Independent Game Conference

SAN FRANCISCO — Nov. 5, 2009 — The 2010 Independent Games Festival (IGF 2010) has received a record number of entries to the Main Competition. In total, this year's Main Competition has garnered 306 game entries, many of which were created by leading independent game developers. The record-setting number of Main Competition entries represents a 35% increase over last year's record 226 entries, which in itself represented a 30% increase over the previous year, providing further evidence of the growing significance and prominence of independent game development.

Date: November 5-6, 2009
City: Los Angeles, CA
Location: Marina del Rey Marriott

About Independent Game Conference

You may work for a large company, a smaller studio, or even be looking to start your own company. Some of the most independent thinkers in the world are game developers. Because the independent mind of the game developer is what turns good ideas into a great game. The Independent Game Conference exists to bring these minds together and provide an experience that is focused on what game developers want to talk about.

Indie Conference Adds Business Track: “The Upside of the Downturn”

LOS ANGELES – Oct. 28, 2009 – Chris Swain, Director, USC Games Institute, will highlight why it’s a great time to be in game development Friday, Nov. 6 at IGC West, a Game Path event for indie studios and those seeking a career in game development, at the Marina del Rey Marriott.

November Game Investment Conference to Bring Investors, Studios Together; Wedbush Morgan Managing Director to Keynote

Two-Day Conference Will Cover Potential of Social Gaming, the Funding Process, Promising Game Genres, New Studios to Watch, Original IP

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Oct. 6, 2009 – Investors looking for guidance about the market, or interested in seeing hot new IP in development at indie and established studios should attend Game Path’s Game Investment Conference (GIC), scheduled for Monday – Tuesday, Nov. 2-3, 2009 at the San Jose Marriott, San Jose, Calif.

The 2009 edition of the Independent Games Festival has recently concluded showing some very interesting games from the indie scene, but besides the finalists running for the Grand Prize there are a lot of original/funny/weird entries that definitely deserve a look.

So I've written an article, which you can also read on my website, where I've collected 10 of the weirdest games I've found digging all the entries of the year.

Read more: Gamasutra

Date: November 20-21, 2008
City: Austin, TX
Location: Wyndham Garden Hotel

Event Info: Independent Game Conference