Over 30 developers signed up to make indie games on Xbox One Shacknews.com
Microsoft has been aggressively pursuing indie talent through its new ID@Xbox program, which offers eligible game-makers free dev kits. Today, Microsoft revealed exactly who's on board. Unsurprisingly, there are some big names interested in self-publishing on Xbox One.
Behaviour
Born Ready
Bongfish
Capy
Comcept
Crytek
Definition 6
Double Eleven
Double Fine
Drinkbox
Gaijin Games
Halfbrick
Happion Labs
Hidden Path
High Voltage Software
Inis
Iron Galaxy
Jackbox Games
Nicalis
Ninja Bee
Other Ocean
Panic Button
Signal Studios
Slightly Mad Studios
Team 17
Team Colorblind
The Men Who Wear Many Hats
The Odd Gentleman
Vlambeer
Way Forward
Zeboyd Games
Zen Studios
Microsoft tells us that "the list above is far from comprehensive," and that this is but the "first selection" of devs who will be bringing games to Xbox One via ID@Xbox. Some of these developers are Xbox vets, with some having worked with Microsoft or having released games via Xbox Live Indie Games during the 360 generation. However, many of these developers are also new to the Xbox ecosystem--suggesting Microsoft will manage a bit more indie support this time around than last generation.
"Thanks to ID@Xbox, Iron Galaxy can bring Divekick to a Microsoft platform for the first time," Iron Galaxy's Dave Lang said in the announcement. "We've been working on Xbox One games for a while now, and because of that you can bet Divekick will take advantage of all the platform's unique capabilities."
