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Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· May 26

Join us for the annual Boston Game Dev Summer BBQ on Sunday June 21st, 11am-3pm! Enjoy some vibes with the local community of fellow game devs! Thanks to @devolverdigital.com for sponsoring the event! Food catered by Blue Ribbon BBQ. Shout out to Jennifer Kindl for the visuals!! #gamedev #boston

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· Apr 5

Two of our local panels organized in partnership with PAX. On the left is "We Have Gamedev at Home", a collaboration between BGD, Gumbo, Seattle Indies and Shattered Journal. On the right is "BGD Lightning Talks".

Six panelists stand in front of the poster for "We Have Gamedev at Home".

Five panelists in a selfie in front of a crowd. There's a monitor that says "Lightning Talks".

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· Apr 5

From left to right: our BGD booth on the PAX floor featuring local studios. A sign for our Indies Demo Night. Game Audio Boston's Hang, and our Mini Con.

Game developers and community organizers standing by the BGD booth on the PAX floor.

A sign on a street that says "Boston Indies Demo Night 6-9PM" with an arrow pointing right.

A room in a brewery with rows of tables and chairs. Attendees are watching an interview up front.

Rows of tables and chairs with attendees watching a lecture. On the projector screen it says "BGW MiniCon!".

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· Apr 5

Last week we wrapped up another incredible Boston Gamedev Week! This wouldn't have been possible without the tireless work of our wonderful organizers and YOU, all the people who came and brought the party! Vid from Make Games Make Friends, more highlights below 🧵 #gamedev #indiedev

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· Mar 25

Iconic talk pairing at the Boston Gamedev Week mini-con today; hop on the train to Kendall, you can still make it over here! gamedev.boston/events/minicon

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· Mar 2

Going to GDC? Check out this picnic Missing that cozy crimson autumn foliage? Come hang out with organizers, developers, and artists from New England for some socializing and cozy picnic fun! Meet local devs showcasing games at GDC! #GDC #gamedev #gaming

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· Feb 11

Boston Game Dev is excited to be partnering with PAX East to bring some Massachusetts indie games to the PAX show floor!! We're looking for FOUR great teams to join us in our booth and represent the local scene; more info on the form below Apply here by midnight on 2/14 ➡️ forms.gle/qJNjrD1MKX3u...

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· Feb 10

A week late here but THANK YOU to everyone who came out to our Global Game Jam site last-last week! We had a fun mix of pros, amateurs, and new folks, and ended up with a set of mostly-playable games, so that's a win in our book :) And another huge thank you to @unity.com for making it possible!!

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· Jan 14

The Game Developers Conferencee is comin' up! Boston Game Dev will be there, hop on the Slack (slack.bostongamedev.org) and drop by the #gdc channel if you want some pals in SF! You can use coupon code BGD10 for 10% off your pass here! -> gdc.informafestivals.com/2026/registr...

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· Dec 21

Thank you to everyone who came to our holiday party last night and to our awesome sponsors and volunteers for making it happen! Wishing everyone a great holiday season and we'll see you in the new year with a full slate of new events! ❄️

A hand drawn Boston Game Dev banner featuring our BGD bird, made by Jay Lam. The banner is filled with signatures.

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· Dec 7

Headed to @bostonfig.bsky.social today? Come say hi at our booth in the community area!

On the left is a big green "BostonFIG Community" banner. On the right is our table with posters for Boston Game Dev and Boston Gamedev Week.

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· Jun 23

There's a reason the summer community BBQ is one of our favorite events of the year! So great to see our amazing community come out and make an already sunny and beautiful day even better. #gamedev #indiedev

People sitting on the grass and gathering under tents in the park.

People chatting under tents in the park.

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· May 12

Some folks from the BGD community dispensing knowledge at PAX! @ichiro.bsky.social @caiojmini.bsky.social @noabeazley.bsky.social @chelwongaudio.bsky.social @trellos.bsky.social, @mrt3d.bsky.social, Alex Engel and Luigi Guatieri.

A panel featuring Alex Engel, Ichiro Lambe, Dr. Rachel Kowert and Ali El Rhermoul

A panel featuring Trevor Stricker, Jason Kahn, Kruti Kanojia, and Jenny Xu

A panel featuring Chel Wong, Noa Beazley, Caio Jiacomini and Aizhou Liu.

A poster for a panel called "I'm in Art School But I Want to Make Games - How Your BFA Can Get You Into the Game Industry (13+)" featuring Luigi Guatieri, Elliot Mitchell, Jared Lynch, Peter Wandelmaier and Joey Pagano.

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· May 12

More pics!

The Gamedev 'n' Chat event. A large crowd of people posing in a conference center room. They look excited!

The Game Audio Hang at BGW. Duncan Watt is gesturing at his work in Wwise on a projector to a seated audience.

The Boston community booth at PAX. The games on display are "Unsent", "The Midnight Exorcist", "Sincerely, Robin" and "Ghost Jukebox".

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· May 12

That's a wrap on the very first Boston Gamedev Week! We were totally blown away by how many people showed up to every single event, wore our pins and embraced BGW enthusiastically. Thank you to everyone who took this leap with us, and to all of our incredible organizers. Let's do this again!

A table with several BGW pins, name tags, and a poster that says "this event is brought to you by Boston Game Dev!"

A photo from Made in MA. Manny Mallea is holding a frog plushie from the game Frogmageddon in front of a mounted camera. Its big frog face appears on the large screen behind Manny.

The Boston Indies Demo Night. A crowd of game devs socializing and playing demos outdoors in the evening.

Our Make Games Make Friends event. A crowd gathered indoors is chatting and ordering drinks.

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· May 8

Thank you to everyone who showed up and made Indies Demo Night and Make Games Make Friends an absolute blast! The turnout of devs from all over our community, the country and the world blew us away.

A crowd of people chatting and playing game demos outside.

A crowd of people chatting in a bar. There's a sign that reads "Flat Top Johnny's".

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· Apr 28

We’re one week away from Boston Gamedev Week, so we thought we’d make a thread to talk about everything we’ll have going on! Okay here we go 🧵 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

It says BGW in big white letters with blue and yellow borders.

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· Mar 24

Reposting the photo with alt text!

BGW in big white letters with a blue and yellow outline.

Boston Game Dev@bostongamedev· Mar 24

Introducing BOSTON GAMEDEV WEEK - May 5-11! 🥳 Traveling to Boston for PAX East? Join us early for a week full of developer-focused events including meetups, roundtable chats, GodotCon, indies demo night and more! Full schedule at gamedev.boston #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev