By Jim Rossignol on August 11th, 2011 at 8:00 pm.
There is ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your game for the Indie Games Arcade (aka THE ROCK, PAPER, SHOTGUN INDIE GAMES ACRADE ARCADE), which is talking place from 22nd to the 25th of September at Earls Court, as part of the Eurogamer expo. If you are selected then seventy billion people will see your game! Hell, at least half a dozen of those people will be me. Want some more details? Read the magically extended version of this post for information provided by dashing Indie Games Arcade organiser, David Hayward. He’ll organise you right up.
Here is the lowdown:
There is just over one week left to submit your games for the Indie Games Arcade, which will be happening at the Eurogamer Expo from September the 22nd to the 25th.
We’ve had a lot of games submitted already, but we want MORE! Just like last year, RPS will be presenting a best in show award.
The submission guidelines are here and the deadline for submissions is August the 19th, which is a week on Friday.
There’s also been a little bit of confusion. In the guidelines it states: “You can’t be signed to a publisher or platform holder at the time you make the submission”. People have been asking me “Does XBLIG count?”. The answer is no, it doesn’t, because you’re just going through community approval to put stuff up there.
The reason that rule is in is because we want the IGA to promote games and developers that don’t already have the massive leg up that comes from having a deal signed with a major publisher or platform holder. That’s it. You don’t have to be ultra-obscure or struggling to get into the IGA.
Send your submissions to david.hayward@eurogamer.net
That’s David Hayward! He can ride a unicycle, you know.
11/08/2011 at 20:11 McDan says:
Fancy! Now I want to go to this thing, not a developer though.
11/08/2011 at 20:13 wererogue says:
I love me a good ACRADE :V
11/08/2011 at 20:37 Sweedums says:
same, especially when it’s talking place near the end of September.
12/08/2011 at 15:02 YeOldeSnake says:
I prefer acrade to arcade , tons of acrade.
RPS needs more acrade that isnt crossed out.
11/08/2011 at 20:16 bear912 says:
I can ride a unicycle, too, you know.
11/08/2011 at 20:46 Aemony says:
But you aren’t David Hayward, so you’re neglectable.
11/08/2011 at 20:29 chabuhi says:
I wish I could ride a unicorn.
12/08/2011 at 00:01 Nick says:
I wish I could ride a unicron.
11/08/2011 at 20:51 shyaznboi says:
“Hell, half a dozen of those people will be me.”
Hell, wish I had clones too.
11/08/2011 at 23:24 Napalm Sushi says:
With ten times the Earth’s known human population attending, maybe you do.
Or maybe the other 63 billion are John.
11/08/2011 at 23:30 Temple says:
Something something something Dark Matter.
(It’s late. I’m tired. And I’ve just discovered WOW. So please forgive my lack of jokes. I’m sure there is one though. Not that anyone ever laughs at my jokes. Also, WoW? Not very good so far)
11/08/2011 at 21:41 El_MUERkO says:
I shall also see your games, I may even play them.
I promise nothing though.
11/08/2011 at 22:02 heretic says:
Woot, in London :D is this expo open to the public? How much are tickets? FREE??
11/08/2011 at 23:00 Danny252 says:
http://www.eurogamer.net/expo/tickets
(Or: Yes, £7.50 and up)
11/08/2011 at 22:36 lord_heman says:
Great! Thank for the heads up.
I’ve send my http://sandbox.yoyogames.com/games/73897-traffic_master
11/08/2011 at 23:53 Theon says:
I wish I was an indie developer,
But I can’t code for shit ;_;
12/08/2011 at 00:46 Kaira- says:
Use Game Maker. Its pretty nifty tool. Or RPG Maker for your SNES/JRPG-flavor games.
12/08/2011 at 03:42 lost_donut says:
Or maybe you should try Game Develop.
A one man team, but a wonderful peace of work.
No, no, you’ll thank me later.
12/08/2011 at 01:09 mcwill says:
Frag, this closes next week? I’m in Cologne then! Dammit, I’ll have to grab some screenies tomorrow.
Thanks RPS, I would totally have missed this if not for you.
12/08/2011 at 04:06 tenseiga says:
RPS should consider running a small contest too, with a few steam prizes and stuff?
12/08/2011 at 09:15 The Sombrero Kid says:
It’s not ready for public viewing – I’ll submit it next year.
12/08/2011 at 14:45 YeOldeSnake says:
Precisely my status as well , if only i had some goddamn 3d models , i am a damn programmer for christ sake.
13/08/2011 at 16:49 WesleyTack says:
Can you enter a mod as well? That potentially might become indie?