Aoca Game Labs receives investment from Google Play’s Indie Game Fund
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The company was also invited to participate in Googles #WeArePlay editorial, producing a video for their blog. The video details the inspiration behind their game series \xc1rida in the historic town of Canudos in Brazils Bahia state. Aoca specifically credited their achievements to the companys decision to pivot to mobile.CEO of Aoca, Filipe Pereira, was extremely positive about the announcement Its simply amazing whats happening this year with us. We will definitely make these opportunities continue to change our history!Aoca Game Labs notes in their announcement that the Google Play store was a key factor in accelerating the success of their games. The gameplay and world of \xc1rida draw heavily upon local culture and history in Bahia, showing how mobile can be a great platform for nuanced and artistic representations of history and world cultures.According to Aoca, the investment from Google will go towards the further development of their catalogue, specifically \xc1rida: Definitive Edition.