Category: gdc 2020

Microsoft won’t be at GDC because of coronavirus

Post author By Randall
Post date February 27, 2020
Categories In business, coronavirus, Gaming, gdc, gdc 2020, Microsoft, personal computing, personalcomputing, san francisco, Tech, Video Games, xbox

[ad_1] “After a close review of guidance by global health authorities and out of an abundance of caution, we’ve made the difficult decision to withdraw from participating at Game Developers Conference 2020 in San Francisco,” Microsoft said in a blog post. “The health and safety of players, developers, employees, and our partners around the world […]

Strict visa rules are still keeping game devs out of the US

Post author By Randall
Post date February 6, 2020
Categories In business, Gaming, gdc, gdc 2020, igda, indie, indie games, muslim, pakistan, personal computing, personalcomputing, Politics, scholarship, Tech, travel ban, trying to fly, Video Games

[ad_1] Anam Sajid and Bisma Zia, two young female game developers from Pakistan, each secured scholarships from the IGDA Foundation this year. Sajid was selected in the Scholars program, while Zia was honored in the Velocity track, which is designed to propel people of marginalized genders in their game development careers. When they got the […]