Yasuhiro Ohori, the director of Matrix Software's beloved action-RPG Alundra, will be one of the main stars attending the BCN Game Fest on October 10-12, in Barcelona. The legendary Japanese creator, who directed Alundra and its sequel after working on 16-bit classics such as Landstalker and Dragon Quest V, will have a panel that retro and PSX JRPG fans won't want to miss, Gamereactor can now confirm.
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Ohori-san joins previously-confirmed speakers and guests such as Marijam Didžgalvytė, Zoe Nguyen Thanh, Sithe Ncube, and Bowen Shi (follow the link above for more details).
BCN Game Fest: Confirmed Publishers
The event has also updated the list of publishers that will attend the festival to either take a look at the pitches from European indie and AA teams, or to showcase their newly-published titles (or both). The list now includes, but is not limited to, the following companies:
PQube
Kowloon/Kepler
Yogscast
Bright Gambit
Super Rare Games
Devolver Digital
Entalto
ByteRockers
Firesquid/Lightbulb Crew
Microids
Marvelous
Focus
Jandusoft
Secret Mode
Erebor Capital
Kando Factory
Team17
Hidden Trap
101XP
Flynn's Arcade
BCN Game Fest: Some brand-new games that will be exclusively showcased in playable form
Duskfade by Weird Beluga
Denshattack! by Undercoders
Painter Boss Paradise by The Behemoth
Starfinder: Afterlife by Epictellers
Gnaughty Gnomes, by Sand Castles Studio
<bild>Yasuhiro Ohori joins the BCN Game Fest 2025.</bild>
As part of the additional gaming-related activities, BCN Game Fest also announces the first-ever stop by the My Famicase Exhibition in Europe, celebrating 20 years of activity with a selection of 250 retro-filled cartridges, making Barcelona its third stop of the 2025 edition after Tokyo and Los Angeles. Additionally, the new Open Screen and Glitch Collection will give devs a new opportunity to show their craft, and to unveil non-traditional, experimental interactive projects, respectively.
BCN Game Fest returns with a strong line-up of industry figures, major publishers, and unique experiences, once again positioning Barcelona as a key meeting point for gaming professionals and enthusiasts. Gamereactor will cover the three-day event as official media partner, bringing you exclusive insight from the hundreds of developers gathered.