is always Summer Game Fest and The Game Awards. The showcase has a strong focus on emerging indie games and underground titles, and each event always has at least a few projects worth adding to your wishlist. Today, Day of the Devs is making a difference by becoming an independent, non-profit organization.
It began in 2012 as a collaboration between iam8bit and Double Fine, which Microsoft purchased in 2019. The restructuring means that Day of the Devs will no longer have a formal affiliation with Microsoft and will have more leeway to make its own things while becoming truly platform independent. .
The team notes that “we've always run things as a nonprofit, but by making it official – through a fiscal sponsorship partnership with Legacy Global – it opens us up to better funding opportunities, makes our efforts fundraising more transparent and public and helps our sponsors and audiences understand how essential their support is. The organization will use funds raised to cover items such as venue fees, equipment, staff, video production and general operating costs.
A is now operational. Supporters will receive perks such as keys to numerous killer games from various developers and publishers, VIP tickets to events, and physical goods. As Notes, Developer Day donations now count as tax deductions.
Day of the Devs doesn't ask developers to showcase their games and wants to keep things free for event attendees. The next step is a in San Francisco on March 17. Developers can now .
Developer Day has other events throughout March, including one at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. and another at the Game Developers Conference. And of course, the organization will be hosting digital showcases at Summer Game Fest and The Game Awards later this year.