The best of the best at rAge

17 Sep 2014

Recently, Make Games South Africa (MGSA), a local gaming industry organisation, released its SA Games Industry Survey 2013 results. The survey shows that there are 32 gaming studios developing games or doing contract work on games, three of which are located in Durban, 14 in Gauteng, and 15 in the Cape.

Seven of the studios have been in existence for more than five years, while 10 of these studios focus their time fully on developing their own games. Also interesting to note is the demographics of these studios: 86% white male; 7% women; 2.5% black; 1.5% coloured; and 2% Indian/Asian.

The survey also revealed that total revenue generation for 2013 was R30 million, with nine of the studios generating over a million rand in revenue each, while 12 of the studios made a profit in 2013. Games that released this year (Desktop Dungeons, Broforce, Pixel Boy) have not been fully realised in these figures, so it is expected that 2014's survey results should look even more positive.

The exciting news is that some of these developers - the best of SA's best - will be at this year's rAge Expo.

Meet the local devs

In fact, they'll be at the home_coded stand, which is being sponsored this year by Learn 3D and Celestial. Home_coded is an initiative that was started by NAG Magazine in November 2012 in an aim to showcase the very best in South African game development talent, and promote local growth in the industry. So not only can you meet the local devs and interview them, but you'll be able to play all their latest games that are still in development.

If you've been dreaming of a career in gaming, then the NAG home_coded stand is where you'll also find all the info on courses offered by Learn 3D, a local 3D animation and game development college.

rAge will be held from 10-12 October, 2014, at The Dome in Northgate, Johannesburg.

For more, go to www.rageexpo.co.za