Abragames - the Association of Brazilian Game Developers Companies- was founded in 2004 and represents Brazilian studios developing games in various platforms such as PC, consoles, móbile phones and Internet. Besides catalyzing game production in the country by training and promoting expertise, Abragames aims at making Brazilian creativity and technology available to the main players of the international game industry. This action is supported by Apex Brasil (Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) a nongovernment organization in charge to execute the Brazilian export promotion policy and Softex(Association for the Promotion of Brazilian Software Excellence) a civil organization devoted to promote excellence in the Brazilian software industry.