Leveling Up at Midlife Roundtable: Staying Relevant and Resilient After 40 in the Games Industry. Speaker: Adam Hobbs. gaming careers at GDC.
Going to GDC? Join the Leveling Up at Midlife Roundtable: Staying Relevant and Resilient After 40 in the Games Industry
Speaker: Adam Hobbs (Houston, gamingcareers.gg)
Date: Tuesday, March 10
Time: 3:10 pm - 4:10 pm
Location: Room 312, South Hall
Join us for a live Indie Community Spotlight session where we hear from members of the GGJ indie community from around the world.
If you are interested in indie games and studio start-ups, this webinar is for you!
🗓️ March 19, 7PM GMT+2
🔗 Register: buff.ly/YmV06CP
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame
Meet Global Game Jam at GDC 2026.
If you’ll be attending @officialgdc.bsky.social, our Executive Director, Maria Burns Ortiz, and Director of Programs & Events, Rich Hebblewhite, will be there too! See you next week!
#GDC2026
📢 Use this opportunity to…
Test your concept and see how it plays for others.
Get fresh perspectives and ideas to improve your project.
Share a short update, game link, screenshots, or a video clip.
Give some feedback to your fellow jammers!
✨ buff.ly/fY37Hla ✨
Feedback Friday on GGJ Discord, March 6. G4C-GGJ Next Gen Expert Jam 2026. Virtual edition. Games For Change and Global Game Jam.
Welcome to G4C-GGJ Next Gen Expert Jam Feedback Friday - March 6. Any time of your day on GGJ Discord!
This is your chance to share what you’ve been working on, and get useful feedback.
👉 Just post whatever you’ve got so far from your entry. Not in our Discord yet? Join now: discord.com/invite/ggj
Cross-Platform Play Catch-Up with Xsolla webinar, co-hosted by Global Game Jam. recording now viewable on YouTube.
Did you miss Cross-Platform Play Catch-Up with Xsolla webinar?
The recording can now be viewed at: buff.ly/PSHxw9b
#GameDev #IndieDev
GGJ Podcast Episode 1: Running Towards Success w/ Jenny Xu
From quiet kid to hundreds of games, from burnout to winning a Niantic contest, to running a studio that gets people moving. This week’s episode features Jenny Xu from Talofa Games.
🎙️https://buff.ly/RswAy01
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Read more: buff.ly/p39XTJK
#GameDev #IndieDev #G4CStudentChallenge #Nature #GameJam
G4C-GGJ Next Gen Expert Jam 2026, Jam themes. Outgrow Hunger. Design a game or character design that encourages players to care for a natural space that nourishes and sustains a community, and helps fight hunger.
G4C-GGJ Next Gen Expert Jam 2026, Jam themes. Theme 2: Own the Road. Develop a game or character design that inspires safer behavior in and around vehicles and reduces the risks of being on the road.
G4C-GGJ Next Gen Expert Jam 2026, Jam themes. Theme 3: All in for Nature: Reefs & Rainforests. Create a game or character design that tells the story of a reef or rainforest under threat and how a community will unite to protect it.
G4C-GGJ Next Gen Expert Jam 2026. Join now. Games For Change and Global Game Jam.
The G4C-GGJ NEXT GEN EXPERT JAM, in partnership with Games for Change (G4C), is looking for impact-driven games created by emerging developers around the world – join the jam today!
Pick one of 3 impact themes and submit a game or character design.
Read more: buff.ly/p39XTJK
#GameDev #IndieDev
We’re excited to introduce our 2026 GDC Scholarship Recipients! 🥳
In this news story, you’ll find a selection of recipients who will be attending @officialgdc.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/RIF1gso
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GGJ26 in numbers
824 locations in 94 countries. 93% participated at in-person sites.
39,197 registered participants. 9%+ increase from 2025.
9,874 games created. Global Game Jam 2026.
🌍 Global Game Jam 2026 by numbers
824 locations
94 countries
93% gathered in person
39,197 registered participants
9%+ growth from 2025
9,874 games created!
The scale. The creativity. The community. 💜
🎮 Play #GGJ26 games: buff.ly/gbhRsGs
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGames #GameJam
WE BUILD YOUR CUSTOMIZED BOT. TOGETHER WE LAUNCH YOUR ANALYTICS APP. DASHSCORED DELIVERS RESULTS
Dashscored – Discord Community Data You Can Trust
Dashscored helps Discord communities supercharge their engagement and fuel long-term growth. Game communities thrive when teams can access the data that informs their decision making. Connect with the @dashscored.bsky.social team today!
