Press Release: Announcing the Completion of Level Upstate Accelerator Program

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Omiya Games announces today it has completed the Level Upstate Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on August 2nd, 2019. The Level Upstate Final Pitch Showcase has provide insight and opportunities from a collective of local independent game studios for business investors and entrepreneurs alike.

The Upstate New York indie game studio operated by a single developer, Omiya Games, will announce their completion of a seven-week accelerator program on August 2nd, 2019.  All teams from the Level Upstate accelerator presented their project and pitch at the Troy Innovation Garage for business investors, professionals, and entrepreneurs on August 1st, 2019.  The networking opportunity provided the audience an insight on the growing indie game movement in the Troy, NY region, as well as make business connections with the budding studios. During this showcase, Omiya Games revealed their latest project: a fast-paced, competitive arcade game titled, Air Flip Drive.

For the competitive speed demon in you, Air Flip Drive provides a fast-paced, score-based arcade game for everyone, 10 and up.  Imagine a world where speed is the name of the game, and gravity is just a suggestion.  In this reckless universe, players compete by driving as far as possible on a high-velocity, anti-gravity vehicle.  But there’s a catch: the vehicle has limited fuel, and it’s always draining! Players must steal fuel from other rivals by attacking them.  Race through an ever-changing, infinitely long track; dodge obstacles, soar through the skies, collect power-ups and destroy other vehicles.  How far can YOU go before running out of fuel?

I want the player to experience the thrill of going fast, and discover something new every time they play.

Taro Omiya, Solo Indie Game Developer

Get ready to hit the pedal when Air Flip Drive releases on PC and mobile on 2020.  For a sneak preview, click on the link to download and play the demo: airflipdrive.com

Link to Omiya Game’s press kit: omiyagames.com/presskit

The Joyride updates!

Last time, we hinted that Astra Wijaya had some new updates to show off. This week, we’ve got some GIFs to cover those updates!

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In other news, we were hard at work submitting to the MAGFest Indie Video Game Showcase these few weeks, so if it sounded like we disappeared again, it’s actually due to tight deadlines and upcoming holidays that’s been breaking up our update schedule. Still, we can say with confidence that since our commitment to simplify and lengthen the game, Not a Clone has been drastically improving. While playtesting from a few months ago resulted in a lot of confusion, our local demonstration this month at the Rensselaer Game Showcase and TVGS’ monthly Interactive Showcase were exceedingly positive. We still have a lot of work left to do, but we can assure with the latest feedback that the game will be much more fun than the original prototype!