The moment for Android gaming start to be unique, because they are the biggest names in this industry, those who are investing money in launching their own video games, as is the case with Bethesda or Nintendo, or those who are buying other smaller studios that have been able to fit the needs of players, such as Ubisoft's acquisition of Ketchapp Games.
It's a big chunk of revenue for Google that there are better and better games, so now it's promoting indie video game festivals like the one crowded in July this year. The Google Play Indie Games Festival it was a very successful one with hundreds of entries that were filtered into 30 finalists, finally having a few winners in September. Now is the big G when he brings that event to another part of the world, specifically in Europe.
Google has announced that it will bring Google Play Indie Games Contest in Europe that focuses on recognizing and creating the necessary publicity so that those games that advocate more for innovation and art, can be known by Android users through the Google Play Store.
The contest will open its doors for those developers looking for a way to get noticed, so that industry experts and the whole world related to gaming know about them. A great door opens in Europe for those developers who love the art of creating a video game and who have an idea that could be the next Minecraft or Monument Valley.
This contest is open to indie developers based in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom. At least 15 or fewer employees are needed full-time and that a new game has been published as of January 1, 2016. The big G advises that if you are planning to publish a video game soon, you can enter the contest through a private beta. You can stop by here to find out the terms.
Google will select 20 finalists based on excellence in the design, fun and innovation, and the quality of the production and the technical. You can know more from here.