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Indie Live Expo Returns December 1 With Awards Program

The addition of a year-end awards segment, the INDIE Live Expo Awards, marks a new editorial layer for a showcase that has already featured over 3,300 titles across 14 broadcasts.

Key Facts

  • The 15th INDIE Live Expo broadcast is scheduled for December 1, 2026.
  • The program has featured over 3,300 titles and accumulated over 100 million total views since its 2020 debut.
  • The INDIE Waves segment, which gives each game a 15-second video spotlight, will return; the previous edition featured about 160 titles.
  • A general call for INDIE Waves submissions is planned for around September 2026.
  • The broadcast will include the new INDIE Live Expo Awards, where industry figures select their most interesting indie game of the year.

Reporting from 4 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Automaton, Game Spark.

Indie Live Expo Returns December 1 With Awards Program

The INDIE Live Expo executive committee announced on July 21 that the next broadcast of the indie game showcase, INDIE Live Expo, will take place on December 1. This will be the 15th edition of the program, which began in 2020. The broadcast will include the return of the INDIE Waves segment, where each game gets 15 seconds of screen time; the previous edition featured approximately 160 titles. A general call for submissions for INDIE Waves is planned for around September 2026. The committee also plans to hold the INDIE Live Expo Awards, in which prominent figures from the game industry select their most interesting indie game of the year. Details on broadcast time, content, performers, and participating award judges have not yet been announced and will be released later on the official website and social media channels. The program is broadcast simultaneously in Japanese, Chinese, English, and Korean. The committee has also begun soliciting corporate sponsors for the event.

The INDIE Live Expo executive committee announced the December 1 date for the 15th edition of the indie game showcase on July 21. The program, which has been running since 2020 under the theme of contributing to games, has accumulated over 100 million total views and featured more than 3,300 titles across its history. The broadcast is simulcast in four languages: Japanese, Chinese, English, and Korean.

The core INDIE Waves segment, which gives each game a 15-second video spotlight, will return. The previous edition in April 2026 featured about 160 games. A general call for submissions for INDIE Waves is expected to begin around September 2026, with details to be announced via the official website, social media, and the INDIE Live Expo Letter newsletter.

The new INDIE Live Expo Awards segment will ask prominent figures in the game industry to pick their most interesting indie game of the year. The committee has not yet named the judges or the format of the awards. Corporate sponsorship recruitment has also begun, with details available through a dedicated form on the official site. Broadcast time, platform, and performer lineup remain unannounced.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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