This year’s Tribeca Festival will once again feature video games, as well as the debut ofHideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds, a documentary about the famed game developer, and a Q&A with Kojima himself. That’s happening alongside the festival’s official selection of seven games, which includes titles likeGoodbye Volcano HighandStray Gods.
At 5 p.m. ET on June 17 at Spring Studios, Tribeca Games will hold a screening forHideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds, which is a documentary by Glen Milner and Ben Hilton that delves into Kojima’s creative process and tells the story of Kojima Productions. This is its world premiere, and it will be followed by a Q&A where attendees can Kojima whatever they want about the documentary and his experience as a game developer.
Since 2021,Tribeca Games has been a wider part of the Tribeca Festival celebration, typically highlighting narrative-focused games that are doing new and exciting things, such asAmerican Arcadia,As Dusk Falls,A Plague Tale: Requiem, andKena: Bridge of Spirits. This year’s lineup features seven games, with the headliner beingThe Expanse: A Telltale Series, the first new episodic adventure game from the revitalized Telltale.
Tribeca is really leaning into featuring this game as well, as it is hosting a panel calledExploring Deep Space: How Telltale and Deck Nine created Expanse Stories in an Interactive Medium, where its developers will discuss the challenges in creating a narrative-focused video game prequel to the popular TV show. Other game selections will be featured in the Tribeca Games Spotlight and have playable demos at Tribeca’s Games & Immersive Experience. Tribeca Games 2023’s selections also include the following:
Those who can’t attend the Tribeca Festival should look forward tothe Tribeca Games Spotlight, which is part of Summer Game Fest and will be live-streamed on Tribeca’s YouTube channel at 3 p.m. ET on June 9.
