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The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Foundation is a global charitable organization serving underrepresented and marginalized developers, and individuals interested in a career within the gaming industry.
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IGDA Foundation @igdafoundation.org · Jun 18
Behind every game developer is a story.

Our new series, IGDA Foundation Game Changers, launches today with alumni sharing how mentorship, community, and opportunity helped change the course of their careers.

🎥 Watch now: buff.ly/WBAVuAb
Behind every dev is a story. These are some of those stories. | IGDA Foundation Game Changers
A mentor who opened a door. A community that made them feel like they belonged. An opportunity that changed the course of their career. This is what the IGDA Foundation is all about. Welcome to…
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💛❤️ There’s always room for more great people in the Questline community! Meet five more #QuestlineOnline grantees.

🔴 Selen Lun
🟡 Sherry He
🔴 Maria Zapodeanu
🟡 Mico Ramos
🔴 Tania Olarte

#gamedevs #indiedevs #Questline2026 #IGDAFQuestline #IGDAFoundation
September 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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🚀 They’re talented, they’re passionate, and they’re ready to level up their game industry journeys! Meet five more #QuestlineOnline grantees.

💛 Lucy Stevens
❤️ Taylor Merrill
💛 Megumi Fujita
❤️ Jordan Hill
💛 Merel Steeland

#gamedevs #indiedevs #Questline2026 #IGDAFQuestline #IGDAFoundation
September 14, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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👀 Wondering who’s part of this year’s Questline: Online cohort? Let’s meet five more grantees!

❤️ Kevin Luk
💛 James E. Muhembano
❤️ Phoebe Yemi Ara
💛 Ramanand Purizaga
❤️ Sam Butin

#gamedevs #indiedevs #Questline2026 #IGDAFQuestline #IGDAFoundation
September 11, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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🔊 Give your game’s audio library a power-up!

The Big Blast’n Sounds for Game Devs Humble Bundle has 48 royalty-free song & sample packs for $20+—with everything from cinematic to ambient sounds.

Plus, your purchase supports the IGDA Foundation! ❤️💛

👉️ buff.ly/1emlZcs

#GameDev #IndieDev #GameAudio
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September 10, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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💫 Five more grantees, five more unique journeys, and so many exciting possibilities ahead!

❤️ Kora Lee
💛 Ioannis KarAvas
❤️ Ilianna Kamtsiora
💛 Emmanuel Silva Santisteban Amésquita
❤️ Holly O'Neill

#gamedevs #indiedevs #Questline2026 #IGDAFQuestline #IGDAFoundation
September 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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🎮 Download for Charity 2027 is coming to Steam!

This year’s theme: Press ‘Start’ Together—a celebration of multiplayer, co-op games, and the communities we build by playing together. ❤️💛

📅 Late May 2027
🎮 Devs: Submit by Dec. 17, 2026!

Learn more: buff.ly/E0lLcsf

#DLC2027 #PressStartTogether
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September 9, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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🎮 The Questline: Online spotlight continues! Meet five more of this year’s incredible grantees.

💛 Felix Pelletier-Marion
❤️Saima Sipy Nangraj
💛 Gideon Uwem
❤️ Carla Cerutti
💛 Esteban Gaete Flores

#gamedevs #indiedevs #Questline2026 #IGDAFQuestline #IGDAFoundation
September 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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🎮 The Questline: Online spotlight continues! Meet five more of this year’s incredible grantees.

💛 Fahim Faysal
❤️ Emma Losin
💛 Brandon Smith
❤️ Adriana Vilcapoma
💛 Evan Charfauros

#gamedevs #indiedevs #Questline2026 #IGDAFQuestline #IGDAFoundation
September 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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🎮🔊 Game devs, need some new sounds?

The Big Blast’n Sounds for Game Devs Humble Bundle is still live! Pay $20+ to unlock 48 royalty-free music & sample packs—and support the IGDA Foundation while you stock up your audio library. ❤️💛

Check out the bundle: buff.ly/qCQ9sgD

#GameDev #IndieGameDev
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September 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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🌟 Meet five more talented folks who are bringing their ideas, creativity, and passion to Questline: Online!

❤️ Corina Diaz
💛 Devinne Moses
❤️ Dr. Glaire Anderson
💛 Andrew Liao
❤️ Deborah D'Antonio

#gamedevs #indiedevs #Questline2026 #IGDAFQuestline #IGDAFoundation
September 2, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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✨ Questline: Gamescom 2026 — what a week! ✨

We’re celebrating our Questline cohort, along with the IGDA Foundation alumni and volunteers who joined us in Cologne!

From mentorship and community to new connections and opportunities, we’re so proud of everything our community accomplished. ❤️💛
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September 1, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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🚨Two Hours Away--Don't Miss It!🚨

We'll be learning from Godavari Hughes as she discusses the origin story of Glitched, building community, networking and forging your own path in games!

