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Emma Kidwell Is Your Host for the 2025 IGF Awards

The stage is set for the game industry's night of nights, and we have the perfect person to lead the festivities. Let's hear it for Emma Kidwell, your host for this year's Independent Games Festival Awards at GDC 2025!

GDC 2025 Holds Inaugural State of the Game Industry Panel

It's not easy being a game developer today. We've seen widespread layoffs, challenges in securing funding, and a growing divide over Generative AI. The GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry report shines a spotlight on these issues and so much more. But the question remains: What do we do about it?

Play (and Vote on) These Showstopping alt.ctrl.GDC Games at GDC 2025

Here are the 20 games that were selected to showcase at GDC 2025's alt.ctrl.GDC event. This exhibition, co-helmed by indie curator John Polson, is dedicated to showcasing some of the most unique, offbeat, alternate controllers in modern games.

'GDC Kids' Childcare Sign-Ups Are Open for GDC 2025

GDC does not allow children in the exhibit hall, conference sessions, or lobby spaces. So instead, picture this: You're checking out all the sessions, panels, and Expo booths—or maybe even hosting your own talk—while your kids are having the time of their lives just a stone's throw away.

GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry: Devs Weigh in on Layoffs, AI, and More

One in 10 developers have lost their jobs over the past year. Opinions on live-service games are mixed, more studios are adopting Generative AI (even though it’s increasingly unpopular among developers), and severe weather events like Hurricane Milton and the Southern California wildfires are drawing attention to the growing impact of climate disasters.

IGF 2025 Audience Award Is Now Open

Game developers and enthusiasts: It's time for make your voices heard. Voting is now open for the 2025 Independent Games Festival Audience Award! Voting is open through Friday, January 31 at 11:59pm PT.

'Consume Me' Leads with 5 Nominations at 2025 IGF Awards

'Consume Me,' which started as a collection of prototypes, draws from her past experiences with dieting and disordered eating. It follows last year's Seumas McNally Grand Prize winner, Venba, which was a narrative cooking game about food and family.

'ASTRO BOT' Soars Into GDC 2025 With 4 Must-See Talks

Team ASOBI studio director Nicolas Doucet takes GDC attendees behind the scenes of "The Making of 'ASTRO BOT,'" with a look at the initial internal pitch, early prototypes, level creation, and how they worked to ensure the game would "appeal to both gamers and families alike."

'Split Fiction' Talks From Hazelight Studios Are Coming to GDC 2025

The studio behind the award-winning game It Takes Two is back with its newest co-op experience, Split Fiction—and we're happy to announce that Hazelight Studios is returning to GDC to host two talks about this much-hyped release.

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