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✨ #FeatureFriday ✨ This week we’re featuring Time’s Tokens, one of the winning games from our Unlikely Collaborators Game Jam! 🎉 A nostalgic puzzle game about memory and connection through time. 💜🎮 Play it here: buff.ly/cXmenZr #GameDev #GameJam #IndieDev

🎮 Trailer submissions are open for Summer Alumni Weekend! 🌞 Got a game trailer or sizzle reel? Submit it to be featured during our showcase breaks on July 11 ✨ 📅 Deadline: June 13 🔗 buff.ly/b6jyKNz #GameDev #IndieDev #IGDAFoundation

🌟 #TakeNoteTuesday How do you create a team culture where people feel comfortable giving honest feedback? Ben Carcich & Aaron Smith (@_BBG_Official_) share strategies for fostering constructive communication and healthier collaboration. 🎥 Watch the clip #gamedev

#WishlistWednesday 🎮 Kiln is out now! Huge congrats to Beca Vessal (NGL ’22) and @DoubleFine on the launch 🎉 Chicken turret pot. That’s the post. 🐔 👉 Check it out on Steam buff.ly/E1ZGXy3

🌟 #TakeNoteTuesday Your resume shouldn’t just list experience—it should show your passion. Bring your voice into your resume & cover letter to stand out. 🎥 Watch @kenna_lindsay and Callie Browning discuss! #gamedev #careeradvice #jobsearch

🌞 Mark your calendars! Summer Alumni Weekend is coming July 11 🎉 Talks, workshops, game showcases, and good vibes with the alumni community all in one day ✨ More details soon — stay tuned! 🧡 #GameDev #IndieDev #IGDA #GameDevs #IndieGames

✨ #FeatureFriday ✨ Shoutout to Haiku Hike — winner of our Unlikely Collaborators Game Jam! 🎉 A wonderful example of creativity + collaboration in action. Play it here: buff.ly/FkwhWLh #GameDev #GameJam #IndieDev

🌟 #TakeNoteTuesday What’s the difference between qualitative & quantitative research in games? IGDAF alum Saba Kohlachian breaks it down from an academic research perspective. 🎥 Watch the clip #gamedev #gamestudies #research

🎉 Congrats to all! We had a blast getting to play and judge all your games! And thanks again to our partners at @IGDA, @GirlsMakeGames, and Unlikely Collaborators!

🏆Proud to announce the winning games for UNLIKELY COLLABORATORS GAME JAM! Teams pushed creative boundaries, formed unexpected partnerships, and delivered truly impressive games. 1st: Haiku Hike 2nd: Time's Token 3rd: Field Study 4th: When We Found 5th: Anne 6th: Sprite & Sprout

Join us at 10:15AM PT | 1:15PM ET as we announce the placed titles for the UNLIKELY COLLABORATORS GAME JAM! 👉buff.ly/5Ddgfja The judges had a blast playing all of the games so congrats to all jammers 🎉

⏰ Tomorrow! Join us at 10:15AM PT | 1:15PM ET as we reveal the placed titles for the Unlikely Collaborators Game Jam 🎉 Follow on Twitch now so you don’t miss it: buff.ly/dOGP3G7 #gamedev #gamejam #indiedev

⚓ #WishlistWednesday ⚓ We’re proud to spotlight Sailors of Newport, an upcoming narrative-driven adventure from one of our own! Created by Neil Triffett and 2025 scholar cohort alumnus Kevin Luk--help bring this story to life by wishlisting today: buff.ly/jeBWrzI

Don't forget our monthly speaker session is 🌟TODAY🌟 at 1pm PT! Christine and Harrison have some great experience that we could all learn something from! 🔗 buff.ly/nX7uMph #GameDevs #IndieDev

🚨Almost there!🚨 This #FeatureFriday, we're hyping up our alumni, M. KG! They're running a kickstarter to finish queer dating sim, Date Knight (@DKAKDNDS), and there are some fantastic stretch goals--check it out and support if you're able! 👉 buff.ly/f88olTJ

Join us for April’s Speaker Series session! We’re excited to welcome Christine and Harrison Wade of FlatNine Games to discuss starting a studio after running a successful theater company in Minneapolis, MN. 🗓️ April 19th ⏰ 1:00 PM PDT 🔗 buff.ly/Dq1ISxX #GameDev

🎉 #DownloadForCharity 2026 has wrapped! Over the past 10 days you came together to celebrate games while supporting our mission to create a more inclusive #gamedev community. Huge thanks to the devs, publishers, streamers, and players who made it possible ❤️

UNLIKELY COLLABORATORS GAME JAM submissions are officially closed 🎉 Congrats to all the teams on their amazing work and we can’t wait to play the games during judging over the next 2 weeks! Stay tuned as placed games will be announced April 27, 2026 🏆

🚨Incoming Transmission: Requesting Backup!🚨 It's an honor to stream for @IGDAFoundation for #DownloadForCharity ! Join me tonight as we demo Ambrosia Sky & LaneSplit! ✧ 8 PM ET ✧ 🟣 ➜ twitch.tv/nezuyaki 🔴 ➜ @nezuyakiVODS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@nezuyakiVODS

@audio_ignis @PrismarinaVT @MycenaThePixie @MoriBooVT @nezuyaki @NatureRobotMan Unfortunately, Prismarina's stream has been cancelled for today due to unforeseen circumstances!

RenPandApothecary @ 8AM PT @audio_ignis @ 8:30AM PT @PrismarinaVT @ 10AM PT @MycenaThePixie @ 3PM PT @MoriBooVT @ 4PM PT HighlandRose @ 5PM PT @nezuyaki @ 5PM PT @NatureRobotMan @ 5PM PT #Steam #CharityStream #TwitchStreamer #indiedev #GameDev

🚨Final day of #DownloadForCharity! Today is the last chance to explore the Steam event featuring games from participating studios while supporting programs for underrepresented game developers: buff.ly/nqgZq9S 🎥 Creators are still streaming DLC games — check below 👇