Apple's App Store now showcases Indie Games

The App Store now that serves as an ongoing portal for new and favourite indie titles. The App Store is highlighting key indie games and developers driving innovation on our platform, communicate how we help these developers reach news audiences, and what our editors look for in their selections.

This is a great way for lesser known titles, new developers and exciting new games to gain some attention and have their own place in the App Store. Carefully maintained by Apple's editorial team, the App Store is a platform that enables both large scale established franchises like Mario and Pokémon to reach new audiences worldwide; while at the same time offering creative developers of all sizes, from all corners of the globe like Ustwo in England to Ironhide in Uruguay, access to the same tools and same audiences.

Tri-Coastal Games introduce ‘Dystoria,’ a retro-inspired 3D shooter

Love the retro-looking games? A new sci-fi arcade shooter is now available on Steam. Tri-Coastal Games launched Dystoria on the service. Dystoria is a 360-degree axis shifting space shooter. You will need to navigate a precise route to capture or destroy your enemies. At the same time, you will be collecting orbs. The game features moving platforms, switches for doors, deadly moving lasers, destructible blocks with hidden areas of valuable pickups, and many more. It has an ‘80s game feel to it that those growing up in that age would appreciate. If you want to try it out, the game retails for US$14.99 but is currently on sale for US$10.04 (approx. CA$13).

Google’s accepting submissions from North American developers for its Indie Games Festival

Google hopes to get more indie game developers to create games for their platform by hosting a festival in San Francisco on September 24^th. Aptly called the Indie Games Festival, the event wants to host developers and feature some promising titles. Developers with a team of 15 or less can send in their games until August 14^th. Other conditions include that they aren’t a public company and the games must have been released sometime this year. Google isn’t limiting it to mobile games though, they want developers to submit titles for both Tango and Cardboard platforms, too.

Aside from being able to show off their games to the public (the event is open to all), Google is also offering prizes to the teams including Tango hardware, ad space in the Google Play Store, and tickets to next year’s Google I/O.

Source: The Verge