Spanish video game industry seeks its place in the sun

Spanish visual artist and creative director of Nomada video game studio, Conrad Roset. Nomada Studio's game "Gris" has sold three million copies and picked up a prize at the 2019 Game Awards in Los Angeles, considered the "Oscars" of video games. — AFP

Buoyed by a dynamic domestic market and greater global visibility, Spain's video game industry is on the rise with a handful of studios looking to compete with sector giants.

"The sector is currently enjoying good momentum," Jose Maria Moreno, the secretary general of Spanish video games association Aevi which groups over 80 Spanish video game firms, told AFP.