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SUMMARY:INDIE Live Expo 2020
DESCRIPTION:INDIE Live Expo 2020\, a live streamed independent games event\, will broadcast from Japan on June 6\, 2020 from 20:00 to 23:00 JST. You will be able to watch it on YouTube (English\, Japanese)\, Twitch (English\, Japanese)\, Twitter\, Bilibili (Chinese)\, and Niconico (Japanese). \nHere are the details: \n\nWhere to Watch\, Presenters\, and Speakers\nThe presenters\, speakers\, and guests of each language channel will be doing a 10 minute countdown before the start of the program at 20:00 JST. \nTune in to INDIE Live Expo with indie game lovers all over the world! \n\n\n\n\nJapanese\nChinese\nEnglish\n\n\n\n\nPresenters\n\nPresenter: Hisanori YoshidaSpeaker: Shunji Mizutani (Playism)Guest: waiwai\n\n\nPresenter: Famitsu & Dengeki Games Weibo StaffSpeaker: Seigai Kou (Flyhigh Works CEO)\n\n\nPresenter: Atsugiri JasonGuest: J-mon\n\n\n\nWhere to Watch\n\nYouTubeTwitterTwitchNiconico\n\n\nBilibiliBilibili Official Support Stream\n\n\nYouTubeTwitterTwitch\n\n\n\n\nProgram\nThe program will feature info on indie games from around the world\, including both the latest and as-of-yet unreleased titles. Also included will be a wide range of original content such as “Indie Studios Around the World”\, featuring a lecture from a game market expert on the global indie game industry\, introductions of companies and organizations helping to support indie creators\, and more. \nThe program is as follows: \nIndie Live (mini) – A special live concert performance by Dainashi (rock drummer). Featuring an original medley of masterpieces from ​Undertale​ and ​Touhou Project.Indie Live Premiere – Information on some of the latest indie titles.Indie Picks – Introductions of specially selected indie titles.Indie Waves – A collective introduction of a slew of indie titles.Indie Studios Around the World – Informative lecture on the indie game market by Masatoshi Tokuoka.This first lecture (in a series) focuses on the Polish indie game industry.Fly High to the World! Doujin Game! – Intros to some of the most popular doujin games on DLsite. Presented by EISYS\, Inc.Ground Zero for Japanese Indies! What is “Game Market”? – Introduction of Game Market and the latest board games. Presented by ArcLight\, Inc.Made With Unity – Introductions of development studios and new games. Presented by Unity Technologies Japan\, G.K.Inti Creates: Info on Some of the Latest Games – Information on a variety of new games. Presented by Inti Creates Co.\, Ltd.Messages from Creators and Companies – Messages from creators and companies to indie game lovers throughout the world.Eva Game Ogiri Contest Outline – Detailed outline of the ​Evangelion​-themed mini-game contest.\nGet Ready for INDIE Live Expo\nPeople around the world are currently cut off from one another due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Game industry shows and events have been canceled\, and we’ve been deprived of invaluable opportunities to congregate and communicate with each other directly. \nHowever\, we believe that now more than ever is the time to promote friendship\, fellowship\, and enthusiasm through the medium of video games. \nINDIE Live Expo will be held here in the Far East island country of Japan and streamed to all of our friends throughout the world who love indie games.\nOur program will feature information on not only Japanese indie games\, but indie titles from a wide variety of other countries as well. \nOur goal is to create a live stream for the purpose of facilitating new experiences\, friendships\, and discoveries for people around the globe. \nWe will be broadcasting live in Japanese\, English\, and Chinese\, and are also currently searching for partners who can assist in providing support for other languages as well. \nOur goal is to bring in one million viewers worldwide\, and to produce a show worthy of those numbers. \nThrough this live stream\, we hope to enlighten as many game lovers as possible with regard to the rich history of indie games in Japan\, which has been going strong since before the global indie game movement. \nGAME FREAK itself—well known for the Pokemon franchise—was purely indie. \nThe Fate franchise\, popular throughout Asia and North America\, was born from the mind of a “doujin” scriptwriter. \nZUN\, the mysterious and enigmatic developer who has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records\, continues to develop his works on his own to this day. \nHowever\, very few Japanese people are actually aware of these creators’ respective histories. \nIn the Western world\, innumerable indie game creators have been pumping out their own legendary works. \nWe feel that now is the time to spread the word about the amazing game culture Japan boasts. \nRecently\, throughout both the West and Asia alike\, the video game culture has continued to grow. \nDespite various obstacles\, games across the world continue to excite and attract new gamers. \nSome creators feel that they themselves are still in the early stages of their development. \nWe believe that this huge movement will have an impact all over the world. \nOur number one hope is to overcome the divide caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. \nWith that\, we are proud to announce the birth of the INDIE Live Expo—an event in which we can come together\, encourage each other\, and feel a true sense of friendship and love for games. \nEvent Outline\nThere will be a special concert of songs from Undertale and Touhou Project! \nINDIE Live Expo 2020 will be streamed live with cooperation from a wide range of media outlets and streamers around the globe. \nWe aim to reach an audience of one million viewers throughout the world in order to promote both awareness of and excitement for the latest products from various indie game creators. \nOne Million Viewers Worldwide\, in Japanese\, English\, and Chinese \nINDIE Live Expo 2020 will be streamed live with cooperation from a wide range of media outlets and streamers around the globe. \nWe aim to reach an audience of one million viewers throughout the world in order to promote both awareness of and excitement for the latest products from various indie game creators. \nGet the Latest Info on the Indie Game Industry \nINDIE Live Expo is set to deliver the latest information on both published and not-yet-published indie titles. \nWe will also be presenting discussions and presentations on masterpieces of the indie genre for newer gamers as well as our own carefully selected recommendations. \nPersonal Messages from Game Creators \nCreators with close ties to (and love for) the indie scene will be broadcasting their personal messages. \nZUN (Touhou Project)Toby Fox (Undertale\, DELTARUNE)SWERY (CEO for White Owls Inc.)Kazuya Nino (TYPE-MOON studio BB)Shuhei Yoshida (head of Indies Initiative Sony Interactive Entertainment)Jenova Chen (co-Founder and creative director of thatgamecompany)\nMini-Game Development Contest “Eva Game Ogiri” \nWe will hold a mini-game development contest whose subject is Evangelion to share the joy to create games with people around the world. \nDetails \nDate: June 6\, 2020 from 20:00 to 23:00 JSTStreaming Platforms: YouTube\, Twitch\, Twitter\, BilibiliOrganizer: INDIE Live Expo BoardHost: Ryu’s OfficeSpecial Sponsor: Why so serious\, Inc.Cooperation: Playism\nSponsors and Contributors\nSponsors \nCygames\, Inc.DLsiteGame Market by ArcLightGameTomoMaple Whispered LimitedPlayismPocketpair\, Inc.room6Sony Interactive Entertainment\, Inc.Spike Chunsoft\, Inc.UnityWhy so serious\, Inc.\nContributors \n11 bit studiosBrace Yourself GamesCaramel Column\, Inc.Coconut IslandDELiGHT WORKSDeskWorks!DMM GamesFlyhigh WorksHappinetIndieNovaID@XboxNigoroOrange CubePetit DepottothatgamecompanyTYPE-MOON studio BBX.D. NetworkAppMediaAutomatonBilibiliDenfaminico GamerDengeki OnlineFamitsuFamitsu Dengeki on WeiboGadget NewsGame8Game*SparkGreat Game AsiaIGN JapanNetlabNiconico Live
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