Smilegate Stove (CEO Han Young-woon), who operates the stove, has acquired the qualification as a self-rated classifier to strengthen support for the developer of the indie game platform ‘Stove Indy’, expand the distribution and base of indie games, and create a healthy game ecosystem. said on Wednesday.
Smilegate Stove has been negotiating with the Game Management Committee for more than a year to designate its own rating business operator. According to this designation as a self-classifier, Stove can support the release of indie games more easily and quickly through ‘Stove Indy’, which is currently in full service. It is expected that it will be an opportunity for users to quickly meet more diverse indie games.
Smilegate Stove has been operating various support programs so that indie game creators can focus on development through the indie game platform ‘Stove Indie’. As a part of that, it has been acting on behalf of the review and administrative procedures that indie game creators have had difficulties.
The Smilegate Stove, which has obtained the qualification as a self-classifying business operator, plans to allow creators who are developing for the purpose of release as well as potential creators who have developed lightly games to easily register and publish games. To this end, ‘Stove Indie’ plans to produce a guide on how to review ratings so that indie game creators can request ratings more easily.
In addition, even if the stove acquires its own classification business qualification, the existing deliberation support will continue. According to the current laws and regulations, the grades that cannot be used by youth must be reviewed by the Game Management Committee.
Smilegate Stove CEO Han Young-woon said, “’Stove Indie’ is doing its best to create an environment where indie game developers and prospective creators can focus on development. As Stove is designated as a self-classifying operator, great benefits are expected to come to all developers, creators, and users who enjoy games. ” he said.
