with national and local public institutions, promoting media relations both nationally and internationally, as well as providing legal, accounting and business assistance. AESVI is the promoter of Milan Games Week (www.gamesweek.it), official Italian videogame consumer show; Italian Game Developers Summit (www.igds.it), international conference for the Italian videogame developers’ community; Premio Drago d’Oro (www.premiodragodoro.it), the Italian games awards. For more information about AESVI please visit www.gamesinitaly.com (in English).
Fonte: Games in Italy