IGDA NYC

This month's NYC Indie Games Social will be one week later than usual, on Wednesday 2/11! (Fixed link.)
buttondown.com/nycindiegame...

Applications for the Lake George Games Expo - Summer Event are open!

Apply to be an exhibitor, speaker, panelist, and more!

Info on the event can be found at our website,

lakegeorgegamesexpo.com

Feel free to ping me or DM me with questions.

RSVP for the February NYC Indie Games Social Wednesday NEXT week, 2/11! ​The NYC Indie Games social is a long-running monthly gathering for indie game devs and pals of all stripes to mix and mingle in a casual, relaxed setting, every first Wednesday.

This month's NYC Indie Games Social will be one week later than usual, on Wednesday 2/11!
buttondown.com/nycindiegame...

Submissions for the Six One Indie Showcase 2026 are now open through February 20th! Everything you need to know can be found in the submission form.

As always, there are zero fees and no paid or commercial slots available. We can’t wait to see what you’re working on!

➡️ www.sixoneindie.com/showcase

#NYMakesGames OSNYC + BrookLAN host Playcrafting's regular game showcases, where NYC area #gamedevs can exhibit their games for a modest fee. Food, drinks available at this membershipg gaming club and co-working space.

Indie Board Game Showcase in New York! Come play different games built by local NYC-area designers and meet the brilliant minds who created them.

March 14: Indie Board Game Showcase (starts at $15)

Hop from table to table to play everything from early-stage prototypes to finished products.

It's in NYC at The Tiny Cupboard in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Parallel events held in DC, Philly, Chicago, Boston, Denver.

#tabletopgames #boardgames

Director Design, Games in Long Island City, New York, United States of America | Other at Spin Master Apply for Director Design, Games job with Spin Master in Long Island City, New York, United States of America. Other at Spin Master

Game job: Design Director of Games for Spin Master (FT NYC, on site in Long Island City). Games for kids!

Hmm. I'm a diehard freelancer/contractor, but I am seriously tempted. That's what I did back in the 90s, a dream job that took me to Ann Arbor.

www.spinmastercareers.com/global/be/jo...

We Pitched a Museum a 1993 Game Hint Line (And They Actually Said Yes) | Yarn Spinner Early 2025, ACMI, the Australian museum of screen culture, put out a call for comissions for Game Worlds. They wanted to commission microgames from Australian developers, and the brief was deliberatel...

Every word of this article is a delight. There are some great anecdotes about working for real tip lines.

yarnspinner.dev/blog/hint-li...

Game Dev exhibitor tix for tomorrow are SOLD OUT‼️

Devs, don’t wait til the last minute to buy tix. Get ready for February’s ticket drop next week❤️‍🔥

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What's Next at Bluesky - Bluesky As we head into 2026, we're entering a new phase for the Bluesky app. Last year was about scaling through rapid growth and getting the fundamentals in place. This year is about leaning into what's wor...

2026 is the year Bluesky and the Atmosphere really come alive

here's what's next

bsky.social/about/blog/0...

The 2025 list is out: www.dsl.tools/m/2025list

Breakthroughs in storytelling across all genres, platforms, disciplines, media, fields, and creative silos.

Yes, games are part of the soup.

Choreographies of Collective Presence: Ritual, Movement, and Shared Control, Tue, Jan 27, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup *Image: The Mutables by Kat Mustatea* This event brings artists, choreographers, technologists, and participants into a shared exploration of movement and ritual shaped by

Jan 27 in NYC: Columbia Digital Storytelling Lab invites you to Choreographies of Collective Presence, a fireside chat and prototyping session to openly explore choreography and shared ritual. Free.

A good chance I'll make it (flying in that morning)!

Skate & Date Post Mortem! Gensuta published a post on Ko-fi

ko-fi.com/post/Skate-D...

