Windows Phone Central to judge the Big Indie Pitch event at Apps World

Windows Phone Central to judge at the Big Indie Pitch at Apps World

Windows Phone Central has a proud tradition of providing live coverage from a variety of gaming events. We've brought you news and interviews from E3, Game Developer'south Conference, Casual Connect, and more. If in that location are Windows Phone, Windows 8, or Xbox games to be played – we'll be there.

This week nosotros'll exist attending a new mobile industry event for the first time: Apps Globe. This i takes place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California on February 5th and 6th. Apps World is a special event for usa because I'll exist judging at a contest for game developers called the Large Indie Pitch during the issue. The Big Indie Pitch is open up to the public if you lot register in accelerate. Head past the suspension for more details!

Apps Globe

Apps World Aztec Antics

This event is defended to mobile games and apps; only the kind of stuff we love to play and utilize on our Windows Phones. Targeted at mobile developers and exhibitors, the event consists of two days of panels, discussions, and exhibits defended to producing better mobile software and technology. Check out the Apps Earth website to learn more.

While Apps World's workshops will be dedicated to a number of mobile topics like TV apps, HTML5, and monetization, the bailiwick we're well-nigh interested in is gaming. With numerous indie game developers in attendance, Apps World will be a perfect chance to learn the indie market place's attitudes towards mobile Windows platforms.

Large Indie Pitch

Big Indie Pitch 2022

Sponsored by AppFlood/Papaya Mobile and Pocket Gamer, the Big Indie Pitch is a special opportunity for indie game developers to pitch their games to the press. If nosotros like what nosotros see, our coverage will help those developers' games get noticed.

30 small-sized development teams (consisting of 4 members or less) volition have three minutes each to promote one of their games to the judges. The winning game gets pitched to the entire audition at the end of the consequence.

This twelvemonth's judges include:

Paul Acevedo, Your friendly neighborhood Games Editor, Mobile Nations (Android Key, iMore, Windows Telephone Central)
Andre F. Bourque, Managing Editor, Technorati
Steve Peterson, W Coast Editor, GamesIndustry.biz, [a]listdaily
Jeff Scott, Editor In Chief, 148Apps
Zoya Street, Deputy Editor, GamesBrief
Michael Ehrenberg, Former App Shop Marketing Manager, Apple
Martine Paris, Us Editor, Pocket Gamer
Fernando Pizarro, GM Americas, PapayaMobile

The Big Indie Pitch takes place from 2-four:30PM this Thursday, February 6th in San Francisco. For more details or a costless laissez passer, head over to EventBrite.

Stay tuned this week and side by side for our Apps World and Big Indie Pitch coverage. You lot'd better believe we'll be request the Large Indie Pitch contestants about the possibility of Windows Phone support!

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