A cat sitting at the table, wearing a suit, reading newspaper and having a coffee. It looks thoughtful. Text reads: "I should make a game"
You ever feel like... you should make a game?
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#Meme
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Create a game that drives real-world impact — and get recognized for it.
buff.ly/k6yafw5 #GameJam #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #IndieGameDev
🏆 Earn national recognition from GGJ as “Best National Jam Game” in your country
⭐ Up to 3 Honorable Mentions per country (by GGJ)
🌎 Compete for multiple global category awards through the G4C Student Challenge
💰 $10,000 USD scholarship for the G4C Student Challenge Game of the Year team
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Join now, G4C-GGJ NEXT GEN EXPERT JAM 2026, virtual edition.
How? 1. Join as a Virtual Jammer ON ITCH. 2. Use One of the Three Game Jam Themes: Outgrow Hunger, Own the Road, All in for Nature: Reefs & Rainforests. 3. Submit Your Game or character design To The G4C Portal. 4. DONE! WIN!
Links. jam’s ITCH page: itch.io/jam/g4c-ggj-2026. Games for change submission portal: bit.ly/G4Csubmission.
🚨 NOW LIVE: G4C–GGJ Next Gen Expert Jam (Virtual Edition)!
A collaboration between Global Game Jam and Games for Change 🌍
You can join with a digital game or tabletop game — or submit a character design or game trailer!
Learn more and join here: buff.ly/k6yafw5
Join thousands of industry professionals for five days of high-quality, pre-scheduled meetings in the heart of San Francisco. With their industry-leading matchmaking system, you stay in control.
Whether you’re a developer seeking a publisher, a publisher scouting the next breakout hit, or a service provider expanding your network, MeetToMatch brings the right people together efficiently, professionally, and with purpose.
MeetToMatch, The San Francisco Edition, Powered by Xsolla. March 9-13, 2026.
Level up your business opportunities during GDC with MeetToMatch - The San Francisco Edition 2026, powered by Xsolla!
Get your ticket with a special GGJ discount here: buff.ly/0Uxt5en
#GGJPodcast 🔊 www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2EA...
Episode 1 of the GGJ Podcast is out.
In our first episode, Susan Gold shares her story, the roots of Global Game Jam, and why she believes anyone can find a path into games. Listen and follow if you are looking for inspiration.
🔊 buff.ly/CE6ig4n
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The #GGJPodcast is here! Each week we talk with developers, studio founders, festival organizers & other instigators about how they stumbled, jammed, and carved their way into game development. GGJ Pod would love for you to listen, follow, and share.
🔗 buff.ly/BN6C0L1
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Jammers at Global Game Jam Cairo, Egypt @ Universities of Canada
Jammers at Global Game Jam Cairo, Egypt @ Universities of Canada
Jammers at Global Game Jam Cairo, Egypt @ Universities of Canada
Jammers at Global Game Jam Cairo, Egypt @ Universities of Canada
A peek at Global Game Jam Cairo, Egypt @ Universities of Canada ✨
🎮 Play the games from the site: buff.ly/nTTkhN8
#GameDev #IndieDev #Egypt #GameJam
Stay tuned: we’ll be sharing tools, tips, and opportunities to help you keep building beyond GGJ.
#GameDev #GameJam #IndieDev #IndieGames
GGJ26 jammers
Congratulations to everyone who participated in Global Game Jam 2026! 🎉
The creativity, collaboration, and passion from developers around the world was incredible — and Xsolla is proud to have supported this year’s jam as Headline Sponsor.
Global Game Jam Curitiba 2026. Dinosaur
Jammers in front of PC at Global Game Jam Curitiba 2026
Crowd of jammers at Global Game Jam Curitiba 2026
Jammer buying merch at Global Game Jam Curitiba 2026
A peek at Global Game Jam Curitiba 2026 (PUCPR)! 💜
Play the games from the site: buff.ly/JWdpjy7
📸 Photos by Cassiano Rosário
#GGJ26 #GameDev #IndieDev #GameJam
WEBINAR: Cross-Platform Play Catch-Up with Xsolla and Global Game Jam. March 3, 2026.
WEBINAR: Cross-Platform Play Catch-Up with Xsolla 🌟
We’ll showcase standout GGJ26 projects built to run seamlessly across PC, web, and mobile, and hear directly from the jammers about their experience.
📅 March 3
🕰️ 5PM UTC / 12PM ET
🔗 Sign up: luma.com/89731rk3
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