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BitSummit Reveals 2023 Program As Tickets Go On Sale
Organizers behind BitSummit revealed their plans this week for the 11th Annual event, set to take place this July The team confirmed that they will have over 90 diverse titles from Japan and across the globe on display from July 14th-16th, each one being playable in Kyoto as they will also have some livestream content[...]
BitSummit Will Return To Kyoto, Japan In July 2023
Organizers behind the annual Japanese indie gaming event BitSummit announced today they will return next year in July 2023 The event will take place from Friday, July 14th until Sunday, July 16th, once again being held at the Kyoto International Exhibition Hall, Miyakomesse The team had a successful return last year after having to deal[...]
BitSummit 10th Anniversary in Kyoto this August
BitSummit announced this morning that they will be bringing back the event to Kyoto, Japan to celebrate the 10th Anniversary The word came down from the Japan Independent Games Aggregate (JIGA), and the event's own organizing committee, as the 2022 event will be titled "BitSummit X-Roads" The event will be taking place on August 6th-7th[...]
BitSummit Confirms Its Return To Kyoto This September
This morning, organizers behind BitSummit announced they will remain in Kyoto for the 2021 convention happening in September The decision was made between the Japan Independent Games Aggregate (JIGA) and the BitSummit organizing committee, as this year's event will be called "BitSummit THE 8th BIT," and will be held on September 2nd-3rd at the Kyoto[...]
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary Edition World Tour Coming Next Week
What's more, the company revealed all of the games they will have on display for this online event, which you can see in their newly released graphic to show them off. BitSummit Gaiden will take place June 27-28. 2020 has been a challenging year It was heartbreaking for everyone working on BitSummit to cancel the show after[...]
Nicalis Shows Off Crystal Crisis at BitSummit for Nintendo Switch
The game's publisher Nicalis and the developer Pikii got together at BitSummit in Kyoto to show off the game at a panel The video below comes to us from Twitch, as recorded by Dual Shockers, showing us the portion of the panel where they flip on the Switch and show us a demo of how[...]
8-Bit Spinoff 'Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon' Announced at Bitsummit
During a panel at Bitsummit in Kyoto, Inti Creates and Artplay announced the 8-bit game Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon This will be a spin-off of Koji Igarashi's Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night In fact, the 8-bit title is part of the Bloodstained Kickstarter campaign's stretch goals. Curse of the Moon is a nostalgic 8-bit game designed to evoke memories[...]
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX Announced for Nintendo Switch
A cool little piece of news from BitSummit in Kyoto this weekend as developer Inti Creates announced that they would be bringing Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX to the Nintendo Switch, most likely for a 2019 release The company released artwork and a few screenshots of the game, along with a brief description and an announcement trailer, both[...]
BitSummit Vol. 6 Announces the 2018 Award Nominees
Early this morning, BitSummit officially announced the nominees for their 2018 gaming awards, which will take place at the convention on May 13th at the Kyoto International Exhibition Hall in Japan Below is the complete list of nominees that was sent out to the media, along with proper links to check out their work on[...]