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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 9h

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 11h

🎸 Sit down with Guitar Hero and solo dev SGI in his interview with Global Game Jam!

SGI's game Double Whammy was one of the winning submissions from Rising Tide #1, which led to him securing funding from Blue Ocean Games!

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#gamedev #RisingTideChallenge

Rising Tide Challenge Winner Spotlight: SGI & Double Whammy | Global Game Jam

From guitar riffs to monster rumbles: “Double Whammy” shred its way to $100K in funding from Blue Ocean Games

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 15h

🏆 Rising Tide Challenge Winner Spotlight: SGI & Double Whammy 🏆

From guitar riffs to monster rumbles: “Double Whammy” shred its way to $100K in funding from @blueoceangames.bsky.social !

Read the story: buff.ly/wlsR5Br

#IndieDev #GameJam

Rising Tide, Blue Ocean Games x Global Game Jam. Winner: Double Whammy.

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 1d

🎉In the lead-up to Global Game Jam 2026 site registration opening in less than a month, we’re thrilled to announce our headline sponsors!🎉

We’re so excited to have Xsolla back as a Headline Sponsor for #GGJ26! 🙌

👉 Learn more: xsolla.com

#GlobalGameJam #GameDev #IndieDev #Xsolla

Headline Sponsor Global Game Jam 2026, Xsolla.

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 1d

Diversion is hosting a meetup during LA Tech Week! 🎉

📍 Santa Monica | Oct 15 | 5–8pm
🍹 Drinks 🥨 Snacks 🤝 Networking

Work in games, virtual production, or animation? Join us to talk creative pipelines, swap stories & connect with fellow creators.

👉 RSVP: buff.ly/KLwBf1S 👈

RSVP to Life After Perforce: Next-Gen Version Control for Game Dev & Virtual Production - #LATechWeek | Partiful

📍 Santa Monica | October 15 | 5-8pm 🍹 Free drinks • 🥨 Snacks • 🤝 Networking ✨ Join us for an evening of innovation, drinks, and great conversations! We’re bringing together the people who keep…

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 1d

🏆 Rising Tide Challenge Winner Spotlight: Jorge & Cardboard Cowboy 🏆

From the Marines to the Wild West: How “Cardboard Cowboy” rode to a $100K investment from Blue Ocean Games after participating in GGJ partner jam.

Read the story: buff.ly/h4x5YbG

#IndieDev #GameJam @blueoceangames.bsky.social

Rising Tide, Blue Ocean Games x Global Game Jam. WInner: Cardboard Cowboy.

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for the Next Great IP Game Jam Livestream Kick-Off! 🎮 ✨

📅 October 9, 7pm CET / 5pm UTC
💡 We’ll explore “What is IP anyway?”, share key best practices every game dev should know, and reveal the jam’s scoring criteria!

🔗 Sign up here: buff.ly/zjmnyUR

#IPGameJam #WIPO #GlobalGameJam

Next Great IP Game Jam Livestream Kick-Off on October 9 at 7pm CET / 5pm UTC. WIPO and Global Game Jam.

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 2d

Throwback to Global Game Jam 2020!

Site at IADE - Universidade Europeia in Portugal! 💜
(Theme was 'repair' 🔧⚙️)

#GameJam
#GameDev
#IndieDev
#Impact
#Community
#indieGames

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 5d

MDEV features two full days of expert-led panels, speakers, workshops, and networking alongside the opportunity for developers to showcase their games.

📅 Nov 7–8, 2025
📍 Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI

Buy tickets or apply to volunteer/speak/showcase your game at: buff.ly/ihkO35k

We're attending MDEV25, Global Game Jam. Nov 7-8, Madison.

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 It’s live! 🚨
The Next Great IP Game Jam registration is officially open on Itch✨

👉 Join the jam here: buff.ly/3BVcvjq

📅 And don’t miss the Livestream Kick-Off — sign up here: buff.ly/zjmnyUR

Let’s build amazing IPs together!🔥

#GameJam #GameDev #NextGreatIP

⭐The Next Great IP Game Jam ⭐

A game jam from 2025-10-09 to 2025-10-28 hosted by Global Game Jam. Do you have a big idea for the next game everyone around the world will know? The Next Great IP Game Jam is challenging game…

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 8d

Global Game Jam Site Organizer Spotlight: Mike Dolha 🌟

“It was the first time a Global Game Jam was organized in Timisoara and it was a huge success!”

