Press Release Index

August 18, 2010

Gordon Bellamy hired as Acting Executive Director

August 12, 2010

Laura Fryer Set To Keynote November IGDA Leadership Forum

July 28, 2010

Mark Pincus Announced as a Keynote for 2010 Leadership Forum

July 23, 2010

IGDA Reorganizing Infrastructure, Bidding Fairwell to Joshua Caulfield

May 11, 2010

International Game Developers Association and U.S. Department of Agriculture Host Apps for Healthy Kids Game Jams

April 30, 2010
IGDA Condemns Video Game Censorship   (PDF Download)

March 26, 2010
IGDA: Gordon Bellamy elected IGDA Chair

November 20, 2009
IGDA: Tech Group Announced

November 20, 2009
IGDA: Healthcare Program Announced

October 13, 2009
IGDA: Announcement from Joshua

October 1, 2009
IGDA: Global Game Jam Announces Venues

September 24, 2009
IGDA: New Board Members Appointed

September 17, 2009
IGDA: New Members Only Webinar Series Announced

September 14, 2009
IGDA: Leadership Forum Announces Keynotes and Scrum Cert. Course

August 31, 2009
IGDA: Dr. Tim Langdell Resigns from IGDA Board of Directors

August 31, 2009
IGDA: Bob Bates to Pursue “Dream Project” Steps Down as IGDA Co-Chair

August 28, 2009
IGDA: Special Membership Meeting Announced

August 19, 2009
IGDA: Unreal Engine Contest Announces Judges

August 17, 2009
IGDA: Special Meeting Task Force Meets

August 6, 2009
IGDA: Tobi Saulnier Joins Bob Bates as Co-Chair

August 5, 2009
IGDA: Concerned Member Emails not from IGDA

July 20, 2009
IGDA South Florida Unreal Contest Update

July 2, 2009
IGDA Announces New Executive Director

April 14, 2009
IGDA Board Memo: Quality of Life Update

April 14, 2009
Executie Director Position Description Released

March 22, 2009
Board "Memo": Policy & Advocacy Update - March '09

March 11, 2009
The International Game Developers Association Appoints New Board Members and Officers

February 2, 2009
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Announces Search for a New Executive Director

October 22, 2008
International Game Developers Association Partners With The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences in Support of Interactive Achievement Awards

March 20, 2008
The International Game Developers Association Appoints New Board Members and Officers

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

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

March 9, 2006
Creator of 'Ultima' Series Richard Garriott to be Celebrated by Peers With a Lifetime Achievement Award During the 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

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

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

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 26, 2003
Leading Game Developers and Academics Unite at the International Game Developers Association Academic Summit to Foster the Research and Study of Video Games

January 7, 2003
3rd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards Nominations Open

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

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

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)