At GameTheNews.net we have been working on creating news-games for the past three months. We’ve covered a wide range of topics from solar power to the US election. However it was Endgame:Syria that got people talking and reopened the questions about games and reality. (For those new to Endgame:Syria, it is a game that looks… Read more »

G4C is very excited that IndieCade is expanding to NYC with the launch of IndieCade East, taking place this coming weekend, February 15-17th, at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria.  Many G4C advisors and speakers will be participating in the programming (including our own Co-President Asi Burak) and we enthusiastically encourage the G4C… Read more »

In anticipation of Half the Sky Movement: The Game’s upcoming release, we reached out to Frima Studios, the game’s developer, to get a behind the scenes look on the game creation process. For today’s interview we sat down with Gabriel Lefebvre, Game Design Director at Frima, and asked him about his initial reactions towards making… Read more »

We’re now accepting submissions for the 10th Anniversary — that’s right, it’s time for a party — Games for Change Festival, taking place at New World Stages in New York City June 17-19, 2013. Deadline for submissions is Friday, March 22 at 11:59 PM EST. Once a year, New York City plays host to the Games… Read more »

[Update: Looking for the 2014 Games for Change Festival (April 22-24)? Click here to see the schedule and register.]   Did you miss us? We’re back! And we’re celebrating our 10th Anniversary by moving to a big, new venue and putting a special focus on ensuring that developers interested in exploring more socially-motivated game design… Read more »

On January 25-27 hundreds of game makers around the world will create games for social impact in a single weekend New York – January 9, 2013 – Global Game Jam Inc. (GGJ) today announced a new partnership with Games for Change (G4C), to celebrate G4C’s 10th anniversary and allow GGJ13 participants from all over the world… Read more »

When we last checked in with the most recent recipient of the Games for Change Fellowship offered by the Tribeca Film Institute, the two-woman team behind “Wonder Women! The Untold Tale of American Superheroines“ teased an upcoming game project. We put them together with veteran game design, Naomi Clark, and we’ve just received word that… Read more »

Executive Producer and Co-Lead Curator, Marigo Raftopoulos & Steffen P. Walz, Chair and Co-Lead CuratorGames for Change Australia / New Zealand (G4C ANZ), our newest international chapter, kicked off their first annual festival on November 15 and 16. Attendees were greeted by the gorgeous and newly opened Design Hub at RMIT, Australia’s largest tertiary institution, which… Read more »

Two years ago, a secret headquarters for world-changing game makers was born. When we first spoke about its launch in October of 2010, the founders Jane McGonigal, Nathan Verrill, Matthew Jensen, and Kiyash Monsef would have never guessed how far it could have come. But expectations were set high when the Kickstarter campaign to launch the site exceed its… Read more »

In the U.S. on the Monday morning after Thanksgiving, many are recovering from a family feast on Thursday, the overwhelming deals and crowds of Black Friday, and if they have any energy (and money left), they’re browsing the web for the hottest deals on Cyber Monday. For the first time, a new initiative is set… Read more »