SINGAPORE – April 29, 2014 – Indie Prize, a scholarship program created by the Casual Games Association for independent developers, today announced the games to be showcased at the Indie Prize Showcase at Casual Connect Asia 20 – 22 May 2014.
The Indie Prize Showcase for Casual Connect Asia is supported by Google Play with prizes from Photon and Marmalade.
“We are very excited to welcome great indie developers to the Indie Prize Showcase in Singapore next month. Indie Prize is a great opportunity for new developers looking to expand their business and learn about the latest trends in the industry,” said Yulia Vakhrusheva, Director of Indie Prize.
More than 80 international independent game developers will be competing for the prestigious Indie Prize Award in 10 different categories, including Most Innovative, Best in Show, and the Audience Choice Award.
Developers accepted into the Indie Prize Showcase Singapore 2014 include: Arkavis Siam, Keybol, DIY Games, qixen-p design, Mimimi Productions, POLM Studio, Springloaded, Kuyi Mobile, Zombies Indie House, Quick Tequila, eHooray Co.,Ltd., Appxplore, Fleon Labs, Infinite Eurekas, PD Design Studio Pte. Ltd., Keitai, Nanyang Polytechnic, Twincats Studio, Gambreng Games, Stellar-0, Seven Summits Studio,
Narcissist Reality, Secret Base Games, Team Mazhlele, Howling Arrow Studio, Sandyloisa, Hashbang Games, Daylight Studios, teamGrowl, Taninty Game Studio, Osja Studio, Adsumsoft, Wigu, Rocksalt Games, Moonfrog, Wixel, Team Signal, Tinker Games, Tactictos Studio, Mojiken, Own Games, Lucid Labs, Toge Productions, Kurechii Studio, Match3Studio, 6ion Studio, Firebeast Studio, Spacepup Entertainment, Antpixel Studio, Rotten Mage, SuperSike Games, Tanoshii Studio, unplug, PuzzleHouse, HBSense, Shawn Beck, Mintsphere, Wen Kang, Yadu Rajiv, Team Tryhard, Clicker Interactive, Football Saga, Agate Studio, Joey Albert Abano, Tuttifrutti Interactive, Hashstash Studios, Xaxist Arts, Dawn Patrol Games, CosmiConnection Studios, Manacell Studio, Pascal Jarde, ACHTUNG!, Artoncode, Spiel Studios Pvt. Ltd., Niku Games, EnjoyPlay Digital Corp., CosmiConnection Studios, Ixora Studios, Taninty, {uni}, OrionArts, BattleCraft, HeatPot Games, and Coffee Brain Games.
The Indie Prize Scholarship provides the opportunity for qualified indie development teams to showcase their games at Casual Connect, a conference for professional developers and publishers in the video game industry. Along with travel assistance and a showcase table, indie developers are provided an all access conference pass to Casual Connect. Showcase participants will also be able to compete for a number of awards. More information can be found at http://indieprize.org/.
About Indie Prize
Indie Prize is a scholarship program for up and coming indie development teams who show promise to be future leaders in the games industry. Indie Prize offers participants an opportunity to learn and network with other indie game developers and showcase their games, skillsets, and ideas to publisher and potential partners.
About Casual Connect
Launched in 2005, Casual Connect is hosted by the Casual Games Association, bringing together the most talented and knowledgeable experts in the casual gaming field to further the industry with the best learning and networking opportunities for casual games professionals. In addition to Casual Connect Asia 2014, the CGA will host Casual Connect USA, San Francisco in July 2014, Casual Connect Eastern Europe, Serbia in October 2014, and Casual Connect Europe, Amsterdam in February 2015. For more information, visit http://casualconnect.org/.
About the Casual Games Association
The Casual Games Association is an international trade organization dedicated to promoting casual games and providing educational resources for the game development community. The association hosts annual conferences in USA, Eastern Europe, Europe and Asia; publishes a trade magazine; and issues research reports on the casual games industry. For more information about the association, visit
http://www.casualgamesassociation.org.
