Hong Kong Cyberport supports local mobile, arcade and console game developers

 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 -- The novel coronavirus has dealt heavy blows to many industries, yet it has also presented new business opportunities for sectors such as digital entertainment, of which game development is a key component.

Although countries like the United States, Japan and China have well-established in the gaming market, Hong Kong’s game developers are starting to shine.

As the city’s leading digital technology community, Cyberport has supported a number of promising game developers, whereby their work is available as mobile games, games for home consoles and arcade games.

Cyberport’s Chief Public Mission Officer, Eric Chan said: “We have seen more game development start-ups leveraging the Cyberport Incubation Programme for business development support. Designated quotas are allocated for digital entertainment start-ups, including game developers.”

The Cyberport Incubation Programme has cultivated a number of mobile game developers, who have produced games catering to diverse user preferences ranging from mysteries to car racing, exploration and business simulation.

As games must be extraordinary to stand out amongst the wide variety of car racing games already on the market, Cyberport has incubatee Twitchy Finger which made a name for itself with ‘Mini Legend’, released five years ago.

There are now close to 150 digital entertainment and esports companies in the Cyberport community, of which over 60 are engaged in gaming development whereby, Cyberport provides one-stop entrepreneurial support.

Through initiatives including the Cyberport Incubation Programme and the Cyberport Creative Micro Fund, start-ups can receive up to HK$1.1 million in financial aid, plus other forms of assistance. (HK$100 = RM53.56)

-- BERNAMA