Serbia has joined the game! – first participation at Gamescom

Here you can visit an official Serbia at Gamescom page, download the digital issue of the catalog, and schedule a meeting with our members or us!

We have decided to present a buffet of what Serbia has to offer the global gaming industry. Now it’s time to show you what’s on the menu.

TWO DESPERADOS

As an example of a larger Serbian company, we present you Two Desperados, an eighty-person Belgrade studio that has published two successful casual titles in the marble-shooting genre: mobile games Woka Woka and Viola’s Quest. In April of this year, the studio also launched a new game, in a new genre – NoNo Crossing. Until now, Two Desperados could boast of having reached 30 million players but their number will surely grow with the broadening of genric horizons. At Gamescom, the company and their new game will be presented by Marko Subotić, CFO, and Tamara Milovanović, Communications Specialist.

PHOBOS

On the indie menu, one of the options is Phobos, a team from Belgrade working on their first title – Cloudburst. It is a narrative-driven hybrid of battle-royale and survival games. Take a look at Cloudburst’s Steam page and experience the dystopian alternative reality of Eastern Europe developed in the Unreal Engine. Choose whether to fight with others or join forces and develop communities. At Gamescom, chat about the game with Ivan Koroknai, founder and Lead Programmer, and Andrea Aleksić, co-founder and Lead Environment Artist.

SHOSHA GAMES

The next option on the indie menu is Shosha Games, a small team of friends covering their entire production pipeline. It was at game jams that they realized that video games were the perfect medium for their creative expression, and now they are working on their first titles, including Water, Me & You, a co-op adventure puzzle platformer, tucked comfortably into a post-apocalyptic world. Choose whether you want to be a water droplet or a seed-like creature, change your states and embark on a quest to save the world. At Gamescom, Nikola Šoškić, CEO, and Aleksa Jeremić, Producer, will be waiting to charm you.

ART BULLY PRODUCTIONS

Art Bully Productions has been helping to create some of our favorite video games for over 15 years, and have included over 45 projects in their portfolio. More than 130 talented experts work in Serbia, North Carolina and India to produce concept art, 3D models and textures, but also to rig, skin and animate them. They have collaborated with companies such as Epic Games, Activision, Bethesda Games, 2k Games, Crystal Dynamics, Obsidian Entertainment, Gearbox Software, Hi-Rez Studios and Frictional Games. In addition, they have opened the Art Bully Training Center, which will start giving online courses this year. Director Ivan Janković and Training Center Director Lazar Svrkota will be at Gamescom, eager to establish new collaborations.

ONYX STUDIO

Više od 120 artista i inženjera u Onyx Studiju pomažu gejming i VFX industriji u izradi art asset-a, ali i u čitavom ciklusu gejm developmenta – od koncepta, do finalnog produkta. Ovo su samo nekolicina njihovih klijenata: Compulsion Games, Microsoft, Epic Games, Ghost Story Games, That’s No Moon, THQ Nordic, Haemimont Games, Frontier Developments, Platige Image, PlaySide, InXile Entertainment i Illuvium. Osnovali su Onyx Academy, koja nudi besplatnu obuku u oblasti gejm arta, i time postali jedan od lidera u kultivisanju novih industrijskih stručnjaka. Kompaniju će na Gamescom-u predstavljati CEO Boško Ognjenović i koosnivač Wenhao Tan.

DIGITAL ASSET TAILORS

Whether it come to captivating trailers, cinematics or 3D art of any kind, the staff at Digital Asset Tailors have over 20 years of VFX experience. They have worked with leading brands in gaming, advertising and film, such as Adidas, Nike, Puma, BMW, Nissan, Chevrolet, Mercedes and Honda. With their help, Naraka Bladepoint won the bronze award for 3D animation for the Asia Pacific region at SHOTS Awards, they helped Psyop develop the trailer and assets for Lord of the Rings, and they’re especially fond of their work on the trailer for Cricket Manager. Ivan Vasiljević, founder and CEO of the company, is awaiting you at Gamescom to see what you can create together.

SPRING ONION STUDIO

The team of experts for sculpting, modeling, texturing, rigging and animation at Spring Onion Studio provides services in the entire spectrum of game development, from the initial phases to the final marketing production. They are proud to have designed, modeled and textured 50 characters for the launch of the updated version of the Adobe Mixamo platform. They made trailers for Disciples: Liberation, Forge of Empires, Elvenar and Sunrise Village. What sets them apart from other outsourcing studios is their ability to seamlessly integrate game asset development and marketing content creation, and this comprehensive approach ensures an immersive experience for players. CEO Ivan Pavlović will be happy to talk with you at Gamescom.

GAMEBIZ CONSULTING

And now it’s time for something different – Gamebizz Consulting, an agency that is on its way to becoming one of the global leaders in consulting gaming companies. Their services include business development, ad monetization, user acquisition, as well as tax and financial consulting. In their hands, gaming companies can free themselves from worrying about business and focus only on creative work. Their clients include both fledgling startups and established giants, such as Tactile, Space Ape and Wargaming, among others. Don’t miss their great blog, and be sure to talk to the CEO Nikola Čavić at Gamescom.

FORTUNA ESPORTS

Fortuna Esports is Adria’s esports leader that organizes events, studio and video production, as well as online and television streaming of international tournaments. They have collaborated with companies such as Red Bull, Cooler Master, ASUS, A1, L’Oreal, Coca-Cola, Old Spice and Samsung. Their main project is the Esports Balkan League (EBL) – the first professional esports league in the region and one of 13 European League of Legends leagues officially licensed by Riot Games.

In addition to the LoL Worlds Championship, they also broadcast Dota 2 The International, CS: GO Majors, BLAST Premier and ESL events, as well as the Fortnite World Cup. CEO Mihajlo Jovanović Džaril will be happy to talk to you about esports at Gamescom.

Within the SGA stand, these companies will have the opportunity to present their work, hold business meetings, make new contacts and present the growing Serbian video games industry to Europe and the world. Serbia’s appearance at Gamecom would not have been possible without the support of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The participation of the startup Phobos was supported by the Science and Technology Park Belgrade and the Government of Switzerland through the project Technopark Serbia 2 – encouraging exports through the development of technology parks, as alumni of the Raising Starts program.

If you are in Cologne, be sure to come and share this historic moment in the Serbian gaming industry with us!