Finally posted my post mortem x-x im still gonna be offline for a bit longer (like til Feb) bc this month has been BANANAS. Anyway stay safe, stay strong, fuck ice, and keep each other safe

Indie Board Game Showcase in New York! Come play different games built by local NYC-area designers and meet the brilliant minds who created them.

March 14: Indie Board Game Showcase!

In Brooklyn, a call for players who want to test out "a slew of board games so new, so underground that some of them haven’t even been invented yet!"

At Tiny Cupboard Comedy Club and Bar, eat, drink, play fresh local games.

#NYMakesGames

CALL SHEET JANUARY 2026 Jan 2026's immersive professional listings include Apple, Meow Wolf, the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, Voidspace Live and more. LA, London, remote work, and beyond.

The Call Sheet has updated with links & details on the AWE Expo's Art Festival coming to LA this summer.

This plus all of the professional opportunities we've already uncovered this month.

www.noproscenium.com/call-sheet-j...

Oh god, I feel seen by this playable ode to blog bands and late-night AIM sessions Perfect Tides: Station to Station is a love letter to millennial cringe

Three reviews I've been working on all happened to drop in the span of three days, so here they all are in one place!

Mio: Memories in Orbit: www.polygon.com/mio-memories...
TR-49: www.polygon.com/tr-49-review/
Perfect Tides: Station to Station: www.polygon.com/perfect-tide...

Game Submission for Featuring Consideration Submit your game details and links for a chance to be featured on our platform.

Got a game you wanna share?

If you’ve got a trailer ready and a demo, early access, or release are coming soon I wanna hear from you!

I won’t be able to cover every game but I’ll do as many as I can!

#indiegame #gamedev #gaming

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Jan 26: Last chance to throw your game hat in the ring to help lead the #nyc #gamedev #community as a member of our board and of IGDA (not too late to join).

#NYMakesGames

Awards, Jams and Board Games! A monthly publication of the International Game Developers Association New York City Chapter for the NYC game community.

The first newsletter of the year is out!
#nyc #nycgamedev #gamedev

Awards, Jams and Board Games! A monthly publication of the International Game Developers Association New York City Chapter for the NYC game community.

The first newsletter of the year is out!
#nyc #nycgamedev #gamedev

Jan 26: Last chance to throw your game hat in the ring to help lead the #nyc #gamedev #community as a member of our board and of IGDA (not too late to join).

#NYMakesGames

#NYMakesGames Adventure Games of the Year Awards winning entry for Art & Animation

#NYMakesGames Adventure Games of the Year Awards winning entry for Art & Animation

So happy to share that Foolish Mortals took the Best Puzzles Award, the Best Soundtrack, Effects, & Dubbing Award, and tied with Rosewater @grundislav.games for 2nd place in the Jury Award. Thank you @agotyawards.bsky.social & congratulations to all the awesome adventure games that released in 2025!

Narrative Designers! Game Designers! World Builders!

Excellent craft breakdown, as always, from Jon Ingold.

Deadline TONIGHT!

IGDA Foundation Download for Charity logo

Publishers & devs: signups are open for Download for Charity (DLC) 2026 🎮

The event runs March 27 – April 6, right after Steam’s Spring Sale—so you can keep your game visible while supporting underrepresented developers worldwide.

Learn more & sign up:
👉 buff.ly/qg1v3sr

Deadline: Feb 20

Game Designers: NYC FT Job!

Arkadium posting: apply.workable.com/arkadium-1/j...

Release candidate: Godot 4.6 RC 2 – Godot Engine One last round of testing, again!

The second Release Candidate of #GodotEngine 4.6 has arrived!

It's your last chance to find and report critical regressions before the stable release, which is just around the corner:

godotengine.org/article/rele...

Electronic Literature Organization CALL FOR TALK proposals, due Jan 30 for the online only July 15-18 conference. ELO membership is just $25.

Submission form: stars.library.ucf.edu/elo2026/

eliterature.org #elit #newmedia #ifcomp #narrative #writers