Visionary entrepreneur and gaming legend Henk Rogers, founder of The Tetris Company, will speak at the Gamescom Latam 2025 event in São Paulo. I’ll be moderating a fireside chat with him on May 2.

Known for being responsible for popularizing Tetris worldwide, Rogers will take part in a fireside chat moderated by game journalist Dean Takahashi (yes, that’s me), on 2 May.

We will discuss Roger’s’ journey in discovering the international phenomenon Tetris and his role in Nintendo’s Game Boy launch. Also, Rogers will participate in a photo and autograph session with visitors during Gamescom Latam, which takes place from 30 April to 4 May at Anhembi District in São Paulo, Brazil.

In addition, Rogers will launch his recent book, The Perfect Game –Tetris: From Russia with Love, directly at Gamescom Latam 2025. In the book, the entrepreneur explores his early days programming The Black Onyx, Japan’s first major RPG, before immersing readers in his daring quest to secure the rights to Tetris, which culminated in the popularization of the game that has become one of the best-selling titles in history.

Games being shown off at Gamescom Latam include:

• After The End – Red Frog Games
• Astercys – Elsenyh
• ATOMIC PICNIC – BitCake Studio/Mad Mushroom
• Bees vs Zombees – No Serious Games
• Boomies – Split Studio
• Calum – Estudio Escabroso
• Deep Dive – Ninja Games
• Drowned Lake – Monumental Collab/CRITICAL REFLEX
• Endless Tactics – Dead Battery Games
• Exílio de Si – Updog Software
• FROGUE – Wired Dreams Studio
• Ghost Golfing – Sleepy-K
• Ghostless – Coffeenauts
• Honey Bee – Ation Studios
• Hoppin: Buna’s Adventures – Lizard Mountain Studios
• Kriophobia – Fira Soft
• Looppip – Petal Twirl Studio/Dream Stories
• lunr.rdio.taxi – Soin Coletivo
• Monster Meals – Giant Warrior Studio/Dream Stories
• One Card One Shot – Mafia – YAW Studios
• Onikura – Too Dark Studios
• Party Demon – Barely Alive Studio
• Plungeez – Team Zeroth/QUByte Interactive
• RitMania – Garoa Studios
• Saborus – High Room Studio/QUByte Interactive
• Save My Human – Curis Studio
• Shadows of Chroma Tower – Double Dash Studios
• Shard Squad – The Root Studios
• Shield Strike – Statera Studio
• Sunny Trails – Plot Kids
• The Tale of Mara & Moa – Cabana Game Studio/QUByte Interactive
• To Kill a God – Glitch Factory
• Wind Runners – Ludic Studios
• Ivayami – Berço da Névoa (Student) – Hestios
• Au Revoir (Student) – Invisible Studio
• Ecos da Mata (Student) – Poteiga
• Firefighter Gaiden (Student) – Froddo
• Tape Us Out (Student) – Digital Graveyard
• Soulchain (Student) – Moraguma
• The Stochastic Dungeons of Apogee (Student) – Hazard Reign

The second one is Gamescom Latam world panorama which will feature titles from outside Brazil. For this non-competitive showcase, 20 games from 14 countries were selected, including ones from Paraguay, Spain, France, China, and Cyprus. Unlike the Brazilian version, in this exhibition, the games will only be available online, on the Gamescom Latam website. The list of selected titles follows:

• Altered Alma (Spain) – 2Awesome Studio/CRITICAL REFLEX
• Anima Flux (EUA) – JollyCo
• Cat Quest 3 (UK) – The Gentlebros/Kepler Interactive
• Coridden (Sweden) – Aftnareld/Anshar Publishing
• DarkDawn: The Chronicles of a Doll (Paraguay) – Warani Studios
• Deadlock Station (Cyprus) – Luxorix Games/CRITICAL REFLEX
• Dobbel Dungeon (Netherlands) – Gamepie
• DuneCrawl (Canada) – Alientrap Games
• Herdling (Switzerland) – Okomotive/Panic
• Into the Grid (Spain) – Flatline Studios
• Jump Ship (Sweden) – Keepsake Games
• KAKU: Ancient Seal (China) – BINGOBELL
• Knock on the Coffin Lid (Cyprus) – Redboon
• Last Time I Saw You (Spain) – Maboroshi Artworks/Chorus Worldwide Games
• Light Odyssey (South Korea) – SSUN GAMES/GRAVITY
• Noreya: The Gold Project (France) – Dreamirl/PixelHeart
• Rogue Loops (Turkey) – Fubu Games
• Split Brain (France) – Shagar and Drumnam
• Vivid World (Japan) – Asobism
• Voidtrain (Cyprus) – HypeTrain Digital

In partnership with MCR Agency, Gamescom Latam also announced the participation of four additional influencers from Latin American countries at the event. The presence of La Mara (gaming expert, cosplayer and dancer), and gaming experts and streamers JohaanZu, El Mekee and El Neitor are confirmed.

Gamescom Latam is the perfect place not only to play hundreds of games, but also to meet personalities from the gaming world. For this year’s edition, influencers such as Gaules, Cheff Otto and Mustache have already been confirmed, as well as personalities from the world of game development, Kassidy Gerber (Valve), Alden Kroll (Valve), Nathaniel Blue (Valve). Additional talents will be announced before the event.

Gamescom Latam 2025 has already announced the participation of Pokémon Go, Warner Bros. Games, Level Infinite, Gravity, Steam and more, as exhibitors for this upcoming edition, which will take place from 30 April – 4 May, 2025.

Located this time at the Anhembi District Convention Center in the city of São Paulo, the event will be even bigger, with new projects, participation from major companies in the gaming industry, e-Sports championships, meet & greets with creators, talks, and more. Attractions details will be revealed soon on the official website and social media, with #gamescomlatam2025.

– Wednesday (30 April): from 1:30p.m. to 9p.m. (only for B2B credentials, press, creators and guests)
– Thursday and Friday (1 – 2 May): 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. BRT;
– Saturday (3 May): 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. BRT;
– Sunday (4 May): 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. BRT.