The Main Game Dev Advocacy Group Is Wishy-Washy On Unions
Here at the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, there’s an increasing momentum for the action that game…
It’s Time For Game Developers To Unionize
SAN FRANCISCO—In a small room yesterday inside the massive Moscone Center meeting complex, roughly 200 people crowded…
IGDA to Set Standards for 'Networking Events' in Response to Flap Over GDC Party
"Parties" are out and "networking events" are in, under new guidance from the International Game Developers…
Yetizen, co-host of a party featuring scantily clad dancers at the Game Developers Conference, has released a statement…
Two Game Developers Quit Non-Profit, Objecting To Female Dancers At Party [UPDATE]
At least two members of the International Game Developers Association have resigned from their positions following a…
Comic Books' Disastrous Self-Censorship Offers a Lesson for Games Publishers, Too
"Censoring violent comic books did not reduce juvenile delinquency or increase literacy," reasons the International…
Amazon's Android Appstore Terms Unreasonable, Says Game Developers' Association
The terms of selling through Amazon's newly launched Android app store are so unusual - if not unfair to games makers -…
IGDA Teams with USDA to Make Some Choice Games
Sometimes, games and the government are capable of doing things together other than antagonizing each other. Take the…
IGDA Condemns Alleged Rockstar Work Conditions As "Exploitative, Harmful"
The International Game Developers Association has weighed in on accusations from the anonymous blogger(s) alleging…
International Game Developers Association Now Offers Healthcare
Now is a better time than any to join the International Game Developers Association, as the industry advocacy group…
Tim Langdell Resigns from IGDA Board [Updated]
Tim Langdell, the CEO of EDGE Games, which has been at the heart of many controversies regarding trademark rights to…
Philly Devs' Ambition: Make Their City the Hollywood of Gaming
Video Game Growth Initiative Philadelphia, or VGI, grew out of IGDA's Philly chapter, and it's looking to make the City…
Anti-Langdell Email Raises Ire of IGDA [Update]
IGDA members yesterday received an email, purportedly from an IGDA address, asking them to vote on removing Tim Langdell
Effort Begun to Remove Trademark Troll from IGDA Board
Tim Langdell's not really a developer - "litigator" might be a better job description - but the Lord of Edge is really…
Epic Boss Responds To Exploitative Working Condition Claims
Epic Games president Michael Capps speaks extensively with Joystiq regarding accusations of employee exploitation that…
Outgoing IGDA Chief Departs With a Rant
This was said in the context of the GDC's notorious annual rant session, so, it's not a classic burning of bridges in…
Della Rocca Steps Down As IGDA Director
The International Game Developers Association is officially searching for a new head honcho, as long-time executive…
Overlooked Warhammer Devs Get Their Due Credit
We heard last month that a bunch of people were going to be left out of Warhammer Online's credits. Didn't seem like…
IGDA: Warhammer Credits Snub "Disrespectful"
There are a ton of former Warhammer Online developers who haven't made it into the game's final credits. And they are…