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2008 Press Releases
March 20, 2008
The International Game Developers Association Appoints New Board Members and Officers
2007 Press Releases
November 5, 2007
Press "Memo": Credit standards for the game industry
October 14, 2007
Games for People with Disabilities to Make Showing at E for All 2007
August 17, 2007
International Game Developers Association Appoints New Members to the Casual Games SIG Executive Steering Committee
June 18, 2007
The International Game Developers Association Appoints New Board Members and Officers
March 07, 2007
'Gears of War,' 'Okami' and 'Wii Sports' Lead the Recipients of the 7th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
February 12, 2007
Game Developers Choice Awards To Honor Alexey Pajitnov, Greg Costikyan, George "The Fatman" Sanger and Shigeru Miyamoto
February 7, 2007
IGDA Casual Games SIG Unveils Data-Sharing Initiative at Casual Connect Europe: West
February 6, 2007
Okami and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Lead the Finalists of the Seventh Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
January 3, 2007
Seventh Annual Game Developers Choice Awards Now Open for Nominations
2006 Press Releases
June 9, 2006
The International Game Developers Association Elects New Board Members and Officers
March 23, 2006
'Shadow of the Colossus' Dominates 6th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards With Five Awards, Including Best Game
March 16, 2006
Special Honors Recognize RPG Pioneers, Chris Hecker and Founders of Harmonix at 6th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
February 27, 2006
Innovators David Jaffe, Tim Schafer and Fumito Ueda Dominate List of Nominees for 6th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
January 3, 2006
2006 Game Developers Choice Awards Open For Nominations
2005 Press Releases
November 29, 2005
IGDA To Select Eager, Talented Students For 2006 Game Developers Conference Scholarships
October 18, 2005
International Game Developers Association Demo Survey Finds Industry Workers Are Largely 30 Year Old White Males With University Level Degrees
August 15, 2005
International Game Developers Association Forms Sex Special Interest Group
August 4, 2005
IGDA Awards International Students with GDC Europe Scholarships
July 12, 2005
IGDA Creates Special Interest Group for Casual Games
June 22, 2005
The International Game Developers Association Elects New Board Members and Officers
June 16, 2005
IGDA To Award Promising Students With GDC Europe Scholarships
June 2, 2005
International Game Developers Association Releases Videos from Quality of Life Summit
April 6, 2005
IGDA Forms Dedicated Group for Mobile Game Developers
March 10, 2005
IGDA Names Recipients of the 2005 Game Developers Choice Awards
February 17, 2005
Legendary Arcade Game Developer Eugene P. Jarvis To Receive The IGDA's Award For Lifetime Achievement At 5th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
February 16, 2005
IGDA Encourages Young Game Development Talent, Awards 25 Students with GDC Scholarships
February 14, 2005
Nominees Announced for 5th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
January 12, 2005
International Game Developers Association to Explore Quality of Life Challenges and Solutions at Industry Summit
January 6, 2005
Announcement: IGDA Evolves - Part 2: Changes to membership fees/program, plans for 2005
January 3, 2005
Nominations Open for 5th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
2004 Press Releases
December 14, 2004
Announcement: IGDA Evolves Relationship with CMP/GDC
November 23 , 2004
International Game Developers Association Kicks Off 2005 Scholarship Program for College Students Around the World
November 16, 2004
Open Letter: Quality of Life Issues are Holding Back the Game Industry
May 24, 2004
The International Game Developers Association Elects New Board Members and Officers
April 29, 2004
Video Game Professionals Can Have Better Quality of Life Says International Game Developers Association
March 25, 2004
IGDA Announces Recipients of 2004 Game Developers Choice Awards
March 8, 2004
International Game Developers Association Awards 25 Students GDC Student Scholarships
February 25, 2004
Nominees Named for Game Developers Choice Awards
February 24, 2004
Game Developers Choice Awards to Honor Founders of PopCap
Games, Game Music Pioneer Masaya Matsuura, BioWare CEOs
February 11, 2004
Electronic Arts Executive Vice President and
