BitSummit approaches.

The fifth BitSummit, the indie-focused game event held in Kyoto, is nearly upon us. Playism is getting ready to turn up again with a whole array of interesting titles for all attendees.

But before we start announcing all the companies/developers, let’s talk about this year’s BitSummit.

If you want to check out our previous blog posts on BitSummit you can check them all out here.

This year BitSummit has moved up to May 20–21 and has recently announced this year’s name and theme!

A 5th of BitSummit

This year we Atsushi Inaba from Platinum Games delivering the keynote with Nintendo and Twitch both serving as the event’s main sponsors. Even with such powerful names already in the mix, BitSummit has a lot more to offer.

Koji Igarashi (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night), Masaya Matsuura (PaRappa the Rapper) and SUDA51 (No More Heroes, The Silver Case) will all be attending, each with their own special piece of news to share.

And lastly, it wouldn’t be a BitSummit event without Professor Sakamoto – the 8-bit music DJ who performs while wearing a Famicom on his head. Professor Sakamoto will be taking to the stage again and acting as the event’s musician.

You can find the full list of participating companies/developers here:

Humble Grove

Skeleton Crew Studio

INTI CREATES CO., LTD

Sushi Typhoon Games

Flashゲーム日本代表

A.Z TIMES

Game Freak

VR Media Research Project

AOYAMAMASAYA

Gemdrops, Inc.

ozumikan

Ritsumeikan Game & Graphic Circle RiG++

Torazo

zato

ARTIFACTS

Winter Crown Works

Onion Games

Game or Die

room6

PegionChest

Epsilon Software Inc.

kass-stwa

Pon Pon Games

Implausible Industries

Web Technology

SIMIA MIMUS K.K., “Game Attack”game branch

Nukenin

noitems studio

yuta

Omoplata Games

WOMBO COMBO GAMES INC.

Grasshopper Manufacture

Cherrymochi

（中）Maruchu

MAREXPO’

Rocket Ryoko

Coconoe Inc.

tokoronyori

Banraku Games

Petit Depotto

Game Basatsu Team

KyoUni (Kyoto x Unity)

Hexa Drive

Komeya

Toylogic

Supertype

Ogre Head Studio

Neonable

kayinworks

Stellar Jockeys

nachobeard

Radical Fish Games

Orbital Speed Studio Co.,Ltd.

PD Design Studio Pte Ltd

Pixel Perfex

YYT Games

Bedtime Digital Games

LOVESHACK

Springloaded

Total Battery

JoakimSandberg

pickysource

Bishop Games

Robin Baumgarten

Project Moon

Bombservice

D-Pad Studio

Manufacture 43

Cococucumber

Gattai Games

Thunder Lotus Games

Christophe Galati

Megusta Game

Wolfgame

DotEmu

17-Bit

Q-Games Ltd.

PYGMY STUDIO CO., LTD.

VITEI BACKROOM Inc.

1→10

Ritsumeikan Center for Game Studies

Grounding Inc

Shindenken

Houken

Alvion

Taipei Game Show

BIC Fest

Nippon1 Software

KCG

ODCC

SmileBoom

PLAYISM

Degica Co.,LTD

Ponos

Double Fine

Game Tomo

Raw Fury

Join us at BitSummit this year!

Location: Miyako Messe in Kyoto, Japan.

Dates: 20–21 May, 10:00 – 17:00

Price: 2-day Pass – 2000 yen