The Busan Indie Connect Festival Organizing Committee (Organizing Committee Chairman Joo Sung-pil, hereinafter referred to as the BIC Festival Organizing Committee) announced that it plans to participate in the WePlay EXPO 2024 (hereinafter referred to as WePlay 2024), which will be held in Shanghai, China, from November 16 to 17, 2024, to promote the excellence of Korean indie games widely.
As part of its overseas exhibition support project, the BIC Organizing Committee will present four works exhibited at the BIC Festival 2024 to local Chinese audiences. The BIC Festival 2024 Award winners and nominees will participate in this year’s WePlay 2024.
There are a total of four works, including ▲Master Piece (IM GAME), the winner of the Game Design category, ▲Stepper Ribbon (Team Tetrapod), the winner of the Narrative category, ▲GREAT TOY SHOWDOWN (Sandy Floor Co., Ltd.), the winner of the Esports category, and ▲The Fire Nobody Started (Team SpitFire), the Rising Star nominee.
WePlay2024 is one of the largest game exhibitions in Asia, held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center. It is a representative game event where game developers and fans gather. It is expected to be an essential opportunity to strengthen the international position of Korean indie games and leap forward to the global stage through the overseas exhibition support project of the BIC Festival Organizing Committee.
BIC Organizing Committee Chairman Joo Sung-pil said, “The BIC Festival 2024 exhibits to be showcased at Weplay 2024 are comprised of works with outstanding originality and perfection,” and added, “Through this support for overseas exhibitions, we will do our best to ensure that Korean indie games can attract attention in the global game market.”
