Official Twitter account of the Calgary Game Developers Association. A non-profit society dedicated to video game development in #YYC
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Announcing Indie Rodeo! Featuring our round-up of industry speakers, game showcases, and an industry afterparty!
Mosey on over to indierodeo.com/ for all details. More info coming soon!
Early Bird Passes are live and will be the most discounted price available!
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Announcing Arcade Jam 2026!
We will be taking slightly different format this time with full schedule details here: itch.io/jam/arcade-jam-2026-…
Early bird tickets end May 1st!: showpass.com/cgda-arcade-jam…
CGDA members will receive a discount code via email
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April Monthly Meetup!
We encourage anyone in the community to bring out their projects, test, get feedback and show off their work!
As always we will be at @CivicTavern April 16th (upstairs) from 6pm onwards. The event is free, casual and open to all. 🍻
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Indie Game Bash returns in collaboration with @CUFF April 25th!
@foreheadchip, an indie game from local dev David Kerr will be the game of the competition. A demo of FOREHEAD CHIP is available on Steam.
Steam: shorturl.at/PH6Bu
Tickets: indiegamebash.com
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We are giving away 5 pairs of tickets to the advanced screening of Exit 8 courtesy of @Elevation_Pics @TheTAROGroup. The screening will occur on march 31st at the @GlobeCinema all you have to do is enter at the link below!
Google Form Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Announcing our monthly meetup for March!
As always we will be at Civic tavern March 19th (upstairs) from 6pm onwards. The event is free, casual and open to all. Come out and grab a drink with your local game developers!
#gamedevelopment #yycevents
#indiegamedevelopment
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Announcing our monthly meetup for Feb!
This month will be a general meetup but as always, we encourage anyone in the community to bring out their work and get feedback and show off their work!
As always it will be held at @CivicTavern Feb 19th from 6pm onwards.
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8 Dec 2025
We are holding our holiday monthly next week with 2 activities @CivicTavern
1. Ugly Xmas sweater competition with a small prize being awarded to the winner judged by the CGDA hosts.
2. White elephant gift exchange with a $20-25 limit for folks wanting to participate.
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10 Nov 2025
Our monthly meetup is confirmed for Nov 20th at Civic tavern from 6pm onwards! No speakers this month but we will likely introduce the newly voted in board of directors and our goals as the CGDA for the upcoming year.
As always this event is free, casual and open to all 🍻
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3 Nov 2025
Announcing Gaming YYC: Local Developers and the Future of Video Games in Calgary on Industry and Investor Day!
Hear from Tuncer Deniz, CEO of Shifty Eye Games, as he shares insights into the evolution of Calgary’s game development scene and what’s next for YYC Games🎮
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10 Oct 2025
Announcing our monthly meetup for Oct!
This month will be our (not so) quarterly showcase! We encourage everyone to bring out their games or art to showcase!
As always we will be at Civic tavern (upstairs) from 6pm onwards. The event is free, casual and open to all.
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14 Aug 2025
August monthly annoucnement!
Loïc Crémer (Level Designer at Shifty Eye Games) will be speaking on building games that are more modder friendly
We are at @CivicTavern (upstairs) from 6pm onwards and the presentation will begin around 7:15. The event is free and open to all.
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25 Jul 2025
Announcing Alberta Game Jam 2025!
itch.io page and Calgary tickets below. CGDA members will also be receiving an email with a discount code
Itch.io Page: lnkd.in/g_ajcPHR
Calgary: lnkd.in/gZxz3pBc
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CalgaryGameDevs retweeted
Escape from Paperclip! #CtrlAltDeal is out NOW on #Xbox One and Series X/S. Spy on humans, make deals with them, and find your way to freedom in this turnbased strategy game of corporate dysfunction. @ID_Xbox xbox.com/en-CA/games/store/c…
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21 Jul 2025
CGDA 10th Anniversary Party!
To celebrate 10 years of CGDA programming we are hosting this event and releasing a swag pack with a bunch of CGDA branded goodies! These swag packs will only be available for pre-order until Aug 15th!
Tickets: lnkd.in/guMCwU_B
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7 Jul 2025
July Monthly Meetup!
@TanyaFunk10
& Jeroen Van Workhoven will have a short presentation on level design and some of the struggles and realities when digging into the field!
As always we will be at Civic tavern (upstairs) from 6pm onwards The event is free, and open to all.
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7 Jun 2025
We were excited to see @DerekDuongYYC worked on the VR story driven on rails shooter titled "The Phoenix Gene". Lead by a team of veterans who have worked on various titles such as Star Fox Adventures, Banjo Kazooie and Megaman.
Link: shorturl.at/MMo8T
#indiedev
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5 Jun 2025
Our June Monthly is coming and will feature a talk on games media following the wild success of @shadeprotocolGM
It will show both the developers side (Illia & Dillan) and the side of experts in games media (Chris and Steven). The event is free and open to all! 🍻
#indiedev
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27 May 2025
Excited to see @LLegendaryGames get a reveal at @OTKnetwork game expo and an @IGN feature with their upcoming title @shadeprotocolGM. A majority of the core team members are Calgarian so we're looking forward to the full release! #indiedev
Trailer Link: youtube.com/watch?v=54Avz9lE…
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26 May 2025
We are incredibly excited to be partnered with and showcasing at the largest gaming expo in Canada @gameconcanada the weekend of June 13th-15th! Held at the @yegexpocentre
For anyone wanting to showcase their game at our booth make sure to reach out to us on our discord 😁
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