Tokyo Indie Games Summit 2024

Name: Tokyo Indie Games Summit 2024
Start: 2024-03-01T22:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-03-03T03:30:00-05:00

Tokyo Indie Games Summit 2024 will run from March 2 to 3 at Musashino Public Hall in Kichijoji, Musashino City, Tokyo.

■ Stage Schedule

All stage events will be live streamed on YouTube and bilibili.

(All times are Japan Standard Time.)

March 2 (YouTube)

13:00 to 14:00 – Tokyo Indie Games Summit 2024 Opening – The opening of Tokyo Indie Games Summit, an indie game event that aims to be “a place where the talents of various creators of indie games can meet and be inspired to reach the top. Featuring Yasuhiro Komino (Mayor of Musashino City), Production I.G. representative / COAMIX representative.
14:15 to 14:50 – Demonstration of Multilingual AI Translation Engine for Gaming Supported by Digital Hearts – Digital Hearts, a company that supports the overseas development of indie games, will demonstrate for the first time its AI translation engine for games, anime, manga, and other entertainment content that utilizes cutting-edge AI technology. The AI translation engine is expected to revolutionize the game industry by enabling translation in nine languages (Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, and Korean), and by providing translation with personality and emotion! Featuring Digital Hearts representative / Maro Watanabe (Rosetta).
15:15 to 15:45 – Bushiroad Games Title Line Up Supported by Bushiroad – Bushiroad Games will introduce MACROSS Shooting Insight, a shooting game, and Gift, a puzzle action game, which will be exhibited at Tokyo Indie Games Summit. Featuring Rin Tateishi.
16:15 to 17:00 – Game Music Talk Session Supported by Sacra Game Music – The finale of Day 1 of Tokyo Indie Games Summit 2024 will be a cross-talk session about the future of indie game music. This session is a must-see for indie game music creators and fans. Featuring Kakuman Otsuka, Haruko Tsuge (Sony Interactive Entertainment), Tsutuka Yanagi (SACRA MUSIC), and Kazunori Sakamoto (Phoenixx).

March 3 (YouTube)

11:00 to 12:00 – Tokyo Indie Games Summit 2024 Special Talk Session – Opening the second day of Tokyo Indie Games Summit 2024 will be a special talk session between ZUN, the creator of Touhou Project, and Crystal Noda, a game creator himself! Please look forward to this unique talk session by two of the leading figures in the scene. Featuring ZUN, Crystal Noda, and JYUNYA.
12:15 to 12:45 – “The Strongest King’s Illustrated Book” Stage Supported by Iniminimanimo – Iniminimanimo, which airs every Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. on TV Tokyo, will appear in the Tokyo Indie Games Summit! A special stage will be held for “The Strongest King’s Illustrated Book,” a simulation battle book created based on the concept of “Let the fierce fighters of various genera, such as the animal and dinosaur worlds, fight in a tournament format to determine the strongest,” which will be aired from January 6, 2024!
13:10 to 14:10 – TIGS Push Titles Supported by Cygames Special Stage – The TIGS Push Titles will include Bandit Knight and Light Odyssey from the titles selected by the TIGS Management Office, as well as Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash, which will be released by Cygames in 2024. Chikunobo, Risa Mitadera, Kao Gei, and Baburina will be presenting the charms of each game in a lively and entertaining manner!
14:25 to 14:55 – Yin Chara Bukome Special Stage – This is a special stage presenting the latest information on Yinkyara Bukome, a romance-style novel game in which all the characters are “Yinkyara”! You can only hear and see the information here for the first time in Japan…!
15:15 to 15:45 – Tokyo Indie Games Summit eSports Battle Supported by ONE Esports – eSports with indie games! Gutsy battle in Nyaaaanvy, a casual game that anyone can enjoy. Featuring Choco Blanca, takera, Fujimura,and Johnny.
16:00 to 17:00 – 2nd GYAAR Studio Indie Game Contest: Announcement of Supported Works and Special Talk Session – The 2nd GYAAR Studio Indie Game Contest, a contest for game creators, will announce the supported entries. New titles that will lead the global indie game scene in the future will be announced. Also, look forward to a special talk session, which you can only hear here. Featuring Daisuke Uchiyama (Bandai Namco Studios), Yumon Sekiguchi (Supercell) ,Takahiro Furukawa (BUBBLE GUM), and Kazunori Sakamoto (Phoenixx).