IGDA NYC

06/09/2026

NYU Students!

New York University will offer its 700,000 alumni free access to the Google AI Professional Certificate, enabling them to develop AI skills after they’ve left campus.

06/09/2026

June 26: Puff Puff Play-Test!

"We're looking to attract as many indie game fans as possible... and since we exist in the Venn overlap between stoners and gamers there's a chill, cannabis vibe."

At Coexist, free to members OR RSVP for FREE entry (a $20 value).

RSVP and details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/puff-puff-playtest-pop-up-tickets-1302680144379

06/01/2026

June 16: IGDA NYC Level Up Tuesday!

If you're ready to stop just surviving day-to-day in the games industry and start thriving, pull up to Coexist for an expert talk by Robert DiLorenzo.

Doors @ 6PM | Talk 7PM

FREE entry with RSVP: https://www.coexistgaming.com/event-details/taco-tuesday-with-igda-6

05/31/2026

FREE TO VIEW: April's Level Up Tuesday talk featuring Marissa Koors is now live on our Youtube 📺

Marissa shows how editors save massive amounts of time, protect devs from bottlenecks, and make the final game a much better experience for players.

In this talk, veteran editor Marissa Koors makes the case for why e...

05/22/2026

June 3: Game Playtesting at Boshi's Place

May 27 deadline to submit your game and secure one of the limited spots.

Any stage of development. Grey-boxes and paper prototypes welcome.

Playtesters welcome!

Submit your game for our playtesting session on Wednesday 6/3 at 6-9pm, at boshi's place!

05/20/2026

GAME ON!

The Brenda Romero story is striving to meet launch budget, a plea from the director to close that gap and make it happen.

More about this indie documentary film, including an interview with Brenda: https://www.gameonthemovie.com/

Send a message to learn more

05/16/2026

June 10-14: Tribeca Games Gallery

Free, on Pier 57 in Chelsea

Here's the line-up!

Tribecafilm.com: Home of the 2026 Tribeca Festival

05/14/2026

Develop:Brighton has announced that its conference programme is now live, with more talks to be added soon. You can explore what’s scheduled so far across each track over the three days, as the event marks its 20th anniversary with speakers from Epic Games, Frontier Developments, ustwo, Dead Nice Studios, Ubisoft and more.

Check it out: https://www.developconference.com/conference-programme

05/14/2026

May 19: IGDA NYC Level Up Tuesday! (6 pm ET)

This month's speaker is Brett Taylor, on How to Think and Talk the Language of Puzzle Design

FREE with RSVP: https://www.coexistgaming.com/event-details/level-up-tuesdays-with-igda-9

05/11/2026

Educational/learning game makers, MAY 17 deadline to submit your game to the Gee! Game Awards

Finalists can showcase their games at Play, Make, Learn Conf (July 8-10 in Madison, WI).

Formal ed, informal ed, analog, and indie studio categories.

www.geeawards.com

The GEE! award recognizes excellence in educational game design. The award is judged by international leaders in the field. Winners are announced at the Play Make Learn conference in Madison, WI.