NBC Select highlights the best buys for Nintendo Switch & Nintendo Switch 2, with expert guidance from Jakin Vela, PhD, the Executive Director of IGDA Foundation, the world’s largest nonprofit membership organization serving all individuals who create games. The Nintendo Switch is in a class of its own when it Read more…
GamesBeat’s Dean Takahashi spoke with the International Game Developer’s Association’s Dr. Jakin Vela at GDC to discuss industry layoffs, the SAG-AFTRA actor’s strike, and issues game developers currently face in 2025. “To catch up on the state of game development in 2025, I caught up last week with Jakin Vela, Read more…
GamesBeat’s Rachel Kaser covers a notable bright spot for gaming startups in the midst of the turbulence of the games industry in 2024. The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) recently announced the launch of a new Incubation Special Interest Group (SIG), founded by over 80 accelerators and incubators across 50 Read more…
GamesIndustry.Biz’s Jeffrey Rousseau highlights the new “Stronger Together In Games” fundraiser, created by the IGDA, IGDA Foundation, Women in Games International, Global Game Jam, Take This, and Game to Grow. The campaign aims to support the many games industry professionals affected by widespread layoffs with mental health resources and career-advancing Read more…
Gamasutra’s Alissa McAloon spread the good word about the IGDA Foundation‘s Diverse Game Developers Fund launch along with valuable info about what it aims to do for the games industry. The IGDA Foundation, the charitable arm of the International Game Developers Association, has teamed up with Grant for the Web Read more…
GamesIndustry.biz named IGDA Foundation Executive Director Nika Nour as one of its “100 Game Changers of 2020.” Nour commented on her work with the foundation as part of the honor: “I joined the IGDA Foundation in 2019 to advance the careers, goals, and passions of underrepresented communities in games,” Nour says. “Too Read more…
Working together with the IGDA Foundation, Stride PR assisted the San Francisco Chronicle on a beautiful piece about the life and impact Jerry Lawson had on the tech industry. He’ll be forever honored by IGDA-F’s Jerry A. Lawson Award for Achievement in Game Development. Through his own research, he discovered Read more…
Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt RED recently announced its highly anticipated open-world game would be pushed back from its latest release date, citing additional time needed for extra polish. Although delays are common, the announcement was met with scrutiny among those critical of crunch culture in the video game industry. Read more…
Amid an outpouring of abuse allegations from all corners of the video game industry, GameSpot’s James O’Connor highlights the recent statement issued by International Games Developers Association executive director Renee Gittins. Gittens’ statement recognizes the pain caused by alleged abusers throughout the industry and calls for immediate and swift action to change and pave Read more…
VentureBeat recently shared how the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) plans to help struggling game developers during a crisis, including the ongoing pandemic. From webinars hosted by their 115 local chapters to partnerships with online game developer community GameDev.world, the IGDA is ramping up their support of all developers during these Read more…