✨ Say hi to @carnivaljedi.bsky.social, one of our amazing hosts for the BIPOC Virtual Career Fair! Oct 10th, she’ll help you connect, learn, and level up your career in games. 🔗 Register: buff.ly/OVuTcsb #CareerFair #GameDevs #IndieDevs #BIPOCProfessionals

🎤 Meet @junaebenne.bsky.social, one of your guides at the BIPOC Virtual Career Fair Oct 10–11! Join us for 2 days of skills, connections & career growth in games. 👉 Sign up: buff.ly/yGmpRnn #CareerFair #GameDevs #IndieDevs #BIPOCProfessionals

🚨 Indie devs! Got a game on @itch.io (or one coming soon)? We’re building the Indie Allies for Impact bundle with @takethis.org + @igdafoundation.org — and we want your games in it! 🎮 More eyes on your work, more support for indies + mental health. 👉 Apply here: buff.ly/J1UAuST #GameDevs #IndieDev

🌊 Bring your game to mobile with Port(ing) Quest ⛵ Get mentorship, workshops, & a global showcase reaching 100K+ players—all designed to help #gamedevs expand their audience. Spots are limited → buff.ly/2tUDh4R #indiedev #mobilegames @igda.org @getwigi.com

📣 The 2nd annual BIPOC Virtual Career Fair is here! 🎮 Oct 10–11, connect with studios & experts, sharpen your skills, and level up your career in games. ➡️ Sign up: buff.ly/4ko99so #gamedevs #indiedevs #lookingforwork

🚨 Last chance! 🚨 Apply by Sept 30 to join Port(ing) Quest ⛵—helping #gamedevs bring their games to mobile with mentorship, workshops & a global showcase reaching 100K+ players. 👉 buff.ly/EFem95r #indiedev #mobilegames

Hey indie game devs! @takethis.org & @igdafoundation.org are teaming up to create the Indie Allies for Impact @itch.io bundle later this year, and we need your help. We're looking for games to include in the bundle. For more info & to submit your game, check out this form: tinyurl.com/iaibundle

Hey indie game devs! @takethis.org & @igdafoundation.org are teaming up to create the Indie Allies for Impact @itch.io bundle later this year, and we need your help. We're looking for games to include in the bundle. For more info & to submit your game, check out this form: buff.ly/GLCFWQa #GameDev

✨ Win Your Way to #GamesBeatNext ✨ @gamesbeat.bsky.social has offered the IGDA Foundation 5 complimentary passes (worth $1,200 each!) to raffle for our community. 🎟️ 💜 $50 donation = 1 entry 🌍 Supports underrepresented voices in games ⏳ Enter by Oct 23 👉 buff.ly/axFshmg #GameDev #IndieDev

✨ #FeatureFriday ✨ From program alum ➡️ foundation volunteer 💜 We’re so proud to see our community give back and lift others up. 🎮🌍 Watch Saba's story here ⬇️ #GameDev #Community #AlumniStories

Thank you @simulationdaily.bsky.social for interviewing our Director, Alyssa Walles, and giving her the opportunity to talk about our work and the future of the industry!

🚀 #WishlistWednesday 🚀 One of our Virtual Exchange alumni made Rogue Eclipse—a roguelite space adventure now on Steam! ✨ Add it to your wishlist: buff.ly/AvrVXsJ #indiegame #gamedev

🌟 #TakeNoteTuesday 🌟 Every donation to the @IGDAFoundation powers mentorship, global exchanges & opportunities that help emerging game devs thrive. 💖 Give via #Benevity (code: 57J34Y8WJ3) 💝 Or donate: buff.ly/4KmyDFE Let’s keep changing the industry—one story at a time. #gamedev #indiedev

✨ What a JAM! ✨ In just 60 mins at #PAXWest, participants dreamed up and presented some amazing game ideas! 🎮🚀 Big cheers to everyone who pitched, played, and imagined with us. 💡 Can’t wait for the next one! #GameJam #GameDev #IGDAFoundation

⚡ Happening TODAY at #PAXWest! Join the #IGDAFoundation’s Game Jam for Everyone @ 4:15 PM (Leaf Theatre, L4). 60 mins, no exp. needed—just imagination! 🎮✨ 🔗 buff.ly/5PN77v7 #GameJam #GameDev #IndieDevs

#TBT to 2022: In Mixologer, made during the IGDA Foundation Game Jam, you’re on your first day at Rik’s Tavern—tap, swipe, shake, squeeze, and chat your way into mastering magical cocktails (and bar etiquette 🍸)! Play now: buff.ly/fP3DIGa #GameDev #IndieGameJam #ThrowbackThursday

🚨 Game Jam for Everyone at #PAXWest! 🚨 📅 Fri, Aug 29 | 4:15–5:45 PM 📍 Leaf Theatre (Summit, L4) In just 60 mins you’ll: 🎮 Build a game idea 🌍 Create characters & mechanics 📣 Pitch to the crowd! No exp. needed—just imagination. Join us & jam! #GameDev #GameJam

We're still on cloud nine from #Devcom2025! Huge thanks once again for supporting our scholarship recipients! ❤️💛

