PAX East Indie Showcase now taking applications

Do you work at a small, Boston-area game company? Would you like thousands and thousands of people to see your game? If so, sign up for PAX East's Boston Indie Showcase. Penny Arcade is accepting applications today through January 11. Not only will people at the show see your game, but it'll be announced on the site.

Last year's Showcase ... showcased six games, including Slam Bolt Scrappers and AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! A Reckless Disregard for Gravity. We encourage you to enter, especially if your game's title is easier to remember and/or type than those.

Requirements for eligibility for PAX East 2011 Indie Showcase:

• You are an independent developer without a traditional publisher-developer relationship in place.

• You must reside in the greater Boston metropolitan area.

• You cannot be funded by an outside party.

• All games must be in at least beta form.

• All games must be electronic in nature.

• No mods or levels are allowed. What does this mean? It means you can't require the installation of other software to run your game. The only exception to this is if you submit a game that uses a 3rd party game engine (like Torque for instance) and you have all the rights to use the engine. In that same vein, middleware can be used for development, but the external software used has to be disclosed with the appropriate copyright and credits assigned.