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gamescom latam 2025, the Latin American edition of the world's biggest games event, was a total success, breaking records during its second year. Held last April 30-May 4, 2025 at São Paulo, Brazil's Anhembi District, the event registered 130,000 visitors, 30% more than the previous edition. Further solidifying its role as a key meeting point for the community and the industry, the event also achieved unprecedented corporate participation milestones. In this edition, there were more than 90 booths, more than 240 brands, including more than 40 publishers exhibiting on the show floor. Some of the publishers attending gamescom latam were 11Bit, Arc System Works, Bandai Namco, Bethesda, Devolver Digital, Epic Games, Garena, Gravity, ID@Xbox, Konami, Level Infinite, NetEase, Niantic, Nintendo, Pokémon Company, Roblox, SEGA, Supercell, Ubisoft, Warner Bros. Games and several others.
"We're very excited about the results of the second edition of gamescom latam. The numbers were above expectations, and the broken records not only consolidate the great relevance of the event for the whole region but also show companies from all over the world that this market is consolidated, competitive, and is filled with a lot of passion and high-quality professionals. Above all, gamescom latam has established itself as the place for publishers to be and games to launch, with more than 120 launches in this edition", says gamescom latam CEO Gustavo Steinberg. The event featured an agenda for both the community and industry professionals. Among the more than 200 hours of content, names such as Bo Andersson (the gaming executive behind titles such as PayDay 1 & 2, Dead by Daylight and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons), Chris Charla (Microsoft's General Manager of Content and Dev Readiness), Guillaume Provost (Founder and CEO of Compulsion Games), Henk Rogers (Co-Founder of The Tetris Company), Michael Steranka (The Pokémon Company International Senior Director), Rodrigo Pérez (Activision Director of Product Management), and Shuhei Yoshida (former head of Indies at Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios) stood out, sharing exclusive insights and experiences with the audience, along with many others. In addition, major personalities from the region, such as the skateboarder Bob Burnquist, attended to interact with the audience. Through online broadcasts, ranging from FGS Live From gamescom latam to panels hosted by professionals from the industry, gamescom latam impacted more than 10 million people online, and many more on partner channels.
Visitors to the event also had the chance to try out hundreds of indie games and titles from well-known publishers. gamescom latam was the stage for news of major names such as Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles 2, Double Dragon Revive, FragPunk, Garena Delta Force, HUNTER×HUNTER NEN×IMPACT, Pokémon GO, Solasta II, and others. More than 300 media outlets from all over the world attended the event. In addition, gamescom latam had important domestic and international media partners such as 3D Juegos, Canal WooHoo, Famitsu, Future Games Show, Gamesbeat, Gamedeveloper.com, IGN, Meu PlayStation, Omelete, PlayTV, Rádio Disney, Rádio Mix, Terra, and more. Under the auspices of the Federal Law for Cultural Incentives, gamescom latam has the master sponsorship of Banco do Brasil; sponsorship of Claro, Seara and TNT; B2B partnership with APAA (São Paulo Association of Friends of Art) and Abragames (Brazilian Association of Digital Game Developers) through the Brazil Games project; support by Twitch and Kabum!; organized by gamescom latam, the Omelete Company, Koelnmesse, Adesampa, the Department of Economic Development and Labor of the City of São Paulo, the Department of Culture, Economy and Creative Industries of the State of São Paulo, the Ministry of Culture and the Federal Government.
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Successful Honkai: Star Rail Concert Comes With Exciting Announcement On New Collaboration
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Global interactive entertainment brand HoYoverse brought players an unexpected surprise as the concert for its game "Honkai: Star Rail" was recently held with great success. Aside from the exciting and unforgettable audio-visual revel, there was also a confirmation regarding news of the Honkai: Star Rail x Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] collaboration. Additionally, an easter egg trailer also demonstrated a new Honkai title in the works. The entire event reminisced the extraordinary trailblazing expedition from the past, and also unveiled a thrilling future for Honkai: Star Rail and the Honkai series as a whole. Ever since its official launch on April 26, 2023, the space fantasy has composed an interstellar melody filled with captivating worlds, each brimming with unique cultures, awe-inspiring landscapes, and mythical wonders to explore. The Honkai: Star Rail Concert in 2025 took place in Shanghai last May 1-3, 2025 featuring a global simultaneous livestream on the concert's last day plus a special screening for those unable to attend the concert in Shanghai but eager to experience the excitement in person. In addition to watching the concert alongside passionate fans, the venues feature a variety of Star Rail LIVE 2025 merchandise giveaways and numerous themed interactive activities.
