The Southeast Asia Game Developers Conference – LEVEL UP KL 2022 going down on 4th October till seventh October, goals to empower Malaysia’s digital online game trade in direction of turning into the regional gaming hub.

LEVEL UP KL is an annual occasion and is organised by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) , the nation’s lead digital economic system company below the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia (KKMM). With the pandemic restrictions being lifted, the occasion can be returning to its bodily format having 1,500 individuals, 80 audio system, and over 100 exhibitors from all throughout the globe.

According to the Minister of Communications and Multimedia, YB Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima TPr Annuar Haji Musa, LEVEL UP KL 2022 is a dedication in establishing and empowering Malaysia to change into a world-class gaming ecosystem in Southeast Asia.

He additionally mentions that “LEVEL UP KL showcases the breadth of talents in Malaysia’s gaming industry to international players; hence, creating opportunities for partnerships and future investments from the region.”

Ts. Mahadhir Aziz, CEO of MDEC mentioned that “LEVEL UP KL is aligned with the recently launched Malaysia Digital (MD), a national strategic initiative which aims to encourage and attract companies, talents and investments while enabling Malaysians businesses and the Rakyat to play a leading part in the global digital economy.”

He additionally provides that “LEVEL UP KL, which is in its eight-year running, puts local businesses and talent on a global level by attracting industry players with its thought-leadership keynotes, high-level panel discussions, and exciting collaborations.”

This yr, MDEC are set to creating a number of key bulletins within the gaming trade:

MDEC can be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nine66, a Saudi Arab-based gaming firm, to discover and promote sport improvement collaboration between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. This will embrace offering abroad internship alternatives for native expertise to reinforce their expertise and improve their world work publicity.

MDEC may even be signing a MoU with home-grown sport studio, Magnus Games Studio to advertise Metaverse initiative and tasks. MDEC may even collaborate with Magnus Games Studio on the upcoming Malaysia Digital Content Festival 2022 (MYDCF), the place Magnus Games will help the advertising and marketing and promotion of MYDCF on their metaverse platform.

Additionally, MDEC may even be signing a MoU with SEA Gamer Mall (SEAGM) to launch the Malaysia Game Fest (MGF). Driven by MDEC, MGF is geared toward selling native sport merchandise and rising IP commercialisation by leveraging on its Southeast Asian platform companions. The three-month marketing campaign will begin in October and finish in December 2022.

The online game trade has change into one of many quickest rising industries in Malaysia by way of the digital economic system sector. According to PWC Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2019-2023, the online game market generated income of US$ 214.2 billion in 2021 (excluding e-sports), with a forecast compound annual development charge (CAGR) of 8.4 % to succeed in US$321.1 billion by 2026.

LEVEL UP KL 2022 continues to help Malaysia’s place as a regional hub by making a conducive, inclusive, and globally aggressive digital content material ecosystem. It additionally displays the Government’s ambitions of catalysing the sport trade by supporting the ecosystem for sport builders and publishers, whereas on the similar time exposing and creating consciousness of recent gaming know-how by offering a platform for the group to work together, be taught and share data in sport improvement.