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The Escapist Indie Showcase Returns on September 20

The Escapist Indie Showcase September 20, 2021 return 2 p.m. ET

We’re excited to announce that The Escapist Indie Showcase will return on September 20 this year. After two successful shows in 2020, we’re excited to once again showcase a huge range of exciting indie games from all over the world in this two-plus-hour event featuring exclusive reveals, new gameplay, and short developer diaries focused on sharing the stories of the people behind the games you play.

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This year’s showcase will feature over 80 different games from developers all over the world in pretty much every genre you can think of. The lineup we’ve put together is our best yet, and we can’t wait to share all of these amazing-looking projects with you on September 20 at 2 p.m. ET via a live premiere on The Escapist YouTube channel.

Alongside the showcase, we’re also launching The Escapist Indie Showcase YouTube channel, which will host all of the trailers, exclusive extended gameplay videos, developer diaries, and post-show interviews from the showcase. After the showcase, we will continue using the channel as a platform specifically for showcasing indie games with the continued upload of trailers for upcoming games, uncut gameplay videos, interviews, and more. The channel is live now for you to subscribe to and will officially launch alongside the showcase on September 20, 2021.

The Escapist Indie Showcase is our way of celebrating the industry and the breadth of creativity that comes from people from all over the world. We look forward to sharing their creations and passion with you next month.

Nick Calandra
Editor-in-Chief of The Escapist

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Nick Calandra
Nick Calandra has been covering video games for over 14 years, holds a bachelor’s degree in Multimedia Journalism and now leads the team at The Escapist. Previously Nick created and led teams at TitanReviews, Velocity Gamer, OnlySP and Gameumentary, before becoming Editor-in-Chief of The Escapist in 2019. He has done everything from covering the smallest of indie games to creating documentaries on some of the most well-known video game franchises in the industry such as Darksiders, Divinity: Original Sin, EVE and more. While his favorite games right now include Rainbow Six Siege and Elden Ring, Nick is constantly experimenting with new genres to expand his gaming tastes and knowledge of the industry.
Nick Calandra
Nick Calandra has been covering video games for over 14 years, holds a bachelor’s degree in Multimedia Journalism and now leads the team at The Escapist. Previously Nick created and led teams at TitanReviews, Velocity Gamer, OnlySP and Gameumentary, before becoming Editor-in-Chief of The Escapist in 2019. He has done everything from covering the smallest of indie games to creating documentaries on some of the most well-known video game franchises in the industry such as Darksiders, Divinity: Original Sin, EVE and more. While his favorite games right now include Rainbow Six Siege and Elden Ring, Nick is constantly experimenting with new genres to expand his gaming tastes and knowledge of the industry.

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