Since the official announcement of the collaboration with Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] on the Version 2.4 Special Program last year and during gamescom Opening Night Live 2024, further details have been confirmed today. The game event titled "Sweet Dreams And The Holy Grail" will officially launch on July 11, 2025 featuring Archer and Saber as playable characters. These iconic heroes will complete the fantastical crossover, and also assist players in the upcoming trailblazing journey. Additionally, when the event begins, Trailblazers can log in to the game and receive the limited 5-star character Archer (The Hunt: Quantum) for free. Archer is a warrior who stands resolutely against the hypocrisy of the world. It is believed that this righteous companion will once again fight alongside the players to the end. On the other hand, Saber, as a solitary Heroic Spirit, has traversed the long night of fate. After the event starts, players will have the opportunity to obtain the limited 5-star character Saber (Destruction: Wind) via the Event Warp. Participating in this special "Holy Grail War", Saber will interact with the Astral Express Crew in ways that are sure to be exciting — stay tuned for more! Last but not least, the original concept designs for both Archer and Saber in Honkai: Star Rail have been crafted by the esteemed artist Takashi Takeuchi while the story of this collaboration is also supervised by Kinoko Nasu.
Honkai: Star Rail is now available on PC, iOS, Android, Epic Games Store, and PS5, and has exceeded 150 million total downloads across all platforms. In 2023, the game won Apple's App Store iPhone Game of the Year, Google Play's Best Game, and BEST MOBILE GAME by The Game Awards. In 2024, it received the Golden Joystick Awards Still Playing Award (Mobile) and PlayStation® Partner Awards 2024 PARTNER AWARD among other honors. The game has been rated Teen by the ESRB and is also classified as PEGI 12.
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ASUS Celebrates DOOM: The Dark Ages Collaboration With Global Bundle
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ASUS recently announced its continuing partnership with Bethesda and id Software to deliver the highly anticipated title DOOM™: The Dark Ages directly to gamers through a comprehensive global bundle initiative. The campaign follows the launch of the ROG Astral GeForce RTX™ 5080 DOOM Edition graphics card, with fittingly, only 666 produced exclusively for preorder on the Bethesda Gear Store. Encompassing over forty regions and over two hundred products, this bundle allows many fans to get an included copy of the game alongside purchases of displays, motherboards, graphics cards, power supplies, AIO coolers, ROG NUC mini PCs, and more.
DOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells an epic cinematic story worthy of the DOOM Slayer’s legend. Gamers can “Stand And Fight” as the super weapon of gods and kings in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war, with idTech8 native ray tracing delivering next-level graphics fidelity, speed, and visuals. When powered by GeForce RTX 50 Series, AI-powered NVIDIA® DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation boosts FPS and constructs high-quality images, further enhancing the visuals for the definitive DOOM: The Dark Ages PC experience. Official trailers of the game show off jaw-dropping visuals and animations that gamers will want to experience through high frame rates and in full glory as the developer intended, spawning demand for the latest monitors, graphics cards, and performance-oriented CPU and motherboard upgrades. As gamers’ needs vary, the bundle offers a wide range of components that start from more modest hardware upgrades all the way through to full-blown enthusiast setups. For those who want a slim, pre-built experience, powerful 2025 ROG NUC mini-PCs are included as an extra option, and as an added incentive, even those whose system needs are met but want to upgrade their home networks to WiFi 6E or 7 can also get the game alongside an ASUS router.
Gamers who are looking to get their systems ready for DOOM: The Dark Ages can pick up eligible ASUS and ROG products and redeem their copy of the game immediately. Selected graphics cards will be added to the bundles on May 22, 2025 with the deadline for redemption on June 30, 2025. After purchasing an eligible product, the deadline for game redemption is July 14, 2025. For the complete list of eligible products, visit https://ph.rog.gg/dtdapr. To preorder the ROG Astral GeForce RTX™ 5080 DOOM Edition, visit the Bethesda Gear store at https://rog.gg/DOOMSTORE1. For information about other products that are part of the bundle, contact your local ASUS representative.
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MOONTON Cares Provides Earthquake Relief In Myanmar
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MOONTON Cares, the philanthropic arm of international gaming developer and publisher MOONTON Games, launched multiple relief operations to help earthquake victims in Myanmar. Throughout April, the organization distributed daily essentials to the affected families and partnered with Khine Hnin Wai Foundation to donate 108 million Myanmar Kyats (MMKs).
"We care for our brothers and sisters in Myanmar, and we hope that our relief efforts help alleviate the suffering of our countrymen. We pray for their recovery as they usher in the new year," says MOONTON Games Myanmar Marketing Manager Sense Shen. MOONTON Cares mounted food distribution centers in Myanmar Plaza and Yangon General Hospital and turned over food, coffee, tea, and mineral water donations to more than 2,000 beneficiaries. In Mandalay and Amarapura, the organizations provided a total of 10,000,000 MMKs worth of relief essentials, including mosquito nets, straw mats, solar lamps, and warm meals to the affected areas. An electric generator was also given to the Mandalay 500-bed orthopedic hospital.
