AppleInsider Staff
In a change to the iOS App Store late Thursday, Apple debuted the new "Indie Game Showcase," a special section that will regularly highlight one independent developer and their favorite titles.
The debut of Apple's Indie Game Showcase, which now appears on the iTunes App Store's homepage, happens to coincide with the end of this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The new section was first spotted by Mac Stories.
The showcase, as described by Apple:
Often made up of just a few dedicated members, independent studios prove that what really matters is the size of your dream. In each Indie Game Showcase, we celebrate a popular game and its creative team, highlighting the developer's titles along with their favorite games from other studios
The first showcase features Simogo, makers of the hit game Device 6, a narrative-driven puzzle adventure that was a runner-up for 2013's Game of the Year award. The studio is also responsible for the eerie title Year Walk, which won critical acclaim for its strong storyline and visual style.
As for Simogo's favorite games, the developer chose Space Invaders Infinity Gene, Critter Panic! and Gauge, among a few others.
It is not known how often Apple plans to rotate the showcase, though other curated App Store sections are on one-week cycles.
Wesley Hilliard
Malcolm Owen
Christine McKee
Andrew Orr
William Gallagher
8 Comments
Good idea. The Zyngas and EAs and Kings have enough marketing on their own. Interesting to have indie devs "promoting each other" in this section, in a sense. (I hope the featured developers promote other indie games more often than not! Infinity Gene would not qualify, though I like it too.)
It is definitely a very good idea. Too bad that this section is not to be seen in the German iTunes App Store, and also disappointing is to find that some game titles are not available on the German iTunes App Store or the Mac App Store. I don't understand why a game should simply not be released worldwide. And such initiatives be spread, even in English if so needed, to all iTunes store.
Steam needs this. There are so many indie games on there nowadays it is hard to find the AAA games.
Steam needs this. There are so many indie games on there nowadays it is hard to find the AAA games.
yeah because those AAA games just slip out and go into obscurity. /s
yeah because those AAA games just slip out and go into obscurity. /s
especially when they are not even released in your country for some obscure licensing reason or who knows why....