🗓️August 29, 2026
⏰9:30 AM PT
🔗https://buff.ly/NDEAjrA

#gamedev #indiedev #gameindustry #IGDAFoundation
IGDA Foundation Monthly Speaker: Godavari Hughes; Glitched, Women n Games, and Building Your Own Community. August 29, 2026 at 9:30 am PST
August 29, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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🎮🔊 Need sounds for your next game?

The Big Blast’n Sounds for Game Devs Humble Bundle includes 48 royalty-free song & sample packages for $20+—and purchases help support the IGDA Foundation! ❤️💛

Grab the bundle and support game dev: buff.ly/cr7a54p

#GameDev #IndieGameDev @humblebundle.com
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August 28, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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🚨 Don't forget to join us TOMORROW 🚨

We'll be learning from Godavari Hughes as she discusses the origin story of Glitched, building community, networking and forging your own path in games!

🗓️August 29, 2026
⏰9:30 AM PT
🔗https://buff.ly/vFNaj0w

#gamedev #indiedev #IGDAFoundation
IGDA Foundation Monthly Speaker: Godavari Hughes; Glitched, Women n Games, and Building Your Own Community. August 29, 2026 at 9:30 am PST
August 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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🤩 We’ve got five more featured #QuestlineOnline grantees for you to congratulate today!

❤️ Chris Gayle
💛 Aderyn Clark
❤️ Bernard Masika
💛 Doctor E C Dukes
❤️ Chris "Chrispy" Poermandya

#gamedevs #indiedevs #Questline2026 #IGDAFQuestline #IGDAFoundation
August 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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🎮 Gamescom is officially underway! 🌍✨

Our Questline: Gamescom cohort has already been busy making connections, meeting fellow developers, and having conversations with industry leaders.

Here’s to new opportunities and connections that last beyond the show! 💜

#Questline2026 #QuestlineGamescom
August 25, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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🎉 Congrats to today's batch of #QuestlineOnline grantee spotlights!

💛 Ash Brock
❤️ Soham Sen
💛 Betty Qin
❤️ Daniel González Con
💛 Ashley Blood

#IGDAFQuestline2026 #GameDevs #IndieDevs #IGDAFoundation
August 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Join us this month in learning from Godavari Hughes, founder of Glitched - Women in Game Dev as she discusses the origin story of Glitched, building community, networking and forging your own path in games!

🗓️August 29, 2026
⏰9:30 AM PT
🔗https://buff.ly/vFNaj0w

#gamedev #indiedev #gameindustry
IGDA Foundation Monthly Speaker: Godavari Hughes; Glitched, Women n Games, and Building Your Own Community. August 29, 2026 at 9:30 am PST
August 23, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Who else loves getting to know the new #QuestlineOnline grantees as much as we do? 🙋

❤️ Mays Dweiri
💛 Santiago Baravalle
❤️ Carrie Smith
💛 Alessandro Ferrari
❤️ Nicole Gesare Onyiego

#QuestlineOnline #IGDAFQuestline2026 #GameDevs #IndieDevs #IGDAFoundation
August 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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What do these #QuestlineOnline grantees have in common? 🤔

They’re all going to make the games industry a better place!

❤️ Jennifer Lee
💛 Carlos Ortiz
❤️ Fitriani Revanda
💛 Mayra Rosa Bermudez Puente
❤️ Louisa Tsai

#IGDAFQuestline2026 #GameDevs #IndieDevs #IGDAFoundation
August 17, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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🤩 We can’t wait to see what these Questline: Online grantees create!

💛 Heinz DuBois Vera
❤️ Constanza Contreras
💛 Héctor Almeida
❤️ Lyn Dang
💛 Vadym Palchyk

#IGDAFQuestline2026 #QuestlineOnline #GameDevs #IndieDevs
August 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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✨ Check out these Virtual Exchange grantees—they’re going to do amazing things! - Dannie Huamani, Alex Beaty, Daniela Rocha, Ayodeji Daniel, and Sarah Mak

#IGDAFQuestline2026 #QuestlineOnline #GameDevs #IndieDevs
August 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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📢 It’s time to announce our amazing new Questline cohorts!

Our first group will participate in both Questline: Online and Questline: Gamescom - Chima Denzel Ngerem, Juelle Ann Q. Quilantang, María José Granillo Guardado, Ariana Phillips Rojas, and David Olamide!

#QuestineOnline #QuestlineGamescom
August 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Our Questline cohorts are official! 🌟

We're excited to welcome 80 grantees across four cohorts: Velocity, Scholars, Next Gen Leaders, and our NEW Early Career cohort.

Starting next week, we'll introduce them one by one. Stay tuned! 🎉

#IGDAFQuestline #QuestlineOnline #QuestlineGamescom
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August 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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👽 #WishlistWednesday

This week we're spotlighting Destabilized, a co-op sci-fi horror game for fans of SCP and Alien: Isolation!

Shout out to 2025 alum @asaraviapt.bsky.social, who's been working on the game's narrative and marketing.

✨ Wishlist it on Steam: buff.ly/6VO8Pmi

#GameDev #IndieGame
August 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM