It has definitely been a jam-packed first day of gamescom asia 2021’s Entertainment Zone’s STUDIO. We hope you have thoroughly enjoyed yourselves and caught as many sessions as you possibly could! Fret not, here’s a quick rundown of what went down today:
Hosted by J. Jai Kishan, gamescom asia’s STUDIO Day 1 began with a recap of PRIMETIME with Victoria Cheng and delved directly into the first Mobile Minutes segment, presented by Natasha “Tashbunny” Hashim. From Esports Awards, Billboard Gaming, Mobile Halloween, the whole Apple vs Epic saga, and Netflix’s soon-to-be gaming debut, Tashbunny explored these issues and more, giving viewers an exhaustive overview of what’s been happening in the global gaming industry.
Fans got the chance to get up close and personal with their favorite streamers, Gema Show (Indonesia), SirCloud (Malaysia), BaoBao (Malaysia), MaggieKarp (Philippines), Dossier Channel (Thailand) and Rip113 (Vietnam) as part of the AMD X Acer Streamer Challenge and what to look out for in the upcoming episodes.
Another exciting STUDIO session, the Singapore Pavillion Showcase, was presented by Singapore Games Association (SGGA), to highlight the best of the nation’s gaming industry. The following brands and institutions were presented:
■ Junkfish
■ The Iterative Collective
■ Ysbryd games
■ Leoful
■ Wraek
■ Lionfish Studios
■ No Average Joe
■ IMBA Interactive
■ Singapore Polytechnic’s School of Media, Arts & Design
■ Eliphant
■ Vector Gems Tech
In addition to providing more information on Singapore Games Week, the association has also launched the Singapore Games Week Virtual Village that takes users around various brand exhibits within the virtual space that has been created. Experience the virtual village here: https://www.sgga.org.sg. SGGA will also be presenting the inaugural Asia Games Awards to recognize the best in Asia on 17 October 2021 (4PM SGT).
AAA gaming brand Electronic Arts (EA), presented a STUDIO session with Liam McClure, Head of Creative Strategy & Player Engagement at EA. Moderated by Sean Lim of Digital Braves Media Group, the fireside chat titled Asia First Thinking with EA, delved deeper into what the Asian games industry has to offer, engagement strategies around Apex Legends and FIFA, and what EA sees as the next big thing within the region’s rapidly growing sector.
The gamescom asia esports Challenge, powered by Epulze, broadcast the Counter Strike-Global Offensive CS:GO challenge between teams Checkmate, BCO, Aravt, and Renewal. During the final round, between Checkmate and Renewal, Renewal came out victorious after 30 grueling rounds of CS:GO.
Ubisoft’s much anticipated Just Dance 2022 was shown as a sneak preview to STUDIO’s attendees tonight! Hosted by Mark Kinoshita and Singaporean Dancer, Benzo, the duo unveiled the various chart-topping hit songs and universes that will be present with this new launch next year. To reward live viewers, Ubisoft is giving away Assassin’s Creed figurines and a pair of tickets to Werewolves Within to 2 lucky winners.
Antoine Henry, Associate Game Director, and Jean Luc, Senior Associate Producer, of Ubisoft Singapore provided attendees with insights on how aspiring youths can join the gaming industry. Additionally, sneak peeks of Far Cry 6, Rainbow Six Extraction, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, and Riders Republic were shown during the session.
gamescom asia’s Trade Zone closed off with a poignant topic “Be an Ally for Women in Gaming” within UNconference The participant-driven roundtable brought on women and men from the industry to engage in an open discussion about the important topic, with speakers sharing their personal stories, how the industry could make conscious efforts to shape the environments around them, and letting the audience come on to share their own experiences. A fitting wrap on gamescom asia 2021’s Trade Zone!
And with that, gamescom asia 2021’s Day 3 has come to an end. There is only 1 more day of STUDIO live-streams to catch this weekend! Watch these live-stream sessions on http://gamescomasia.live or any of the following channels: Facebook, YouTube, Discord, TikTok, and Twitch tomorrow, 17 October 2021, featuring a special episode of Mobile Minutes with Eri Neeman, Interview sessions with the streamers from Team Acer (a part of the AMD x Acer Challenge), award-winning games during Indie STUDIO, the first Singapore Games Association’s Asia Games Awards, the TikTok Show and ending off with a VALORANT gameplay session between Team Alienware Casters and some lucky fans.
▍Full STUDIO Day 1 Stream