{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T01:34:37.929Z","story":{"id":"r_c3671f366ba344ed9c5be359","slug":"bitsummit-and-indie-live-expo-announce-joint-broadcast-for-may-22","url":"https://yomimono.id/bitsummit-and-indie-live-expo-announce-joint-broadcast-for-may-22","headline":"BitSummit and INDIE Live Expo Announce Joint Broadcast for May 22","summary":"The INDIE Live Expo Executive Committee announced a special program in collaboration with the indie game festival BitSummit PUNCH, set to air on May 22, 2026 at 20:00 JST on the official INDIE Live Expo YouTube channel. The broadcast, titled \"Nobaman and Guchitsubo's Latest Indie Game Let's Play [Bitsummit Edition],\" will feature game streamers Nobaman and Guchitsubo as guests. They will attempt a segment called \"Clear the 14 Trials Sent from BitSummit!\" where they take on challenges related to titles selected by the festival. The program will also include on-site reports from BitSummit's first business day, messages from exhibitors such as former Sony Interactive Entertainment executive Shuhei Yoshida and game creator Jiro Ishii, and a giveaway of stickers newly drawn by Nobaman. The stickers will be distributed at the booths of featured titles starting on the general public opening day, May 23. A Chinese-language broadcast on bilibili will feature guest Independent Game Lizard. Featured titles include CRYMELIGHT, Game Shop Shayo, VOID DIVER: Escape from the Abyss, DREADMOOR, Surfpunk, ReStory: Memory Repair Shop, Hull Rupture, Reincarnation Insurance Co., Ltd. R.I.P., Miniature LAND -Four Seasons-, and Pritt Prisoner.","why_it_matters":"The program gives attendees and remote viewers a curated preview of BitSummit PUNCH's offerings before the public days, using streamer-led gameplay and exhibitor messages to build anticipation.","published_at":"2026-05-20T07:47:02.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["4Gamer.net","Denfaminicogamer"],"citations":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","title":"Special Program Announced for 'BitSummit PUNCH' Featuring Game Streamers Nobaman and Guchitsubo","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/991/G999110/20260518046/"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","title":"\"BitSummit\" x \"INDIE Live Expo\" Indie Game Introduction Program to Air on May 22 at 20:00, Featuring Messages from Exhibitors Including Shuhei Yoshida and Jiro Ishii, and a Variety of Content Such as Exhibited Works and Venue Scenes","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260519n"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["吉田修平","イシイジロウ","のばまん","ぐちつぼ"],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}