Upcoming Events
Octber 1-4, 2009 :: IndieCade 2009: the International Festival of Independent Games
IndieCade is the only event of its kind in the United States & the only festival of independent games open to the public.

The IndieCade 2009 International Festival of Independent games will bring together the most groundbreaking independent video games from around the world. Be the first to see the 30 finalists for IndieCade's annual juried competition, available for hands-on gameplay and meeting the gamemakers at three Culver City locations: the Wonderful World Art Gallery, the Culver Hotel, and the Gregg Fleishman Gallery. These festival venues are open from 10:00 - 7:00 daily.

A simultaneous conference at five other locations around downtown Culver City includes artist's talks, salon discussions, master classes, workshops, panels and keynotes. Contributors will include iconic game designer Will Wright, creator of the Sims and sore; Keita Takahashi, creator of Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy; and Jenova Chen, creator of flOw and flower.

Spread the word to all of your friends to join us to launch IndieCade 2009! For more information about IndieCade festival and conference Oct 2-4 go to www.IndieCade.com. Tickets are for sale on Brown Paper Tickets or through the IndieCade website. (For group sales or other inquiries contact central(at)indiecade.com.)


November 12-13, 2009 :: IGDA Leadership Forum 2009
Join top leaders in the game development industry as they outline their personal framework for successfully advancing game production. The IGDA Leadership Forum program features an exiting lineup of highly respected speakers, like Noah Falstein, John Northan, Michael John, Michael Saladino, David Steele, Clinton Keith, Kane Minkus, Don Daglow, David Edery, and Heather Chandler—among other prominent insiders and is focused on advancing the state-of-the-art in game production and management.

Register now at http://www.igda.org/leadership/registration/.

Discounted rates are available for groups of three or more. For more information and a special discount code contact Joe Sapp: joda(at)igda.org