✨ Huge thanks to #Devcom2025! ✨ Our grantees @anzal.bsky.social, @drjclau.bsky.social, and @archivistowl.bsky.social had an amazing time in Cologne through the Devcom Scholars Program. Opportunities like this help emerging #gamedev talent grow, connect, and thrive. 💡🎮

✨ #ScreenshotSaturday ✨ Alumni from our 2023 Virtual Exchange Velocity cohort formed a studio—@distanceovertime.bsky.social —and created Guiding Light! 🎮 A narrative adventure about memory & the afterlife, built with accessibility at its core. 👉 Play it: buff.ly/cv9FcZ8 #GameDev #IndieGames

Here is our last (but not least) group of wonderful #IGDAFVirtualExchange grantees for 2025! 🥳 Thank you all for supporting and cheering them on! Give our new friends, Tim Sommer, Arshea Bimal, Olivia Presser, @asaraviapt.bsky.social, Poki Chan, and @mizu-chin.bsky.social a round of applause! 👏

#TBT 🕰️ Back in 2022, devs in the #IGDAFoundation Game Jam created Bare-Bones Apothecary 🧙💀🌿—a magical shop game with a skeletal twist. Play it here 👉 buff.ly/A0sxRdA #GameDev #IndieGames #ThrowbackThursday

🎉 We’ve got six more featured #IGDAFVirtualExchange2025 grantees for you to congratulate today! Say hello to Siriyakorn Sakolaut, Gift Asor, Tai Agnoletto, Amari O'Connor, J McHugh, and Claudia Garza. #gamedevs #indiedevs #futureofgaming

Congrats to today’s batch of #IGDAFVirtualExchange2025 grantee spotlights! We hope the program has been a great experience so far! Meet Mariah Gregory, Alex Roberts, Nathaly Kalantar Cuellar, @zoemcneany.bsky.social, Wendy Prantner, and Janavi Padala! #gamedev #indiedev #mentorship

Who else loves getting to know the new #IGDAFVirtualExchange2025 grantees as much as we do? 🙋 Today you get to meet Jessica Yohn, Kevin Luk, Gianna Forte, Xandria Crosland, Ludmila Miranda-Dukoski, and Joshitha Muthukrishnan! #GameDevs #IndieDevs

What do these #IGDAFVirtualExchange2025 grantees have in common? 🤔 They’re all going to make the games industry a better place! Today we're featuring Sinéad Oram, @weickal.bsky.social, @noorjamin.bsky.social, @ohpoppydarling.bsky.social, Roya Seddighi, and Daniela Lobo. #GameDevs #IndieDevs

🌊 Ready to bring your game to mobile? Join us on a Port Quest ⛵It’s an exciting initiative designed to help #gamedevs expand their reach by porting their games to mobile platforms. There are special opportunities available for those who apply before #devcom next week! Don’t miss out: buff.ly/LvmfGgi

🎮 Work hard, play harder! Sometimes our alumni take a break from building the next big thing to squad up in Fortnite, and honestly, we love to see it. Because creating games is cool, but playing together? That’s where the real fun is. #IGDAFoundation #GameDevLife #FortniteBreak #AlumniVibes

#IGDAFVirtualExchange2025 is now officially underway and we have some more featured grantees who will be learning and growing with us over the coming months: Virginia H. Plaza, Ignacio Rivera Gonzalez, @bookishbroke.bsky.social, @maureenberho.bsky.social, Oliyad Tesfaye, and Helen Lam. #GameDevs

#IGDAFVirtualExchange2025 kicks off today! 🎉 Programs like this are powered by your generosity—and they’ve already changed countless #gamedevs lives. 💖 Search #Benevity: 57J34Y8WJ3 or donate at butter.com/IGDAF 🎥 Watch how your support makes a difference. #igdafoundation #indiedev

🤩 We can’t wait to see what these Virtual Exchange grantees create! Today we are featuring Shohre Esmaili, Brianna Wren, @ashleycooper.bsky.social, @arivelazquez.com, and @irisxie.bsky.social! #IGDAFVirtualExchange2025 #GameDevs #IndieDevs

Today’s Virtual Exchange grantees have bright futures! Check out the awesome things @bruguerran.bsky.social, Ashlee Lawson-Kilpatrick, Alma Martinez Torres, Dean Gichukie, Rafaela Rascha, and Wesley Kanyeria are doing! #IGDAFVirtualExchange2025 #GameDevs #IndieDevs #AWSforgames

Set sail with us as we embark on a Port(ing) Quest ⛵ We’ve teamed up with @igda.org and @getwigi.com to launch this collaborative initiative to help #gamedevs bring their games to mobile platforms and reach new global audiences. Learn more and apply by 15 September: buff.ly/e5JwxD9 #mobilegames

We're raising funds on Givebutter to keep doing the work that matters. Every dollar helps us offer professional development programs and mentorships for underrepresented developers. 💛 🙏 Donate or share: buff.ly/pGrAnay #IGDAFoundation #Nonprofit #Givebutter #gamedev

