Bandai Namco Unveil First Annual GYAAR Studio Indie Game Contest

With a prize pool of up to 100,000,000 yen up for grabs, Bandai Namco Entertainment and Bandai Namco Studio Inc has confirmed their first ever GYAAR Studio Indie Game Contest will commence starting next month. This event will be hosted by the titular GYAAR Studio, which is Bandai Namco Studios’ indie game label, aimed at “indie game creators outside the company”.

According to Bandai Namco, GYAAR Studio was founded last year as a label to “help foster ace game creators for Bandai Namco Studios’ major global titles by allowing young talent to directly and freely express their creative ideas”. According to them, “This contest will be held to allow an even wider pool of creative talent, one not limited to company employees, to take a turn at bat and have the chance to receive proactive support for their creations”.

This competition will see the studio select (at most) one Platinum Award winner and seven other prize winners from a pool of game entries, and award a total of up to 100 million Japanese Yen in support funding. This financial support will be complemented by direct development support, as well as a support program which includes access to the “GYAAR Studio Base” game development center within the Bandai Namco Studios office, publishing support, and IP co-creation support. 

For those interested, the competition will run from Early December 2022 until Late January 2023, with more information on rules, development funding support milestones and more available HERE.

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