June 2009

Philly Game Jam featured at GameX Industry Summit

Philadelphia, PA---Tuesday, June 30, 2009---The GameX Industry Summit today announced it will host the 2nd Annual Philly Game Jam – the Northeast’s premier game-building event. Co-located with GameX (Games & Media Expo) on October 24-25, 2009, GameX Industry Summit is presented by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) chapters in New York, New Jersey, Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia.

The Philly Game Jam is a 48-hour game building marathon where game professionals, students and amateurs alike compete to build new game concepts based on a theme announced at the start of the contest. The event returns in 2009, this time as part of GameX Industry Summit.

New Studios Meeting Recap

The Philadelphia IGDA Chapter's June meeting was a great success with over 35 professionals, students, media and interested parties attending the event. The meeting was kicked off by the chapter's four coordinators covering chapter updates and business.