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) eSports fans in the Philippines and Cambodia called for unity and support, and offered prayers to Myanmar citizens. A moment of silence was initiated in the MLBB Professional League (MPL) Philippines and MPL Cambodia. Online and offline spectators offered a period of quiet reflection and contemplation and showed respect for the mourning of the nation. Former Falcon eSports coach Rodel "Ar Sy" Cruz pledged to donate half of his MPL PH earnings should his team win the current season. MLBB Super League (MSL) Myanmar's production partner Game Cast Network donated 6.3 million MMKs to the affected areas.
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BRAVE CF 95 Arrives In Tenerife With Stacked International Fight Card
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BRAVE Combat Federation returns to Spain on May 30, 2025, bringing BRAVE CF 95 to the Pabellón Santiago Martín in Tenerife as part of its “Year Of The BRAVE” European expansion. Following its Spanish debut at BRAVE CF 75 in November 2023 and a thrilling return for BRAVE CF 89 last October, the promotion once again teams with Fight2One to showcase top-tier talent from Spain and around the globe. This landmark third event in Spain cements the country’s status as a cornerstone of BRAVE CF’s record-breaking footprint, now spanning 17 European nations, while setting the stage for another night of unforgettable MMA action.
The main card features local favorite Acoidan Duque taking on France’s Jason Ponet in a high-stakes lightweight battle, followed by American slugger Jose Torres clashing with Kazakhstan’s Dias Yerengaipov at flyweight. Spain’s Anuar Bensayiid throws down with Switzerland’s Teo Saldana Smith in a featherweight affair and home-grown star Enrique Marín meets Germany’s Christian Mach at super lightweight. Bahrain’s Ramazan Gitinov rounds out the headliners in a lightweight tilt against Drex Zamboanga of the Philippines. The prelims kick off early with Europe’s finest: Dutch grappler Daan Duijs faces Georgia’s Ilia Qarukhnishvili at featherweight; Bahrain’s Murad Guseinov squares off with Brazil’s Danillo Santos at super lightweight; Algeria’s Abdelkrim Zouad battles Austria’s Muslim Danaev at 77.3 kg catchweight; Spain’s Theo Bashford meets Germany’s Eduard Evdokimov in another featherweight test; Juan Carlos Izquierdo of Spain locks horns with Poland’s Jakub Drozdowski at a 63 kg catchweight; and Dutch strawweight standout Suad Salimova takes on Germany’s Songül Karatorak.
BRAVE CF 95 isn’t just another night under the lights — it’s a celebration of Spain’s vital role in the promotion’s rapid ascent and a showcase of the world-class talent that fuels its global mission. Don’t miss the action when BRAVE CF invades Tenerife for another chapter in MMA history. BRAVE CF 95 is a flagship installment in the “Year Of The BRAVE” campaign, an initiative designed to spotlight elite MMA talent on every continent and expand BRAVE CF’s mission of global inclusivity and opportunity in combat sports.
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Random House Worlds To Publish THIS BOOK IS ALL ELITE, A Definitive History of All Elite Wrestling By New York Times Bestselling Author Keith Greenberg, Coming On November 2025
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Random House Worlds, an imprint of Random House which is a division of Penguin Random House, will publish THIS BOOK IS ALL ELITE by New York Times bestselling author and TV producer Keith Greenberg and All Elite Wresting. THIS BOOK IS ALL ELITE is a celebration of the icons of professional wrestling who created All Elite Wrestling (AEW), a company that revolutionized professional wrestling under the visionary eye of Tony Khan. From the company’s unassuming beginnings in 2019 to the record-breaking Wembley Stadium debut, AEW’s pulse-pounding, death-defying, and high-flying action has defied industry norms and changed the world of professional wrestling forever.
Illustrated with dazzling photography and written with exclusive access to the cast and crew of AEW, THIS BOOK IS ALL ELITE is a definitive history of AEW that delves into the innovative storytelling, inclusive ethos, and passionate fanbase which propelled the company to compete with industry giants. From the triumphant final run of the icon Sting, side by side with his firebrand protégé Darby Allin, to the madcap melee of the first Stadium Stampede, readers will experience the epic moments that defined the first five years of AEW. Published on November 4, 2025 and slated to be available for pre-order wherever books are sold, THIS BOOK IS ALL ELITE allows fans to relive the biggest moments in AEW — every breathtaking match, shocking twist, headline-making moment.
