Katrina Zanotto brings deep branding and customer experience leadership, with 4 years in Direct Sales at LucasArts and 10+ years directing online and digital platforms for global retail brands including Design Within Reach, Goorin, Karen Neuburger, and Restoration Hardware.
Kate Edwards is a 33+ year, award-winning game industry veteran and geographer, the CEO of Geogrify which innovated game culturalization, and the CXO/Cofounder of SetJetters. She is also the former Executive Director of the International Game Developers Association and the Global Game Jam.
Laila Shabir is Founder & CEO of the award-winning Girls Make Games and the GMG Scholarship Fund. With a background in economics and banking, she has led education and access initiatives reaching 27,000+ students in 22 countries. Her personal goal is to teach one million young women to make games.
Dr. JC Lau is an award-winning game producer with over 12 years of experience at studios such as Bungie, Xbox, Harebrained Schemes, and Twirlbound. She is a frequent industry speaker and author, and the creator of #WhatAGameDevLooksLike, an online celebration of diversity among game developers.
The February gamedevmap.com data drop went live on February 28th!
250+ new entries bring us to 9,600+ worldwide.
Thanks to our partnership with the @igda.org Incubation SIG, our Incubator/Accelerator category grew to 85+ entries worldwide: igda.org/sigs/incubat...
👋 Find #gamedevmap at #GDC2026!
Chitvan Gupta is an Engineering Manager with 10+ years of technical experience at game companies such as Zynga, Glu Mobile, Playstudios, and Gree International. She brings community-building expertise as the Co-Chair of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) San Francisco Chapter.
Tiffany Smith is an industry leader with 15 years of experience spanning software engineering, studio ownership and project leadership. She has contributed to titles such as Sony’s God of War III Remastered and Cave Story (Wii). She brings a commitment to community building and developer support.
Gaurav Mathur is Founder and President of gamedevmap, and an Advisor to indie studios, nonprofits, and startups. He brings 30 years of experience as a creative leader, with past roles at Double Fine, Factor 5, LucasArts, Penumbra, and Toys for Bob. He Co-Chairs the IGDA’s Devs with Kids SIG.
We'd like to introduce you to gamedevmap's leadership team with their #gamedev backgrounds in this series of posts:
Working Board:
Chitvan Gupta (Treasurer)
Gaurav Mathur (President & Founder)
JC Lau (Secretary)
Tiffany Smith (Outreach)
Advisory Board:
Katrina Zanotto
Kate Edwards
Laila Shabir
Have you found our posts connecting game industry events to gamedevmap.com search results helpful?
We highly recommend Game Conference Guide (@gameconf.bsky.social) for finding in-person and virtual #gamedev events:
gameconfguide.com
Steam #NextFest begins today! So many indie titles to explore! 🎮
Ghosty and #gamedevmap will be at the GDC!
The #gamedevmap team is actively working on the February data drop.
Help us keep gamedevmap.com current by submitting your additions, corrections, and deletions through our Submission Form:
tinyurl.com/gamedevmap-s...
👋 We see you, @biscuitfactorygames.com! 🇮🇪
This #ValentinesDay, we’re sending a little love and appreciation to our #gamedev community around the world, especially those navigating layoffs and studio closures. Here’s to brighter days ahead. 🤍
Thank you for the kind words, @straycatalyst.bsky.social! We’re optimistic that our goals for this year will make gamedevmap.com an even better resource… stay tuned!
We’ve loved @deantak.bsky.social work since his days covering technology at the San Jose Mercury News. gamedevmap.com grew up through his VentureBeat years, and we’re honored he’s written our very first press coverage for @gamesbeat.bsky.social as we begin our next chapter as a nonprofit.
gamedevmap's #nonprofit mission is to advance understanding of #gamedev at a global scale. This work is especially critical now, as many of us are navigating layoffs, studio closures, and uncertainty about the future. We can’t do this work without your support:
www.gamedevmap.com/donation_for...
We've wanted to do this for a while now... Felt cute might delete later!
gamedevmap President and Creator Gaurav Mathur with loyal companion Pip the cat.
Ghosty has been the mascot for #gamedevmap since 2015, but Pip has been a loyal companion since 2008. He keeps us company through hours of data entry, late-night monthly data drops, and even nonprofit board meetings!
Pip's introduction this #Caturday is long overdue!
gamedevmap.com is #nowplaying Forbidden Solitaire from @greyalien.bsky.social and @nightsignalentertainment.com!
The Forbidden Solitaire demo launched on January 16th and has amassed over 13,000 downloads in its first two weeks! It's card-slashing horror Solitaire with a creepy twist! ♦️💀
Celebrate the games industry of the East of England at Game Anglia Festival 2026 (@gameanglia.bsky.social)!
www.gameanglia.co.uk/festival/
Task Time, our Wishlist Wednesday pick, will be in attendance. Get some hands-on time at the University of Suffolk if you can! 🙌
tinyurl.com/gamedevmap-e... 🗺️
Get chaotic in Task Time, a new and upcoming multiplayer party game from @readgraves.com and @wiredproductions.com ! 🙌
gamedevmap.com was lucky enough to playtest an in-development build! Strap in for some off-the-wall mini game fun! 😅
s.team/a/2182680
If you liked Gang Beasts, #WishlistWednesday!
The January data drop landed on the 31st: 150+ new entries, 9378 entries total!
We added a Microstudio category for teams of 1 - 3 people. We'll update the dataset over time to reclassify entries that fit this categorization.
Also, a big Netherlands update! Hoi hoi,
@dutchgamesassociation.nl 🇳🇱
Photo from a cave dwelling at Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos, New Mexico.
We have deactivated our X account.
Thank you to the nearly 3000 followers we had on X.
xAI's policies do not align with the kind of inclusive game development community we work diligently to support.
#GoodByeX
@diimoffatt.bsky.social, I visited the Göteborgs konstmuseum many years ago and was able to see the amazing work of the Göteborg Colourists in person.
Our attribution is usually in the Alt text with an image. We missed it here; I've shared it in a post where more can see. Thanks for your attention.
@ghosiethrerl.bsky.social, thanks for investigating. We're doing our best to connect with people around the world. On the social media side, one of us is in California and the other is UK-based.
I've treasured my time near Stockholm and in Göteborg. The Göteborg Colorists were an inspiration.
We're usually good about attribution in the Alt text for an image. Please excuse our oversight with this post.
Bjurström, Tor. "Cloud Study". 1908, Oil on cardboard. Göteborgs konstmuseum, Göteborg.
emp-web-34.zetcom.ch/eMP/eMuseumP...
(The closest link that won't go stale.)
Oro ger små saker en stor skugga.
- Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. - Swedish Proverb
Best wishes to the devs pitching at @umeagameconference.bsky.social! 👏
🇸🇪 Look for an update to our Swedish entries in February:
tinyurl.com/gamedevmap-s...
Hej, @dataspelsbranschen.bsky.social! 👋
gamedevmap.com is #moving. We're hitting the road toward bluer skies—OutRun style. 💙
We’ll stop posting on X and close our account at the end of the month.
https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:5999n712g
“Door weer en wind gaan.”
— Dutch proverb
Roughly translated as “to persevere through wind and weather,” a reflection of Dutch resilience and determination.
🗺️ tinyurl.com/gamedevmap-n...
👋 @dutchgamesassociation.nl
gamedevmap.com loves discovering #gamedev in unexpected places!
We're #nowplaying the cozy mail delivery game Mafate, created by the team at @BlueRamenStd in tropical La Réunion: blueramen.fr
🌴 Play the Steam demo at s.team/a/3133220
