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One of the many indie favorites that were on display at Summer Game Fest, Birth will see a proper release for PC next month.

Riots investment will go towards providing "even more opportunities for marginalised developers," the announcement read. Brendan Mulligan, associate director of corporate development at Riot Games, commented: "When we started the Underrepresented Founders program, we acknowledged that creating necessary change in the games industry was only possible through the right partnerships. "We knew that we needed to find community partners who have been championing underrepresented developers, hear the...

Wings Interactive, the video games fund supporting titles made by developers from marginalised genders, has announced the funding of four new projects. The selected games are narrative-adventure title Button City, from Subliminal Games, strategy and resource management title Illuminaria from Selva Interactive, The Fermi Paradox, a space sim from Anomaly Games, and Kabaret, a visual novel from Persona Theory Games. In its announcement, Wings reminded that only 1% of Venture Capital funds go to f...

The IGDA Foundation announced the launch of its Diverse Game Developers Fund, a $300,000 grant for marginalised devs. The fund was created in partnership with Grant for the Web, and aims at exploring monetisation options outside the traditional boundaries, which have been "built by and for a western audience," the announcement said. At least $200,000 of the Diverse Game Developers Fund will go towards indie developers and studios so they can continue working on their prototypes, while $50,000 ...

When starting your own studio, there are challenges you can anticipate. Practical, tangible questions that you no doubt started thinking about long before you actually set up shop. How do you register as a company? Where will you be based? What sort of talent will you need to hire? How much money do you require? But then theres also a wealth of unexpected obstacles, aspects you didnt even think would come into play. You can really only know about these facets once you have gone through the proc...

This year was bad, in so many different ways. It began with Australia on fire and continued with more global strife: a pandemic that’s caused mass death and an economic crisis, all of which has disproportionately impacted marginalized people. When large swaths of the world faced an unprecedented virus spreading, they were forced to spend more time at home, under government-mandated lockdowns, while essential workers took care of everyone’s needs. People had nowhere else to go, so they heade...

As 2020 draws to a close, many will reflect on 12 months defined by stress, upheaval, and the urgent need to confront some difficult truths about the way the games industry operates, and the myriad ways it can be a better and more inclusive place. But just as that process of self-examination is necessary, so too is recognition for those already working to solve those problems. In this GI 100 series we will profile 100 individuals and organisations making progress in vital areas like diversity, ...

As 2020 draws to a close, many will reflect on 12 months defined by stress, upheaval, and the urgent need to confront some difficult truths about the way the games industry operates, and the myriad ways it can be a better and more inclusive place. But just as that process of self-examination is necessary, so too is recognition for those already working to solve those problems. In this GI 100 series we will profile 100 individuals and organisations making progress in vital areas like diversity, ...