Read the story ➡️ buff.ly/gZ9DnkT

#GameJam #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #Community

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 9d

Throwback to Global Game Jam 2020! 🌟

Jammers from Taipei, Taiwan! 💜

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#GameDev
#IndieDev
#Impact
#Community
#indieGames

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 12d

Got a game idea that could be the next big franchise? 🎮✨

Join the Next Great IP Game Jam (Oct 9–27) with Global Game Jam and WIPO! Create, innovate & learn how to protect your vision.

Ages 15–35 👉 buff.ly/NBCr5WB

#GameJam #GameDev #NextGreatIP

Next Great IP Game Jam. October 9-27, 2025.

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 13d

Applications are still open for the GIC Inclusiveness Scholarship!
Supporting indies, devs from low-income countries & underrepresented groups to attend Game Industry Conference in Poznań (Oct 23–26).

👉 Apply now: gic.gd/gic-inclusiv...

Inclusiveness Scholarship is waiting for you!

Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 14d

🚀 Got a game project on (or heading to) Kickstarter? We’d love to feature it!

Through our partnership, GGJ will spotlight community projects in our newsletter + social channels, and there’s even a chance to be highlighted as a “Project We Love” by Kickstarter.

👉 Submit here: buff.ly/YglxzFU

Are you going to run a Kickstarter campaign? Let us know and get featured! More information in the description. Global Game Jam.

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 15d

We're excited to again be a community partner for the POWER UP! Game Jam for Women.

📆 Oct. 24-28.
🔗 powerupjam.com

Game Jam for Women. Power Up! Online, global, 24.-28. October 2025. www.powerupjam.com

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 15d

Throwback to Global Game Jam 2020! 💜

Jammer "Flabber92": "Minimum preparation ready for the jam 😎"

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#GameJam
#GameDev
#IndieDev
#Impact
#Community
#indieGames
#GameAudio

Equipment on the table, including electric guitar, mouse, keyboard, headset and so on.

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 16d

Global Game Jam x Pocket Gamer Connects are now official Community Partners!

✨ Exclusive discounts to PGC events worldwide
🎮 A chance for indie devs to win a FREE showcase table
🙌 Free passes to recognize our most dedicated GGJ folks

Let’s connect, share & grow together!

#PGConnects #GameDev

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 19d

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#gamedev #indiedev #gamejam

A character which represents indiedev reaches for the balloon that says Finishing the game on schedule. A big blob appears pulling the indiedev away from the balloon, and it is ONE LAST FEATURE THAT REQUIRES COMPLETELY REWRITING THE GAME.

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 20d

“We hosted our first jam in a rural area - some jammers traveled hours just to take part. That kind of passion deserves a platform.”
— Global Game Jam Organizer

#WorldsLargestGameJam

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 22d

Did you miss the GGJ - Xsolla webinar Zero to 1K: Growing Your Player Base and Making Your First $$ ?

No worries -- recording is now available to watch on YouTube ➡️ buff.ly/DJBuQOC

Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 23d

We're partnering with Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2025!

GGJ Community members get 20% off now with the code GGJHSK20
🎫 Book your ticket: buff.ly/npPMhbE
(Mid-tier ticket prices change at midnight, Thursday, September 18)

#PGConnects #Helsinki2025 #GamesIndustry

Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki. October 7-8, 2025. Tickets now available.

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 26d

🌊🐡 GGJ x Kickstarter Spotlight 🏰

Super Blowfish Castle, by solo dev Taymar of T-LANDER STUDIOS, is a cozy & quirky 3D puzzle-platformer where you guide a determined blowfish through wild obstacle courses back to his rightful home: the castle.

✨Back this project: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tla...

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 27d

Join the 3-Day Resume Workshop (Sept 12–14), presented with GGJ, Adam Hobbs (gamingcareers.gg) & Darren Playford (Games Jobs Direct).

👉 Registration: buff.ly/ZLov9EF
👉 Learn more: buff.ly/g8NGdFp

✨ We’re giving away 1 registration! If you’re interested, email [email protected] ✨

The 3 day resume, master writing a gaming career resume and start langing jobs and interviews. September 12-14. 11AM EDT.

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