Red Bull Indie ForgeThe project that “gives wings” to Italian independent developers through the support of Red Bull, approaches the clou phasethe one that will lead tocoronation of the winners. In fact, i 5 finalists of the project. Here are all the details.
Red Bull Indie Forge: here are the 5 independent videogames finalists
The innovative project dedicated to developer of the country Red Bull officially closes registrations and kicks off the second phase: the one that will lead tocoronation of the winners. The 5 finalist games were selected by a jury of excellence.
- Fabrizia Malgieriwho writes about video games for Corriere della Sera;
- Vincenzo Lettereditorial manager of Multiplayer.it, the media partner of the initiative;
- Cristina Navacurrently Associate Producer of Ubisoft Milan;
- Marco Colombo by Mediatonic Games, one of the authors of the famous Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout;
- Gero MiccichéDevelopment Director for Electronic Arts (EA), for which he was responsible for GRID Legends;
- Giorgio CataniaDeveloper Relations Manager of IIDEA, a trade association for video game development;
- Marco SaviniFounder of BigRock, the largest reality in the field of education for Computer Graphics in Italy, both directly involved in the project.
The choice of jurors fell on very different products Between them. Some are characterized by a strong and ingenious narrative, others instead by fun and innovative mechanics. To unite many of them, however, we find a particular attention to topical issues.
Selected projects
- Venice 2089 which falls into the narrative-driven category. The title is set in a Venice that is undergoing the dramatic effects of climate change and sees the protagonist wandering around a semi-deserted city aboard a hoverboard. Developed by the newborn Safe Place Studiofounded in 2021, embodies the concern of new generations for the environment and will be available for PC from October 14th.
- Extra Coinside scrolling graphic adventure by CINIC Gameswhich takes place in a world where all human beings have dedicated their lives to a social network.
- Crime ‘O Clockinvestigation and exploration game made by Bad Seed, where – with the help of a curious AI – the player will have to juggle time travel while solving complex mysteries.
- Snailswhich means snail in Spanish: a title developed by Yonder that promises to be the perfect party game. At the command of a curious snail, the competitors will have to compete to get to the finish first by demonstrating their skills.
- Spanky’s Battle Swinga platform created by Green Flamingo in a cartoon style of the ’30s in which everything, really everything, moves to the rhythm of electro swing music: just follow the rhythm.
For all those who are curious to discover in detail the characteristics of the video games entered in the shortlist, the winners of the very tough selection will be the protagonists of the next live broadcasts on the channel. Twitch RedBullIT.
The live broadcasts will continue, under the guidance of the journalist Marco Mottura, every Thursday for a total of 5 appointments, on 13 October, 20 October, 3 November, to end on 24 November. Yesterday’s appointment you can retrieve it right on the official Twitch channel.