Chief Creative Officer Bing Gordon to Keynote IGDA Business Summit
February 9, 2004
Production Genius Mark Cerny to Receive IGDA's
Lifetime Achievement Award at 4th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
January 7, 2004
Nominations Open for 4th Annual Game Developers Choice
Awards
2003 Press Releases
December 8, 2003
International Game Developers Association Kicks Off 2004 Scholarship Program
for College Students Around the World
October 15, 2003
International Game Developers Association White Paper
Points to IP Rights Abuse as Big Threat to Game Developers
August 6, 2003
International Game Developers Association Awards 25 Game
Developers Conference Europe Student Scholarships
June 5, 2003
Industry Coalition Files Complaint Challenging Washington State Video Game
Bill
June 3, 2003
IGDA Kicks Off 2003 Game Developers Conference Europe Scholarship
Program for College Students from Around the World
May 8, 2003
The International Game Developers Association Elects New Board
Members and Officers
May 6, 2003
The International Game Developers Association Releases Free Business Resources
for Game Developers
April 2, 2003
The International Game Developers Association Releases Comprehensive
Online Games White Paper
February 25, 2003
IGDA Names the Recipients of First Penguin Award, Community Contribution
Award
February 21, 2003
International Game Developers Association Awards 25 Students
GDC Student Scholarships
February 20, 2003
Game Boy Creator Gunpei Yokoi to Receive IGDA'S Lifetime Achievement Award
At The 3rd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
February 11, 2003
Nominees Named for Game Developers Choice Awards
January 7, 2003
3rd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards Nominations
Open
2002 Press Releases
December 9, 2002
IGDA Kicks Off 2003 Scholarship Program for College
Students Around the World
November 12, 2002
Third Annual Game Developers Choice Awards Advisory
Board Named
August 13, 2002
Artificial Intelligence Interface Standards Committee
to Enable Major Advances in Video Games
May 6, 2002
Game Industry Veterans Kathy Schoback and Greg
Zeschuk Voted to the IGDA Board of Directors
March 22, 2002
Game Developers Choice Awards Recipients Named;
Grand Theft Auto III, Yuji Naka Take Top Honors
March 12, 2002
SEGA's Yuji Naka to Receive IGDA's Lifetime Achievement
Award
March 6, 2002
The International Game Developers Association
Announces High School Outreach Program
March 5, 2002
Hubert Chardot to Receive IGDA's First Penguin
Award; Jeff Lander to be Recognized for Community Contribution
February 28, 2002
Game Developers Choice Awards to be Presented
by Industry Leaders
February 14, 2002
International Game Developers Association Awards
25 GDC Student Scholarships
February 12, 2002
Nominees Named for Game Developers Choice Awards
January 29, 2002
International Game Developers Association to
Feature Academic Summit at 2002 Game Developers Conference
January 03, 2002
Game Developers Choice Awards Nominations Now
Open
2001 Press Releases
November 28, 2001
International Game Developers Association Opens
2002 GDC Student Scholarship Program
November 26, 2001
The Gama Network Appoints Stellar Advisory Board
For The 2002 Game Developers Choice Awards
June 12, 2001
Will Wright to Speak at First Gathering of the
IGDA's San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
May 11, 2001
Game Industry Veterans Graeme Devine and Robert
Huebner Voted to the IGDA Board of Directors
March 24, 2001
Game Developers in the Spotlight
March 21, 2001
'Game Developers Choice Awards' Honor Lifetime
Achievement and Ground-breaking Work in the Game Development Industry
February 22, 2001
Nominees Announced for Game Developers Choice
Awards
February 15, 2001
Student Developers Pursue Dreams at this Year's
Game Developers Conference
January 10, 2001
IGDA to Present Game Developers Choice Awards
at 2001 Game Developers Conference
January 8, 2001
IGDA Holds Game Developer Summit to Tackle Violence
Issues in Interactive Entertainment
2000 Press Releases
November 21, 2000
IGDA Announces GDC Student Scholarship Program
October 17, 2000
International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
Names New Program Director
June 26, 2000
CGDA Becomes International Game Developers Association
(IGDA) and Launches New Website
May 10, 2000
Computer Game Developers Association to Merge
with the International Game Developers Network
January 18, 2000
Miller Freeman Announces Management Partnership
with the Computer Game Developers Association (IGDA)