IGDA interview: Jen MacLean is relaunching game developers group
Boston area game developer Jen MacLean was named interim executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) in September, and her appointment became...
Zynga teams up with IGDA to champion female game developers
Zynga has teamed up with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) to support women in games. Zynga will be a platinum sponsor for the...
IGDA appoints Jen MacLean as permanent exec director, adds new board members
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has promoted Jen MacLean as its permanent executive director for the world’s largest organization serving game creators. MacLean...
Diversity needs to be an inside job
Disneyland was a good place to check out the diversity of the game industry. I attended the Casual Connect game conference last week at...
IGDA survey: Diversity, job security weigh on game developers
As more developers consider diversity as an important factor in hiring, the more of these game makers believe that publishers aren’t doing enough to...
National Committee for Games Policy’s backstory: politics, religion, and ‘The Art of War 2’
Kenneth Tran wants you to believe that he is going to Washington, D.C. to solve gaming’s loot box problem. He is the director and...
International Game Developers Association names game executive Jen MacLean as interim chief
Jen MacLean, a 25-year veteran of the video game industry, is the new interim executive director for the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), the...
Esports’ future is female
The esports industry is one of the fastest growing segments in sports and entertainment, on pace to generate as much as $5 billion in...
Kate Edwards joins Take This to continue mental health advocacy in the gaming industry
Earlier this month, Kate Edwards joined the board of directors at Take This, a mental health advocacy group in the games industry. In some...
Kate Edwards resigns from top post at the International Game Developers Association
Kate Edwards carved out a role as a fearless advocate for game developers in the past four-and-a-half years. Now, she is resigning her role...