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...
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...
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...
76% of game developers still labor under crunch conditions
Three out of four game developers still work crunch time, or extended hours, according to new data from the latest International Game Developers Association (IGDA)...
The game industry must learn that uncompensated crunch isn’t normal
After the International Game Developers Association announced our renewed focus on crunch time at GDC 2016, including ensuring fair compensation for the persistent practice...
Game developer group doesn’t let Nintendo off the hook for firing Alison Rapp
One of the biggest organizations representing game developers had some strong words for Nintendo’s recent actions. Today, International Game Developers Association executive director Kate Edwards issued...
Why ‘crunch time’ is still a problem in the video game industry
Kate Edwards likes to do cosplay (costume play) as characters like Thor, a valkyrie, Indiana Jones, and Brienne of Tarth from Game of Thrones. That may give...
Kate Edwards brings her savvy — and her sword — to defend game developers’ work-life balance
SAN FRANCISCO – For game developers, passion is a problem. Dressed as a Game of Thrones character to show her willingness to fight for...