PAX to Highlight These Ten Indie Games in August

In an effort to get some additional exposure for certain indie games (rather than focus only on the huge, triple-A games you'll be exposed to advertisements for online, on TV, etc.), the Penny Arcade Expo highlights ten indie games at PAX Prime. This year's lineup, selected by industry experts from a list of more than 100 choices, has been announced today and includes some really good titles.

"Every year the showcase of new indie gems are one of the highlights of the show," said Penny Arcade's Robert Khoo in today's announcement. "In always chasing the next big blockbuster, too much of our industry is dedicated to making the same game over and over again. The PAX 10 is one way that indies with innovative game concepts can get in front of the community."

Each of the ten games will get free booth space at PAX Prime. Last year's event saw more than 67,000 people attend; that's a tremendous amount of attention these indie games are being offered that they otherwise might not have the capability of garnering. That's not for lack of deserving it, though -- Jamestown is a really fun, cool-looking shooter and I've played hours of Atom Zombie Smasher since picking it up on Steam earlier this week. Both of those are currently on sale on Steam, as is Solar 2.

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