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The terms of selling through Amazon's newly launched Android app store are so unusual - if not unfair to games makers - that the International Game Developers Association has circulated a letter cautioning its members to read any agreement with Amazon closely, and to understand what prerogatives they may be giving up in the sale of their own software. More »
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Sometimes, games and the government are capable of doing things together other than antagonizing each other. Take the six "Game Jams" going on in two weeks, pairing developers with kids to brainstorm some games that reinforce healthy eating habits. More »
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The International Game Developers Association has weighed in on accusations from the anonymous blogger(s) alleging unfair working conditions at Rockstar San Diego, calling the practice of "excessive crunch" during Red Dead Redemption's development "deceptive, exploitative, and ultimately harmful." More »
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Now is a better time than any to join the International Game Developers Association, as the industry advocacy group adds eligibility for the IGDA Healthcare Program to its list of membership benefits. More »
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Tim Langdell, the CEO of EDGE Games, which has been at the heart of many controversies regarding trademark rights to the word "Edge" in video gaming, has stepped down from the board of directors of the International Game Developers Association. More »
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Video Game Growth Initiative Philadelphia, or VGI, grew out of IGDA's Philly chapter, and it's looking to make the City of Brotherly Love into an East Coast magnet for games development. More »
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IGDA members yesterday received an email, purportedly from an IGDA address, asking them to vote on removing Tim Langdell from the association's board. Today, the organization denied any official connection and said it was investigating. More »
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Tim Langdell's not really a developer - "litigator" might be a better job description - but the Lord of Edge is really on the IGDA board. Now someone's started a petition to remove him. More »
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Epic Games president Michael Capps speaks extensively with Joystiq regarding accusations of employee exploitation that have recently been causing a bit of a stir. More »
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This was said in the context of the GDC's notorious annual rant session, so, it's not a classic burning of bridges in the last day on the job. More »
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The International Game Developers Association is officially searching for a new head honcho, as long-time executive director Jason Della Rocca steps down in order to pursue a new venture. More »
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We heard last month that a bunch of people were going to be left out of Warhammer Online's credits. Didn't seem like the right thing to do, especially in the wake of similar fiascos involving Manhunt 2 and Okami. Well, turns out Mythic are now going to do the right thing, and will be making the entire credits - which will contain everyone that ever worked on the game - available online. And not just for WAR; they're going to go back and do this for Dark Age of Camelot as well. The full statement announcing the move (made by the IGDA's Jen MacLean) can be found after the jump. More »
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There are a ton of former Warhammer Online developers who haven't made it into the game's final credits. And they are not happy. And understandably so! That's months, sometimes years of work, going totally unrecognised. Well, the IGDA (International Game Developers Association) are on the case, calling the snub "disrespectful" and using it as the latest example as to why the industry should adopt their idea for a set of universal crediting guidelines. More »
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E3 may be smaller. E3 may have cut out lots of the smaller developers. E3 may have excluded tons of journalists of gaming professions, but that doesn't mean E3 doesn't have any indie games to show. The Indicade gives E3's token indie developers a chance to shine amidst the reduced glitz and glamor of the new show. The elecen games were hand selected by the International Festival of Independent Games and the International Game Developers Association for a little floor space at the hanger. Hit the jump for the full rundown of games. More »
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By N. Evan Van Zelfden More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=272845&view=rss&microfeed=true An anonymous tipster — quaking in trepidation lest he be discovered giving us an 'exclusive' — directed us to this absolutely awesome 25 minute Guitar Hero 2 video. It was a competition held at Beerland in Austin at with the IGDA. Amazingly, the guy who ended up winning the competition had only play Guitar Hero a dozen times... and managed to win without even looking. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=202882&view=rss&microfeed=true Kain Shin, a volunteer with the Austin chapter of the International Game Developers Association, dropped me a line to let me know that the local chapter of the association is trying to help out those fired from NCSoft's Austin office. More »
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The International Game Developers Association is now accepting applications for the Game Developers Conference 2006 Scholarship. The International Game Developers Associationg will present qualified students with full access to all sessions, roundtables and keynotes at the big show. The GDC runs from March 20 through 24 in San Jose. More »
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Dammit! You leave town for one month and something cool happens, why is that always the case? Denver almost never gets any in-person gaming goodness and just when I decide to take my first vacation in over a year along comes Jason Dell Rocca and the gang to discuss video game coverage in newspapers. More »
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