Agate’s Seasonal Pause: Recharging for a Bright New Year
As the year draws to a close, Agate announces a brief respite and takes some time to look back at everything we have done in the past twelve months. This pause isn’t just a moment of rest but a strategic intermission—a deliberate step towards rejuvenation and cultivating fresh inspiration for the forthcoming year. We are very grateful for everyone who engaged with our journey throughout the past year — dear partners, players, and friends. This year we’ve embarked on a transformative journey, unveiling a bold new business direction in February. Agate aspires to evolve into a global game development partner and focus on creating larger scale games (A to AAA) while contributing to a better game ecosystem in Indonesia. By adopting this strategy, Agate reinforces its worldwide industry presence. With a dedicated team of 250+ experienced professionals, Agate seeks to deliver top-notch services in the international game development landscape. Forging Global Presence 2023 was a year for Agate to look at how we forge a global presence. As part of our commitment, Agate participated in more than >30 industry events across the globe, effectively connecting and sharing insights on our expertise in Full SKU, Game Art, Game Porting, as well as Gamification. With our primary office situated in Bandung, Indonesia, we are helped by our international representatives in different countries such as Canada, Germany, and South Korea to support amplify our global presence. Aspiring Top Global Partner: A Thought Leader from Indonesia Among the abovementioned event participations, some events become the highlights that resonate with the success and progress of Agate throughout this year. Gamescom Asia 2023 Besides our team participating as attendees, our Chief Strategy Officer, Cipto Adiguno, participated as a panelist in the Gamescom Asia 2023’s discussion on “Building a Thriving SEA Gaming Ecosystem Together.” Indonesia Game Developer Exchange (IGDX) 2023 In the annual event organized by the Ministry of Communication and Informatics in collaboration with the Indonesian Game Association (AGI)—Indonesia Game Developer Exchange (IGDX) Business and Conference 2023—our Chief People Officer, Aditia Dwiperdana, is one of the speakers at the conference discussing the topic: “The Importance of Team Culture in Game Studios: The Secret Behind Successful Studio.” In partnership with Epic Games, Agate held a networking event that served as a vibrant platform for fostering connections and camaraderie among Indonesian game companies and its ecosystem. The joyous atmosphere was enhanced by the presence of >70 gaming companies. Indonesia-Europe Business Forum (IEBF) 2023 Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, our Chief Executive Officer, Shieny Aprilia, represented us at the Indonesia-Europe Business Forum (IEBF) 2023 and shared insights about the Indonesian gaming industry, as well as our journey as a global partner, particularly for European companies. Tech in Asia Conference 2023 Our sub-brand in gamification service, Level Up powered by Agate, opened an interactive booth with VR experience and hosted a press conference in Tech in Asia Conference. The press conference was focusing on the gamification trends anticipated for 2024 and introduced the Level Up Gamification Framework. Welcoming New Partners, New Adventures Agate collaborated with Sekuya, a leading gaming social world company, to transform the gaming industry through metaverse adoption. This collaboration leverages Agate’s game development, game art, porting, and blockchain technology as well as Sekuya’s gaming social world vision to create a seamless and immersive gaming experience for players worldwide. Agate and ISKRA, a single-destination platform designed for streamlined entry into Web3 gaming with participant rewards, uniting their strengths for a shared purpose. The collaboration is set to bring forth ‘Atma: Battle of Souls’, an exclusive game on ISKRA’s platform. This past year we also celebrated the highly anticipated global launch of a sequel to one of Agate’s internal IP games, Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 across all consoles, and kicked off the new IP project codenamed Project Dead with PQube. This collaboration is built on the foundation of trust established during previous ventures, where Agate successfully crafted games with global recognition. This year, Agate joined as a Global Growth Development Partner of ZEPETO (Naver Z), a 3D avatar creation app and virtual world platform. Agate’s role in this partnership centers on contributing to the enrichment of ZEPETO’s “World” contents. ifland is SK Telecom’s metaverse service that offers a range of features for social networking and is growing into a globally accessible service fueled by cooperation with various partners. Throughout this year, Agate and ifland are actively exploring potential opportunities to establish an optimal form of collaboration. Crafting Meaningful Play We’re committed to delivering excellence as we engage in multiple projects and leverage our top-tier services. Health Heroes: Nutrihunt In January, our sub-brand in gamification service, Level Up powered by Agate, collaborated with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and released a scan application to get nutritional info from barcodes on food or beverage product packaging called Health Heroes: Nutrihunt. Genom Heroes Genom Heroes is a form of collaboration between our sub-brand in gamification service, Level Up powered by Agate, with Philia IT Solution. It is an ambitious human genome project aiming to position Qatar among the pioneering countries in the implementation of precision medicine by utilizing knowledge about genes. Eizper Chain PVP Our Full SKU team developed a mobile game called Eizper Chain PVP. It is a multiplayer 3 vs 3 action-packed arena where players battle it out to be the winner by collecting points. Graycraft Supporting Gray’s strategic initiative to develop an original game using their NFTs, we created Graycraft, a fast-paced 2D multiplayer mecha battle browser game. Live Ops Services: Shellfire Collaborated with a state-owned information and communications technology enterprise and telecommunications network in Indonesia, our Full SKU team delivered a Live Ops Services named Shellfire in March. Memories We released the highly anticipated sequel, Celestia – Chain of Fate Season 2 (Part 1), as the latest addition to our visual novel mobile game. Saakuru Released in May, Project EOS is a collaboration between Agate and Saakuru to create Saakuru Metaverse. We build Project EOS as a multiplayer experience that
