RELEASING WORLDWIDE JUNE 12

That’s the date!  Indie Game: The Movie will be available, worldwide Tuesday, June 12th on iTunes, directly from us on IndieGameTheMovie.com and Steam!

When planning the release of the film, it was very important to us to provide the film worldwide, in a variety of ways.  Making it as easy and as accessible for people to download & watch the film in whatever way they’d like to. 

With that in mind, we are very pleased & super excited to be offering the film in the following ways...

iTunes

On June 12th, seamlessly rent or purchase IGTM on iTunes or your AppleTV.  It’s easy, it’s awesome ... it’s iTunes!  Pre-orders are now open.

Download From IndieGameTheMovie.com

Download or stream directly from us, the filmmakers (powered by the Emmy-winning team at VHX Artists).  For $9.99, you’ll receive...

• DRM Free! Total flexibility, put it on whatever you’d like.
• Download or stream (or both) HD High Quality encodes.
• 1080P or 720P Available.
• Multiple formats
• Multiple Languages, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Traditional Chinese, English Subtitles & a ‘Clean' (Swear-free) version available.
• Available for pre-order here.

Steam Download

Achievement unlocked!  Indie Game: The Movie is on Steam!  Yes, that’s right!  The film will be available on Steam!  We are VERY excited for this film to have a home right next to Super Meat Boy, Braid, World of Goo, Sword & Sworcery, and all the amazing work & people that inspired this film and help make it happen.  Go over and pre-order your 1080p HD download of the film here.

Update on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 11:58AM by J + L

Hi there,

Some folks have been asking what's the difference between the versions. Here are some details;

iTunes
-The film is on iTunes for pre-order here.
-You'll be able download or rent it in HD or SD on June 12th.
-It's currently available in several international stores, with English, French and Italian subtitles.

Steam
-The film is on Steam for pre-order here.
-In order to work on the Steam platform, the film will be delivered through a self-contained application from which you can watch the film in 1080P HD.
-You will download the film application like any other game on Steam.
-You can watch it on your computer or connect it from your computer to a television.
-The Indie Game: The Movie application may have some interactive extras, subtitles and achievements (to be confirmed as we're working on that functionality).
-Like other game applications on Steam, it will have DRM.

Direct Download via buy.indiegamethemovie.com
-The film is available for pre-order directly from us at buy.indiegamethemovie.com powered by VHX.
-You'll be able to download or stream the film in 720P or 1080P.
-This version will have English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Chinese Traditional subtitles available.
-You can also access the film with a clean 'swear-free' audio track. 
-This version is DRM-free. It will be playable on anything that plays an mp4.
-Downloads and streams are unlimited, but monitored.

Comments

[Bruno]

That's a really good news.

Just one question :
Why the HD version on iTunes is only 720p ? No 1080p available ?

Thanks

[James from IGTM]

Hi Bruno.

I'm not exactly sure why that is. I think it's a 1080 stream, but a 720 download...I think.

We're going to ask them about it. Obviously, we'd like the file to be 1080 in all cases. But I'm sure there's a reason for it. I'll have to check and see if other films are at 1080 for a download or if it's an across-the-board 720P decision.

But, if you want 1080P, two guaranteed ways to get it:

1) DRM free on this site:
http://buy.indiegamethemovie.com/

or

2) Steam based version is 1080P as well:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/207080

Thanks for asking!

-James

[Bruno]

Ok thanks.

iTunes would be easier for me because of all the Apple products I've got.
Let me know when you'll have answers.

Thanks a lot

[J + L]

Actually, I just found out that it's available on iTunes in both 1080 and 720p. Just make sure you have 1080p selected in your iTunes/preferences/store settings.

I had mine defaulted to 720p and as a result IGTM was listed as 720 within iTunes itself. This was the first time I noticed the setting - i think I may have been downloading 720p this whole time, while it could've been 1080 :/

So, yep, it should be 1080 across the board

[Prof. Fetus (brother of Dr. Fetus)]

Will the digital download (VHX version specifically) also include the commentary audio tracks by you guys and Team Meat?

[J + L]

Hi Professor. Yes, it will.

I think the director commentary may come a couple of days after launch though (still have to record it :)

Thanks for asking

-James

[calstin898]

How did Jon Blow and Team Meat react to the film?

[Tim Hardy]

Congratulations on producing an utterly beautiful documentary.

I downloaded the DRM-free version and watched it last night. I have been waiting for this for over a year and it only exceeded my expectations :)

I understand the editorial decision to focus on the story of just three games but I'm sure I can't be the only one who'd love to see some of the material that didn't make the cut featuring other game developers. Are there plans to make any of this available for download?

Thank you for making this.

[Tim Hardy]

To clarify my last question: will the IGTM Special Edition be available for download for those of us who rarely use physical media?

[Sean Gooding]

Hello,

I was surprised to see IGTM on steam, though I had heard of it before, and had planned on buying it. My questions are: I would like to get the special edition of IGTM with all the extra footage, will it be available through Steam as well? What if I buy a copy through Steam for $9.99, will I be able to upgrade to the special edition?

[Yamada]

Hi, got the movie off Steam. Saw it poping up in the store and did not think of checking alternatives (iTunes and this web site).
While the movie downloads, I get concerned about DRM and how/if I will be able to watch it on my iPad & stuff.
Eventually I can find the movie as a mp4 file in Steam subfolders, and yes, it plays on my iPad. Unfortunately I don't know where the subtitles are embedded, they seem to only show up if I watch the movie through the Steam app. Not listed on my iPad, no srt files to be found anywhere.
So I am ending up regretting not buying directly here / VHX.
Any way to get my subtitles on a nomad platform with Steam?

[Beloved]

Hi,

I was just wondering when IGTM will be available on iTunes in Europe (The Netherlands specifically)?