{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3344cf0cd2f070dc7df854a4","clusterId":"c_4b106461a68d4460a9cf9e58","slug":"ten-indie-teams-pitch-at-tokyo-demo-day","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Ten Indie Teams Pitch At Tokyo Demo Day","summary":"The presentation event \"Demo Day 2026: iGi x LVLZero Tokyo\" was held in Tokyo on October 2, 2026, jointly by the iGi indie Game incubator organized by Marvelous and LVLZero Tokyo, organized by MIXI Global Investments. Ten teams presented in-development titles to more than 40 domestic and international publishers and game-related companies. iGi's sixth cohort graduated at the event, while LVLZero Tokyo's first cohort finished a mentoring program that ran from June to September 2026.","whyItMatters":"The joint Demo Day puts a Marvelous-run incubator and an overseas-publishing program backed by MIXI Global Investments on the same stage, giving Japanese indie teams a single room of more than 40 publishers to pitch to.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe event paired two programs with different aims. The iGi indie Game incubator, organized by Marvelous and built on the Game BCN program run in Barcelona, selected five teams for its sixth cohort and gave each about one to three hours per week of support from domestic and international experts. LVLZero Tokyo, run by MIXI Global Investments, selected five teams for its first cohort and put them through 10 sessions of \u0026#34;100-day mentoring\u0026#34; over about three months, covering overseas promotion, localization issues, and trailers for overseas audiences.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the pitches, iGi advisor Satoshi Sato of Rudelms took the stage. He presented the IGDA Incubation SIG, which he said has 120 incubator and accelerator bodies from 62 countries as members, including both programs.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ten indie teams pitched in Tokyo on October 2, 2026, at Demo Day 2026: iGi x LVLZero Tokyo. Marvelous's iGi graduated its sixth cohort; MIXI Global Investments' LVLZero Tokyo finished its first, after 100-day mentoring. More than 40 publishers were in the room.","twitterPost":"Ten indie teams presented at Demo Day 2026: iGi x LVLZero Tokyo on October 2, 2026. Marvelous's iGi graduated its sixth cohort. LVLZero Tokyo, run by MIXI Global Investments, finished its first after 100-day mentoring. More than 40 publishers attended.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Ten indie teams pitched in-development games in Tokyo on October 2, 2026, at Demo Day 2026: iGi x LVLZero Tokyo. The event was held jointly by Marvelous's iGi indie Game incubator, which graduated its sixth cohort, and MIXI Global Investments' LVLZero Tokyo, which finished its first after about three months of mentoring. More than 40 domestic and international publishers and game-related companies attended.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20261013003/\",\"title\":\"Ten Teams Present Their Indie Games Through Two Support Programs - Report on \\\"Demo Day 2026: iGi × LVLZero Tokyo\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4623,"outputTokens":700,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792150625,"createdAt":"2026-10-16T11:31:35.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T11:36:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T11:36:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4b106461a68d4460a9cf9e58","canonicalTitle":"2つの支援プログラムによる計10チームが，自作のインディーゲームをプレゼン。「Demo Day 2026: iGi × LVLZero Tokyo」をレポート","representativeArticleId":"a_ae939f795d5cba2838199daf","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-16T10:19:18.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-16T10:19:18.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T11:36:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20261013003/","title":"2つの支援プログラムによる計10チームが，自作のインディーゲームをプレゼン。「Demo Day 2026: iGi × LVLZero Tokyo」をレポート"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}