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2014 GDC Scholars Announced, plus E3 Application Now Open

Please welcome the 2014 Game Developers Conference Scholars! Raghav...

IGDA

5 Feb 2014
2014 IGDA Board of Directors Election Now Open

The 2014 IGDA Board of Directors election has begun...

IGDA

21 Feb 2014
2014 IGDA Board of Directors Election Results

Another year has passed and another IGDA Board of...

IGDA

26 Mar 2014
2015 IGDA Board of Directors Election Results

The 2015 IGDA Board of Directors election has wrapped...

IGDA

25 Feb 2015
2016 IGDA Board of Directors Election Results

The 2016 IGDA Board of Directors election has concluded...

IGDA

3 Mar 2016
2017 IGDA Board of Directors Election Now Open

The 2017 IGDA Board of Directors election has begun...

IGDA

1 Feb 2017
500 Members!

We have reached 500 members! We have hit a...

Ohio - Cincinnati

7 Oct 2019
A world first for recognising the importance of inclusion in game development.

Australia is leading the world in making games accessibility...

IGDA

19 Sep 2013
Action Requested: ICANN Domain Name Rules May Jeopardize Privacy

The IGDA regularly monitors issues that may affect game...

IGDA

1 Jul 2015
An Evening with Bose AR on July 23rd, 2019

We are thrilled to announce that Bose AR is...

New York - Albany

20 Jul 2019
Announcement Of Upcoming Increase To Lifetime Membership Dues

Attending GDC13? Stop by the IGDA Booth in the South Hall...

IGDA

21 Mar 2013
Application for 2014 IGDA Scholarship to GDC Closes 17 December 2013

The IGDA and the IGDA Scholarships Committee are delighted...

IGDA

23 Nov 2013
Application Now Open for IGDA 2014 E3 Scholarships

The application is now open for the 2014 IGDA...

IGDA

10 Feb 2014
Applications Now Open for Chartboost University

Game discovery platform Chartboost is excited to partner with...

IGDA

15 Jan 2014
Are You Eligible To Vote For This Year’s Board Of Directors?

We’re less than a week away from the deadline...

IGDA

22 Jan 2013
Board Talk – Justin Berenbaum for July 2014

I recently joined the International Game Developers Association (IGDA)...

IGDA

7 Jul 2014
Call For Nominations – IGDA 2016 Board Election

The call for nominations for the IGDA Board of...

IGDA

9 Nov 2015
Call For Proposals Now Open For 2013 IGDA Summit

IGDA Summit | 31 July – 1 August 2013...

IGDA

19 Apr 2013
Call for Submissions: #gamesUR US Summit 2018

Summit Theme The IGDA Game User SIG’s theme this...

IGDA

15 Sep 2017
CFP for Open Source in Gaming Day

Open Source in Gaming Day   August 20, 2019,...

Free and Open Source Software

21 Apr 2019
Chapter Spotlight: IGDA Chicago

The IGDA has 111 local chapters around the globe,...

IGDA

18 Aug 2019
Chapter Spotlight: IGDA Finland

IGDA Finland is the local Finnish chapter of IGDA...

IGDA

22 Sep 2019
Chapter Spotlight: IGDA Manila

The IGDA has 111 local chapters around the globe,...

IGDA

29 Sep 2019
CISPA Update

The IGDA commends the United States Senate for rejecting the U.S....

IGDA

27 Apr 2013
CNN Money Includes IGDA Executive Director in ‘10 Most Powerful Women in Gaming’ Piece

Kate Edwards, IGDA’s Executive Director, has been included in...

IGDA

24 Oct 2013
Congratulations to our 2014 E3 Scholars!

The IGDA and the IGDA Scholarships Committee are delighted...

IGDA

28 May 2014
Congratulations to our 2014 GDCE & Gamescom Scholars!

The IGDA Scholarship Committee is excited to reveal the...

IGDA

1 Jul 2014
December Update from the IGDA Board of Directors

The IGDA Board of Directors has posted its December update to...

IGDA

13 Dec 2013
Developers: Express Your Opinions on Grey Market Practices

The IGDA has partnered with Startselect (a digital game...

IGDA

29 Jul 2016
Don’t Miss Your Chance: Membership Registrations And Nomination Packets Due TODAY

Are you an IGDA member planning to run for...

IGDA

28 Jan 2013
DSS 2014 – Employment Report Now Available

As a follow-up from the IGDA’s 2014 Developer Satisfaction...

IGDA

13 May 2015
Ed Fries, Jen MacLean To Keynote IGDA Summit 2013

Former Microsoft VP to Predict Industry’s Future; MacLean to...

IGDA

9 Jul 2013
EGX (Empire Game Expo) coming up on July 13th, 2019!

The inaugural video game convention here at the Capital...

