Blog — Seattle Indies

September 2020 Update

Hello Indies!Seattle Indies Expo is now in full swing! The virtual show is divided into four separate streams, with the first one wrapping up right now. You can watch them right on Our Twitch Channel! Here’s the full schedule: September 5, 11:30am - 3:30pm w/hosts: @Meg_Kaylee / @theberlz September 12, 11:30am - 3:30pm w/host: @Goobers515 September 19, 11:30am - 3:30pm w/hosts: @Meg_Kaylee / @theberlz September 26, 11:30am - 3:30pm: w/host: @negaoryxSIX Online is made possible by our Gold Sponsors: AIE, PlayEveryWar...

Sep 8th, 2020 By Tim Cullings

August 2020 Update

Hello Indies!Hope you are all hanging in there. July has been a really long year! But only 5 more years and we will be done with 2020 😓 Meanwhile, let’s talk about games!RecapHype Jam is just finished on Sunday with an excellent final presentation of all of the hyped up creations.A game jam for game trailers: convert a crazy game idea into an awesome game trailer! Find out all about it and current progress right here. It was so much fun the hype is already building for 2021!GDC Summer is also on, taking place Aug. ...

Aug 4th, 2020 By Tim Cullings

July 2020 Update

Hello Indies!We’re officially in Summer Mode, so don’t forget to bring your mask if you venture outside! But if you need any incentive to stay in, there’s a good amount of interesting things coming up; read all about it below. RecapSecond Digital PocketGamer Connects wrapped up this month and we also closed submissions for Seattle Indies Expo. We’ll be starting the judging process soon and have more news in coming weeks, stay tuned!If you’d like to sharpen your engine skills, Unity made all Premium learning content ...

Jul 10th, 2020 By Tim Cullings

June 2020 Update

Hello Indies!Hope you are staying healthy and safe! Things are still migrating to the digital space and we have a few exciting events right around the corner.RecapIGDA x Core Summer Game Jam has just started, a completely virtual game jam that uses Core to empower developers to make amazing games over the span of just three weeks! Here is the official itch website with all the info, where you can watch the progress. We held our first online Seattle Indies Showcase on May 21st, featuring six of the freshest turn-base...

Jun 2nd, 2020 By Tim Cullings

May 2020 Update

Hello Indies!Hope you are coping well in this strange period, where Time means nothing, and every day is a Wednesday. Alas, despite the craziness, game dev must go on!April RecapWe just wrapped up our annual Games for Our Future CLIMATE JAM, part...

May 6th, 2020 By Tim Cullings

April 2020 Update

Hello Indies!It’s been a strange Month so far, and Seattle has been eerily quiet. Hope you are staying healthy and sane as we get through this. If there is a silver lining, the amount of cases in our state seems to be finally going down. It’s hard to say for sure just yet, but hopefully this means all our efforts staying in-doors and social-distancing are paying off! Now, onto game dev updates...March RecapI think the best way to sum up March is:However, this also means a lot of events are moving online. So if you d...

Apr 2nd, 2020 By Tim Cullings