This year’s Tribeca Festival will include eight indie video games as official selections. The digital experience will allow attendees to go hands-on with games likeKena: Bridge of Spirits,Twelve Minutes, and more.
The Tribeca Festival is best known for its film programming. Last year, it announced that it was launching aTribeca Gameslabel and would feature independent video games alongside movies for the 2021 edition of the festival.
The official selection list includes eight indie games with some notable inclusions.Kena: Bridge of Spiritsstands out among the list, as it has been heavily featured during recentSony State of Play events. Titles likeTwelve MinutesandSable, which have appeared at events like E3 over the years, will be featured as well. Here’s the full list of selections.
During the festival, attendees will be able to get hands-on demos with the games through the Tribeca at Home virtual hub. Demos will be conducted over Parsec. The titles will be featured in an upcoming Tribeca Games Spotlight event, which will be part of this year’sSummer Game Fest. The stream will feature exclusive gameplay footage.
The festival will include a live, outdoor musical performance featuring songs fromRed Dead Redemption 2.Soundtrack producer Daniel Lanois will perform some selections from the game alongside special guests. It’ll take place in New York City’s Battery Park.
This isn’t the first time the festival has featured video games. Previous events have showcased larger titles likeGod of WarandLeague of Legends. This is the first time games have been part of the festival as official selections.
This year’s Tribeca Festival marks its 20th anniversary and takes place between June 9 and June 20.
