Asobu

Asobu is an indie game incubator based in Tokyo, Japan established in 2019. It broadcasts the Asobu Indie Showcase.

History

Asobu was co-founded by Mark MacDonald (Enhance), Zen Chao (Makers Fund) and Anne Ferrero (documentary filmmaker) in 2019, with sponsors Makers Fund and ID@Xbox. Developers included Downwell creator Ojiro Fumoto and Chibi-Robo! director Kenichi Nishi.¹²

It began broadcasting the annual Asobu Indie Showcase on September 21, 2020.³ Additionally, game demos and sales occur on online storefront Steam and are held as part of indie game event BitSummit.⁴

References

Handrahan, Matthew (16 September 2020). "Asobu: Putting Japan's indies on the international map". GamesIndustry.biz.
Kerr, Chris. "Asobu launches support initiative to help Japan's indie scene flourish". Gamedeveloper.com.
Bell, Alice (23 September 2020). "Find your new favourite indie game in the Japanese asobu showcase". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
ミル☆吉村 (27 August 2021). "日本国内外のインディーゲームをたっぷり2時間紹介する配信番組"asobu Indie Showcase 2021"が9月1日午後9時より放送 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese).

External links

Official website

[1] Handrahan, Matthew (16 September 2020). "Asobu: Putting Japan's indies on the international map". GamesIndustry.biz.

[2] Kerr, Chris. "Asobu launches support initiative to help Japan's indie scene flourish". Gamedeveloper.com.

[3] Bell, Alice (23 September 2020). "Find your new favourite indie game in the Japanese asobu showcase". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

[4] ミル☆吉村 (27 August 2021). "日本国内外のインディーゲームをたっぷり2時間紹介する配信番組"asobu Indie Showcase 2021"が9月1日午後9時より放送 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese).

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