New York - Albany

8 Jul 2019
Exciting Scholarship Opportunities from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is...

IGDA

5 Jun 2015
Executive Director Blog: A Fond Farewell From IGDA ED Jen MacLean

In my family, we talk about feeling “happysad”: the...

IGDA

8 Apr 2019
Executive Director Blog: A Fond Farewell From IGDA ED Jen MacLean

In my family, we talk about feeling “happysad”: the...

IGDA

8 Apr 2019
Executive Director Blog: Helping Those Impacted by Layoffs

The Activision/Blizzard layoffs that happened yesterday impacted great people,...

IGDA

13 Feb 2019
From the IGDA Foundation Chair – The First Six Months

Luke Dicken, Chair of the IGDA Foundation, reflects on his...

IGDA

13 Oct 2014
GDC 2017 IGDA Scholars Applications Now Open

The IGDA Foundation is delighted to announce that the...

IGDA

17 Oct 2016
GDC Europe and Gamescom Application Now Open

While judges deliberate over the many applications the IGDA...

IGDA

14 Apr 2014
GDC Scholarships have Opened!

Celebrating its 15th year in 2016, the IGDA Scholarships...

IGDA

16 Oct 2015
Get Involved with the IGDA Localization SIG!

The IGDA Localization SIG (LocSIG) was created in 2007...

IGDA

6 Sep 2019
IGDA @ GDC 2013

Your IGDA is going to be very busy at GDC...

IGDA

7 Mar 2013
IGDA 2013 Board Of Director Elections – Call For Nominations

The call for nominations for the IGDA Board of...

IGDA

7 Jan 2013
IGDA 2014 BoD Election – Call For Nominations

The call for nominations for the IGDA Board of...

IGDA

15 Jan 2015
IGDA 2015 BoD Election – Call For Nominations

The call for nominations for the IGDA Board of...

IGDA

26 Nov 2014
IGDA and IGDAF Response to Recent Tragedies in Dayton, OH and El Paso, TX

IGDA and IGDAF Response to Recent Tragedies in Dayton,...

IGDA

4 Aug 2019
IGDA Appoints New Executive Director Renee Gittins

IGDA Appoints New Executive Director Renee Gittins  Nika Nour...

IGDA

10 Jul 2019
IGDA Board encourages US Developers to Speak Out on ACA

The IGDA Board of Directors has released the following...

IGDA

23 Jan 2017
IGDA Board of Directors Statement on Harassment

The IGDA Board of Directors has released the following...

IGDA

28 Aug 2014
IGDA Board: On Recent Concerns Regarding Preservation of Games

Today, by unanimous vote, the IGDA Board of Directors...

IGDA

9 Apr 2015
IGDA Brings Leadership Track to SIEGE 2013

The IGDA Leadership Track at SIEGE (4 – 6...

IGDA

6 Aug 2013
IGDA Business & Legal SIG – Position Statement on Trademarks

Earlier this year, trademark applications and other actions taken...

IGDA

29 Apr 2014
IGDA Bylaws Change and 2018 Elections

For the IGDA, everything we do must be to...

IGDA

13 Dec 2017
IGDA CM SIG: Monitoring Your Community During the Holidays

Community management is a role that demands 24/7 attention...

IGDA

18 Dec 2015
IGDA Developer Satisfaction Survey Summary Report Available

As the largest professional association for game developers worldwide,...

IGDA

25 Jun 2014
IGDA DSS 2017 Results

Click here to download the 2017 DSS Summary Report (PDF).

IGDA

8 Jan 2018
IGDA Foundation Scholarship Applications Now Open for GDC 2018

The IGDA Foundation is excited to announce that applications...

IGDA

23 Oct 2017
IGDA Interview Series: Ben Kane

Jillian Mood kicks off a new interview series this...

IGDA

17 Oct 2015
IGDA Interview Series: Judy Tyrer

Read our more recent interview with Judy Tryer! Judy...

IGDA

2 Dec 2015
IGDA Interview Series: Keith Fuller

An integral part of the IGDA Leadership Summit this...

IGDA

25 Oct 2015
IGDA Interview Series: Mike Kent

Mike Kent is a Professor at Algonquin College’s Concept...

IGDA

5 Nov 2015
IGDA Interview Series: Scott Rogers

Scott Rogers is the game designer and creative director...

IGDA

4 Nov 2015
IGDA Interview Series: Scott Rogers and Mike Kent

First, check out an interview with Scott Rogers. Scott...

IGDA

5 Nov 2015
IGDA Launches Discord and Other Resources for Game Developers

The International Game Developers Association has been hard at...

IGDA

29 Sep 2019
IGDA launches new Career Center

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA®) is very pleased...

IGDA

29 Aug 2016
IGDA Mentor Café is heading to Casual Connect USA

In Seattle, US, Casual Connect is partnering with IGDA...

