News & Events

Global Game Jam 2021: San Diego!

Join IGDA San Diego for Global Game Jam 2021!   This event is open to jammers of all skill levels and disciplines.  Come have fun, meet new people, and make awesome games as part of the largest game jam in the world! Join our discord server to find new people to work together with and join our event…
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Congrats to our Community Member: Iori Branford on the release of Demonizer

Congrats to our community member Iori Branford for releasing Demonizer! Demonizer was released on Steam October 30th, 2020. Demonizer is a vertical shooter in the early to mid 90s arcade style of Raiden Fighters, Strikers 1945, and Battle Garegga. Shoot down, absorb and transform human invaders as you fly through a pixel art fantasy land…
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Sandy the Crab Creative Commons License

Hi Folks! We are releasing Sandy the Crab’s name and likeness under the Creative Commons v4 Attribution license! There were many amazing Sandy-themed games from the 2020 San Diego Game Jam, and we want to make sure the creators can do what they want with those games if they used the “Include Sandy the Crab”…
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Exploring Game Design: San Diego Design Week

Join IGDA San Diego in a panel discussion on game design and development and the announcement of IGDA’s 2020 San Diego Game Jam winner! Have you ever wondered what it means to be a game designer? Join us as we listen to a panel of industry experts from the San Diego design community as they…
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Moving to Discord

On July 3rd, we are moving from Slack to Discord for our community! Head on over to check it out! https://www.igdasandiego.org/discord

Nominations are open for the 2020 Board Elections!

We’re opening up nominations for the IGDA San Diego 2020 Board Elections! If you or someone you know is interested in serving on the board you can now nominate here.

Fireside Chat with Alex Ferbrache

Join us Sunday May 24th on Twitch for a chat with Alex Ferbrache! https://twitch.tv/igdasandiego Alex Ferbrache is an UCSD and VGDC Alumni. He has worked at Pocketwatch Games on Tooth and Tail, did Freelance on a VR Project Skylight VR with E McNeil, and currently works at Microsoft Game Studios working on Forza and previously…
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Congrats to our Community Member: Charles on the Release of Data Dream

Congrats to our community member Charles for releasing Data Dream! Data Dream was released on Steam May 8th, 2020. In this 3D platformer, a bio-digital landscape filled with walking, talking computer components finds itself in a state of peril following a malicious invasion. An unlikely hero must brave this surreal world in order to rectify…
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George Rothrock at Jam City

Bring Out Your Devs! Developer Spotlight: George Rothrock

Bring Out Your Devs is an IGDA San Diego blog series, where we highlight some amazing developers in our community. This time we interviewed George Rothrock, a producer at Jam City and long time IGDA member. He’s been in the game industry for over 24 years, working as a game designer, artist, producer, and professor.…
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Fireside Chat with the IGDA San Diego Board

Join the board of IGDA San Diego for an online townhall on April 27th! We’ll be taking community questions and answering them on the stream.  Have a question?  Submit here! Monday April 27th, starting at 6PM.  We’ll be posting a link to the stream on slack and social media.