✨ Check out these Virtual Exchange grantees—they’re going to do amazing things: @burasto.bsky.social, Roshelle Patterson, Lizzete Rivera, Pedro Diogo, Mateo Alejo Alayza Moncloa, and Michael Siciliano #IGDAFVirtualExchange2025 #GameDevs #IndieDevs

Though many of our programs like the Virtual Exchange and Alumni weekend take place online, sometimes our alumni get the chance to hang out irl too! 🌳 Last week Mico, @haren.bsky.social, @ricardoaviles.bsky.social, and Iman got to do just that at San Diego Comic-Con! #IGDAFoundation #SDCC

The curse runs deep in Sunken Stones 🏴☠️ A tactical puzzle game of pirates, monsters, and risky treasure. 🧠 5x5 grid battles ⚔️ 48+ crewmates 🌪️ Steel, Smoke & Salt combat 💀 Greed powers your foes… Play now: buff.ly/s5IC1hP #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #turnbased #puzzlegame #gamedev

📣 It’s the most wonderful time of the year here at the IGDA Foundation—time to announce our amazing new Virtual Exchange cohorts! Our first group includes @ashleypoprik.bsky.social, Elina Eskelinen, Ivonne Nataly Martinez Toro, @alexisthenedd.bsky.social, Annie Tsai, and @bigealien.bsky.social.

🌟 The next Virtual Exchange cohort is official! 🌟 We had an overwhelming response and phenomenal applicants this year which made it incredibly difficult to choose just 65 of them! Keep an eye out for our grantee features and show them your support! 🎉 #IGDAFVirtualExchange2025 #GameDevs

🌳 This #WishlistWednesday, check out Pip Pepper Park Planner by @anzal.bsky.social & Jose Luis Pacheco Boscán—Grand Prize winners of the 2024 Just Play Jam! Play the demo & wishlist now: ⏩ buff.ly/Wnv8utj #indiegame #indiedev #GamingforGood

Congrats to alumni Glen Henry and @spritewrench.com for the release of Sunken Stones! 🥳 ☠️ 6 Pirate Captains 🦜 48 Crewmates 💥 Strategic Elemental Combat 💎 Risk vs. Reward Mechanics Check it out now! buff.ly/EnYkrX7 #indiedev #newgame #gaming #igdafoundation #featurefriday

🚨Alumni trailer alert!🚨 Check out this teaser premiered at Alumni Weekend for Clock Out at 2 by @bt-games-mac.bsky.social Wishlist if you like: 👻Spoopy corporate vibes 🔁Groundhog Day 💼Work-life balance ➡️https://buff.ly/22GkATp #wishlistwednesday #indiedev #gamedev #AlumniWeekend2025

Big news from @gamesbeat.bsky.social : introducing GB MAX — a premium subscription for leaders in gaming and entertainment. ✅ Exclusive content ✅ Summit access ✅ Curated networking Join the community shaping the future: buff.ly/pLiQhMK #GBMAX #GamingBusiness #TechLeadership #Innovation #B2B

🗣️ 19 speakers 🕒 24 hours of free content 🎫 131 tickets claimed Alumni Weekend = a wrap! Huge thanks to our speakers, attendees & IGDAF alumni team—you made it amazing. Missed it? Stay tuned… something might be coming this fall. 😉 #AlumniWeekend2025 #IGDAFoundation #GameDev #IndieDev

🎮 Tomorrow’s the day! Alumni Weekend kicks off with talks from devs, designers & creators shaping the future of games. 🧠🔥 ✅ Free. ✅ Virtual. ✅ Stacked schedule. 👉 Last chance to register: buff.ly/xisFKkC #GameDev #AlumniWeekend2025 #LevelUp

🎮 Alumni Weekend is almost here! Game dev talks, design deep-dives, and career-leveling convos—for free. 🧠💥 🔥 Don’t miss this stacked virtual conference w/ speakers from across our alumni network. 🕹️ Sign up now → buff.ly/T3BXfib #GameDev #IndieDev #AlumniWeekend2025

🎮 Game Devs, Reunite! Registration is OPEN for Alumni Weekend — a free virtual event featuring talks, roundtables & time to connect. Optional donations support the IGDA Foundation 💜 🗓️ Sign up: buff.ly/zKdVpub #GameDev #AlumniWeekend2025 #GameIndustry #DevCommunity

We're thrilled to announce two staff updates! 🎉 Kenna Lindsay is now Alumni Team Manager, bringing deep community-building experience. Destinee Cleveland joins as Marketing Manager, with 15+ years in games driving inclusion & impact. Welcome Kenna & Destinee!

🎮 Want to speak at Alumni Weekend? Share your journey, host a roundtable, or spark ideas! Sign up by June 15 👉 buff.ly/BnbQfp4 📧 [email protected] #GameDevs #AlumniWeekend2025 #CallForSpeakers

🎉2025 IGDA Foundation Alumni Weekend is July 12–13! 📆 Get this free virtual event on your calendar! Talks, game showcases, roundtables + more. All by IGDAF alumni! Email [email protected] to present or get the alumni discord link for updates! #IGDAF #AlumniWeekend2025 #GameDev