⚙️Discover new tools, tech, and creative workflows with Global Game Jam’s new Tech of the Month initiative!
From livestreams and hands-on workshops to Feedback Friday sessions, this new program is all about learning, experimenting, and building together with the global game dev community. 🌍🎮
Read more: /news/global-game-jam-launches-tech-month-initiative-power-year-round-creativity
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🌊 The Rising Tide Challenge 2026 is officially underway — and there’s still plenty of time to jump in.
Running through June 30, this global “trailer jam” is your chance to turn an idea into something real.
🎬 Create a 1-minute game concept trailer
💡 Pitch your vision
💰 Get fast-tracked for up to $300,000 in investment
🏆 Win cash prizes + industry visibility
👉 /partner-jam-rising-tide-challenge-2026
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🎤WEBINAR: GGJ Indie Game Spotlight Continued!
We are joined by indie studios from across our global community. Play the games, hear their developer stories, and learn more about Global Game Jam's ability to empower indie studios around the world.
Love indie games? This webinar is for you!
📅 June 3
🎫 Sign up: /vomy46pb
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🎮 Mobidictum Conference is evolving.
Join us in Istanbul on October 7–8, 2026 for a redefined event experience:
🆕 Apps Industry track
🤝 Smarter networking with Brella
🖥 A new floor dedicated to PC gaming & enthusiasts
Plus: talks, workshops, and global industry leaders.
📍 Istanbul 🗓 October 7–8
Claim your %15 discount and learn more here: /events/mobidictum-conference-2026/
Game Access ‘26 is just around the corner! The ninth edition of one of the biggest european game dev conferences is coming to Brno on the 29th of May ⭐
Here’s what you can look forward to 👇
🔴 80+ top-notch speakers
⚫ 100 indie and student teams presenting their projects
🔴 3 awesome networking parties
⚫ A Career Hub with elite Mentors and Recruiters
🔴 The best community of developers around
… and much more!
For more information, click on game-access.com.
Lights, camera, trailer 🎬
This week’s Rising Tide Challenge theme is all about crafting an unforgettable trailer. How are you planning your shots, pacing, story beats, and gameplay moments?
Share your storyboards, inspirations, favourite game trailers, and work-in-progress clips with the community on Discord 👇
/invite/ggj
💬 And don’t forget Feedback Friday — get fresh perspectives and constructive feedback to help refine your trailer.
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@blueocean.games
GGJ Podcast Episode 11 🎙️
This episode with Alexander Fernandez is a masterclass in long term thinking about games, economics, and opportunity. He shares how Streamline connected emerging talent in Malaysia and the broader global south with AAA productions in the global north, and why he sees the next three billion players and creators coming from these regions.
Alexander also talks about Streamframe, his weekly Substack essays, and why he teaches and mentors as a way to “stress test” his own understanding and give the next generation a clearer view of what they’re walking into.
🎧 /watch?v=wIFQuA3CF6k
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WEBINAR: Rising to the Challenge: Lessons from Past Winners 🌊
We speak to multiple winning teams from previous years' Rising Tide Challenges about their experiences of collaboration and working with six-figure investments.
We'll also provide updates on the current 2026 program, answer your questions, and more!
🗓️ May 25
🎫 Sign up: /4glem9zh
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Final hours for the Pan-African Game Jam 2026 — submissions close today (May 11)!
If you’ve been hesitating, this is your moment. Your game doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to be shared!
⏳ Don’t miss it
🚀 Submit your game
🎮 Be part of the jam
Get it in before it’s too late: https://itch.io/jam/panafrican2026
@lagos_gamesweek #GameDev #GameJam #Africa #IndieDev
⚙️Tech of the Month!
Bring your characters and worlds to life with the @genies SDKs.
Create fully customizable avatars out of the box, generate wearables and props in minutes that match your game, and bring characters to life with dynamic behaviors, all designed to integrate seamlessly into Unity workflows.
Explore the Genies SDKs on the Unity Asset Store and start building with them today:
/genies
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Global Game Jam Community Spotlight: Gonzalo Morinigo, Argentina 🌟
In Posadas, Gonzalo joined his first Global Game Jam without a team, without industry experience, and without knowing anyone at the venue. What he did have was curiosity and a strong feeling that this was something he wanted to try.
🔗 /news/global-game-jam-community-spotlight-gonzalo-morinigo-argentina
@gianlbar@morinigo_gonza@ivan_sales_21
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The deadline for the Pan-African Game Jam 2026 is coming up: it ends May 11!
Your game doesn’t need to be perfectly polished. Game jams are about creativity, ideas, and sharing what you made — wherever it’s at.
Don’t hold back:
✨ Submit it
✨ Share it
✨ Be part of it
Join here: https://itch.io/jam/panafrican2026
There’s also a $2,500 USD prize pool + in-kind prizes (including Global Game Jam’s Indie Studio Supporter program), and more:
🏆 Best Game
🏆 Best UEFN Game
🏆 Best Tabletop Game (with $1,000 manufacturing credit from Panda Game Manufacturing)
🏆 Best Mobile Game
Plus recognition for top games from each participating country and a standout inter-African team collaboration 🌍
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