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First Wave of INDIE Live Expo 2022 Premieres, Guests, Special Segments Revealed

First Wave of INDIE Live Expo 2022 Premieres, Guests, Special Segments Revealed

More surprises during two-day live showcase with 42.5 million total viewers across four shows

TOKYO — 17 May, 2022 — INDIE Live Expo 2022 announces the first wave of INDIE Live Premieres, guest appearances, and special segments for the latest entry in the biannual digital showcase series connecting indie game fans worldwide. Viewers can watch the two-day event on Saturday, 21 May and Sunday, 22 May on YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, and Bilibili in English, Japanese, and Chinese.

INDIE Live Premiere will feature multiple announcements for upcoming titles, with numerous surprises and updates for previously-revealed games. The show will feature new info about Palworld, the multiplayer, open-world survival crafting from developers Pocketpair Inc., which had a world premiere at INDIE Live Expo 2021. Viewers can also expect an update on OVERLORD: ESCAPE FROM NAZARICK, based on the anime series OVERLORD developed by Engines Inc and published by Kadokawa Games.

ILE 2022 will feature special segments presented by a variety of indie game supporters from around the world. These supporters include PlayStation; publishers PLAYISM, Freedom Games, and Shueisha Games; Japanese Vtuber platform #fingger; and digital content store DLsite. 

Additionally, an INDIE Live Expo sale is now live on the Microsoft Store on Xbox through Tuesday, 24 May, and a Steam event with discounts will go live shortly Saturday, 21 May at 12:00 AM JST through Saturday, 28 May at 3:00 PM JST. Both stores will feature games set to appear in this year’s show, alumni of previous events, and many more developers’ titles.

Various special guests, including some surprises during ILE, will appear throughout the two-day event, with DAY 1: Let’s Play highlighting currently available and Early Access titles and DAY 2: Premiere focusing on unreleased games. Dainashi, one of Japan’s most popular cover artists of video game music, returns for INDIE Live Expo 2022 for a new performance of indie game music.

“Bringing INDIE Live Expo to life requires an incredible amount of cooperative work with partners all over the world,” said Ryuta Konuma, Founder, Ryu’s Office. “Thanks to the efforts of all our collaborators, INDIE Live Expo 2022 will be the biggest yet, and we can’t wait to show the world just what we and our partners have planned!”

INDIE Live Expo 2022’s two-day broadcast begins on Saturday, 21 May, 2:30 AM PDT for DAY 1: Let’s Play, and continues on Sunday, 22 May, 2:30 AM PDT for DAY 2: Premiere. English language viewers can watch their broadcasts on INDIE Live Expo’s official YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter accounts at these links:

DAY 1: Let’s Play

DAY 2: Premiere

For more information, please visit the INDIE Live Expo website, follow @INDIELiveExpoEN on Twitter, and search for #INDIELiveExpo on social media.

About Ryu’s Office

Ryu’s Office offers in-depth marketing solutions for smartphone, console, arcade, and PC games in Japan. They are particularly focused on the planning and production of numerous live broadcasts based out of Japan for the gaming industry.

To learn more, visit the official Ryu’s Office website.