IGDA

10 Jul 2017
IGDA NC-Triangle Hosts Smash Bros Tournament Benefiting Take This Project

IGDA NC-Triangle has been going through a lot of exciting...

IGDA

25 Aug 2015
IGDA Newsletter: “Board Games” Edition Plus January Call for Submissions

The November edition of the IGDA Perspectives newsletter, “Board Games!,” is...

IGDA

2 Dec 2013
IGDA Newsletter: December Call for Submissions

The IGDA Perspectives Newsletter is looking for content for its December...

IGDA

28 Oct 2013
IGDA Newsletter: November Call for Submissions

The IGDA Perspectives Newsletter is looking for content for its November...

IGDA

26 Sep 2013
IGDA Offers Counsel To Biden Task Force On Gun Violence

Welcomes Research, Says Game Developers Ready to Contribute MT....

IGDA

10 Jan 2013
IGDA partners with #ResistJam

The IGDA is showing its support as a media...

IGDA

15 Feb 2017
IGDA Perspectives Newsletter: “Going Indie”

The July 2014 edition of the IGDA Perspectives newsletter, Going...

IGDA

1 Aug 2014
IGDA Perspectives Newsletter: “This Indie Life”

The May 2014 edition of the IGDA Perspectives newsletter, This...

IGDA

31 May 2014
IGDA Perspectives Newsletter: April Call for Contributions

The IGDA Perspectives newsletter is looking for content for its April...

IGDA

24 Mar 2014
IGDA Perspectives Newsletter: August Call for Contributions

The IGDA Perspectives Newsletter is looking for content for its August...

IGDA

4 Jul 2014
IGDA Perspectives Newsletter: Educational Games

The June 2014 edition of the IGDA Perspectives newsletter, Educational...

IGDA

30 Jun 2014
IGDA Perspectives Newsletter: July Call for Contributions

The IGDA Perspectives newsletter is looking for content for its July...

IGDA

11 Jun 2014
IGDA Perspectives Newsletter: June Call for Contributions

The IGDA Perspectives newsletter is looking for content for its June...

IGDA

20 May 2014
IGDA Perspectives Newsletter: March Call for Contributions

The IGDA Perspectives newsletter is looking for content for its March...

IGDA

12 Feb 2014
IGDA Perspectives Newsletter: May Call for Contributions

The IGDA Perspectives newsletter is looking for content for its May...

IGDA

21 Apr 2014
IGDA Perspectives Newsletter: October Call for Contributions

The IGDA Perspectives Newsletter is looking for content for its October...

IGDA

22 Aug 2014
IGDA Perspectives Newsletter: September Call for Contributions

The IGDA Perspectives Newsletter is looking for content for its September...

IGDA

24 Jul 2014
IGDA Presents to FTC About Loot Boxes and ESA Adopts IGDA Recommendations

IGDA Presents to FTC About Loot Boxes and ESA...

IGDA

10 Aug 2019
IGDA Reiterates Stance On Quality Of Life In Response To Allegations Of Poor Working Conditions At T

While we have no direct knowledge of the situation,...

IGDA

11 Jun 2013
IGDA releases 2014/2015 Diversity Report

On 12 September 2016, the IGDA released our Diversity...

IGDA

12 Sep 2016
IGDA Scholarships Return To Europe

Thanks to the continuing support of UBM, organizers of...

IGDA

6 May 2013
IGDA Scholarships To 2013 IGDA Summit And Casual Connect USA Now Open For Applicants

The IGDA is happy to announce that applications are...

IGDA

29 Apr 2013
IGDA Statement on King Trademark

As an advocacy organization for game developers, the IGDA...

IGDA

18 Feb 2014
International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Statement On CISPA

The IGDA urges Congress and President Obama to reject...

IGDA

16 Apr 2013
Jammer Registration for #GGJ18 Now Open

Get ready to jam, because jammer registration is now...

IGDA

1 Nov 2017
January Update from the IGDA Board of Directors

The IGDA Board of Directors has posted its January update to...

IGDA

23 Jan 2014
Leader Spotlight: IGDA Muslims in Games Co-Lead Osama Dorias

Osama Dorias has worked in the Canadian game industry for...

IGDA

6 Sep 2019
Leader Spotlight: IGDA Seattle Board Member, Tim Cullings

Today the IGDA would like to feature one of...

IGDA

16 Aug 2019
Letter To The Honorable Carlos Alberto Puente Salas Regarding EL INICISO XXI BIS DEL ARTICULO 27

May 7, 2013 Alejandro David Castellanos, Daniel Greenberg, Anti-Censorship...

IGDA

7 May 2013
March Edition of ‘Board Talk’ Available

This month’s Board Talk comes from outgoing Board Member Brian Robbins...

