The Indie Game Summer Uprising, or IGSU for short, is a project designed to promote some of the top indie games and developers on the Xbox Live Indie Marketplace, whilst also promoting the XBLIG platform overall.
IGSU is set to show of the best creation by some of the best indie developers around.
The event has been organised by Dave Voyles and Kris Stelle and he Uprising itself is to take place between August 22nd and September 2nd, although the process for everything has already begun. Having started on July 4th (Monday) and running up until July 18th, indie developers can currently vote on the titles that they feel deserve to be listed as potential winners of the IGSU and shown off. By the 18th, the developers will have voted on eight titles. After that, from August 1st to August 15th, the public can vote for two additional games which will be added. Voting for this stage will take place on the official Facebook page. Then on Tuesday, August 16th (specifically at 8 pm Eastern Standard Time/ 1 am Greenwich Mean Time) the winners will be announced and a developer chat will take place on Twitter.
Finally after all of this, from August 22nd through to September 2nd the event will take place and will include promotion for the ten winning titles and developers. On the final two days of the promotion, the two titles voted for by fans will be released. This will be on Thursday, September 1st and Friday, September 2nd.
Currently the list of finalists has been narrowed down to just 25. Here is that list:
37 Days to Die All The Bad Parts AvaGlide 2 Battle High: San Bruno Blossom Tales Cell: Emergence City Tuesday Chester Cute Things Dying Violently Dirche Kart 2 Doom and Destiny Dragons Vs. Spaceships Katana Land Mega Shooter 11: Ladies and powerups P3 Raven Throne Redd: The Lost Temple Speed Runner T.E.C. 3001 Take Arms The Jump Hero The Hearts of Men The Spirit of Kohn, Ep 1 Train Frontier Express Volchaos
Moving onto my own thoughts, I think that this is a simply brilliant idea and credit should go to all of those who have organised the event. I hope that every developer who is part of the event has great success in one way or another. I simply love the community spirit that is shown IGSU and how close the gaming industry can be, despite it being another form of competitive business.
Also, here are a few links related to IGSU:
Indie Game Summer Uprising - Official Facebook Page
Indie Games Uprising - Official Website
Kris Steele - Twitter
Dave Voyles - Twitter
I do hope that you will vote in the public fan stage to show your support, as well as to spread the word about IGSU.
Another note is that in September I will be covering the ten winners in the 'My Opinion' series, so be sure to check that out.
So, that's all for this post. I've been randomthings and thank you very much for reading.
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