Indie Live Expo 2020 has announced full program details for the event, which is scheduled to start today, June 6th, at 19:50 Japan time. The press release says the presenters, speakers, and guests on each of the language channels will be doing a 10-minute countdown leading up to the start up the event. They are also welcoming simulcasts of the event around the world, so there will be numerous places online where you can hang out to watch the livestream.
You may remember from our previous coverage of announcements on this event, that they had earlier announced special guests Mr. ZUN (Touhou Project) and Mr. Toby Fox (Undertale). Well, more special guests have now been announced. They include:
- Mr. Shuhei Yoshida, Head of Indies Initiative at Sony Interactive Entertainment
- and Mr. Jenova Chen, Co-Founder and Creative Director of thatgamecompany
With the full program details announced for the Indie Live Expo 2020 event, the new press release says over 150 indie games will be featured from around the globe. This includes both new games that are already out, as well as some that have not yet made their way into gamers’ hands.
The show will also include other original content, like “Indie Studios Around the World”. It will cover presentations about the global indie game market from an expert. Also included are introductions of both companies and organizations that seek to support indie creators, and more. Below are the full program details that were announced today. It should be noted that they say it is subject to change. So here is what you can expect during the Indie Live Expo 2020 livestream event:
| Indie 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 & 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. |
Indie Live Expo 2020 has also announced some new sponsors and contributors. Here are the sponsors of the event in no particular order:
And last but not least, here is the updated contributors list:
