Gamercom is a yearly

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video game convention organized by business executives Diego Oliveira and Wallace Thomaz, that is currently held in

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and is the main gaming convention in Southern Brazil.

History

The Gamercom debuted on June 13, 2015, in

, and what was expected to be an event for 4000 people, surprised and reached the mark of 6000 visitors and 25 companies. In its first edition, the Gamercom received the main first parties and publishers of the video game industry as

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, Riot. and

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. The event exceeded expectations, reaching 6,000 participants mark and becoming the leading video game convention in southern Brazil. The first edition of Gamercom met four areas: E-Sport, Indie Games, Exhibitors and Entertainment. The Gamercom was the first convention of southern Brazil to bring major brands of video game industry and also dedicating an area to entertainment, bringing the famous Brazilian guitarist

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to do a show playing the most famous video game music - the event received the Live Action of the game Mortal Kombat. In addition, the convention brought the Swiss award-winning studio, Apelab, which launched the first series of interactive animation for virtual reality devices, the game Sequenced. The participation of major brands of the gaming industry turned Gamercom as one of the three major gaming trade shows in Latin America as well as the major gaming event in southern Brazil.

Dates

Media Coverage

Gamercom happens away from the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, which concentrate the main traditional and specialized media. Anyway the Gamercom had the youtubers coverage, streamers, media enthusiasts and media professionals. G1 - Globo News Portal, RIC TV, SBT, Band and specialized sites like Adrenaline covered closely all editions of Gamercom. Various gaming websites reported the Gamercom too.

References

External links

* Defunct gaming conventions Video game trade shows Video gaming in Brazil Gaming conventions {{videogame-stub