IGDA

14 Mar 2014
March Update from the IGDA Board of Directors

The IGDA Board of Directors has posted its March...

IGDA

31 Mar 2014
Mental Health Advocacy SIG announced at GDC 2019

At GDC 2019, the IGDA announced the creation of...

Mental Health

22 Apr 2019
MGS (Mobile Growth Summit) coming up on July 18th, 2019!

MGS (Mobile Growth Summit) is July 18th at the...

New York - Albany

6 Jul 2019
Mike Acton to Keynote IGDA Leadership Track at SIEGE

Mike Acton will be featured as he opens the...

IGDA

13 Aug 2013
More Information On The 2013 IGDA Board Of Director Elections

This will be the second election following the new nomination...

IGDA

14 Jan 2013
New benefit: IGDA members receive 10% off a GDC Vault Subscription

Unlock a Wealth of Industry Leading Content! Subscribe to GDC...

IGDA

8 Oct 2013
New Board Elected!

We just held elections for three chairs at the...

Brazil - Recife

3 May 2019
New Board Members, New Officers and New Foundation Trustees

The IGDA Board of Directors announced today that new...

IGDA

16 Apr 2014
New ED Blog: Welcome home to IGDA.org!

“You may ask yourself, why is the IGDA website...

IGDA

1 Oct 2013
Now Hiring: PARTNER and MEMBER RELATIONS MANAGER

10 August Update: The IGDA is no longer accepting applications....

IGDA

7 Jul 2015
October Update from the IGDA Board of Directors

The IGDA Board of Directors has posted its October update to...

IGDA

14 Oct 2013
Online Harassment Resource Now Available

The IGDA is pleased to announce the release of...

IGDA

19 Nov 2014
Open Letter: Quality of Life Issues are Holding Back the Game Industry

Despite the continued success of the games industry, the...

IGDA

16 Nov 2004
Oscar Award Winning Co-Producer of “Big Hero 6”, Kristina Reed, to Keynote IGDA Leadership Summit

In her keynote address entitled “No Spectators: How Inclusivity...

IGDA

23 Jul 2015
Pennsylvania’s Fact-Finding Commission on Video Games and Violence Fails to Find Facts

By the Anti-Censorship and Social Issues Committee of the...

IGDA

28 Jan 2014
Press Release: 62% of Developers Indicate Their Job Involves Crunch Time

Sixty-Two Percent of Developers Indicate Their Job Involves Crunch...

IGDA

15 Sep 2015
Press Release: IGDA Developer Satisfaction Survey results are released

Women Now 22% of Game Industry Workforce; Developers Generally...

IGDA

24 Jun 2014
Press Release: Industry Trends Report + IGDA DSS 2015 Launch

PC Development Very Important to Future Growth of Industry;...

IGDA

3 Mar 2015
Press Release: International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Announces New Team Member

Jillian Mood of IGDA Ottawa takes role as Partner...

IGDA

9 Sep 2015
SIG Spotlight: Romance and Sexuality SIG

The IGDA Romance and Sexuality Special Interest Group is...

IGDA

8 Sep 2019
SIG Spotlight: Women in Games (WIG SIG)

Today we would like to highlight our largest Special...

IGDA

3 Sep 2019
Successful SIG Roundtable at GDC

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and...

Free and Open Source Software

20 Apr 2019
Take This, IGDA, and IGDAF Statement on Recent Events

Take This, IGDA, and IGDAF Statement on Recent Events...

IGDA

4 Sep 2019
The IGDA Scholars at E3

The IGDA Scholars had a great time at E3!...

IGDA

1 Jul 2015
The IGDA Studio Affiliate Program

The IGDA is very proud of the Studio Affiliate...

IGDA

7 Nov 2016
Time for Some Traffic Problems… In Your Video Games!

By the Anti-Censorship Committee of the International Game Developers...

IGDA

17 Feb 2014
Tokyo Games Show & CEDEC IGDA Scholarship Applications Now Open

The IGDA Scholarship program is excited to announce that...

IGDA

20 May 2014
Video Game Industry Wins Termination of Anti-Video Game Propaganda by South Australia Gov’t

The Anti-Censorship and Social Issues Committee of the International...

IGDA

8 Jan 2014
Volunteer with IGDA @ GDC 2015!

Each year, the IGDA has a booth at the Game...

IGDA

5 Jan 2015
Volunteer with IGDA @ GDC 2017!

Each year, the IGDA has a booth at the Game...

IGDA

3 Jan 2017
VOTE NOW – Board Of Directors Elections!

The 2013 elections for the Board of Directors has...

IGDA

7 Mar 2013
We’re only getting started!

“Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do...

IGDA

18 Dec 2013
Welcome Tristin Hightower, Our New Operations Manager!

We’re very pleased to announce Tristin Hightower as the...

IGDA

7 Mar 2013