Just sent out an RSVP deadline notice/reminder for the IGDA’s members-only party at E3 to the member list. Last year’s party was a blast, and we expect this one to be ever more exciting - not least of which is due to the +100% growth in RSVPs!

Looking over the current RSVP list, I can’t help but be giddy at all the cool folks from the development community we’ll be bringing together. The IGDA’s role and ability to bring together people from all corners of the industry is a truly exciting aspect of our work.

Also, looking over the list, and noting some of the people and companies represented, gives me comfort. You’d be surprised (despite the growth and progress of the IGDA), how many developers see the org as overly catering to non-pros or that no “real” developers are members of the org. A few studio copy/pasts from the list: BioWare, Obsidian, Treyarch, NovaLogic, Eidos, Ubisoft Montreal, Red Storm, Sony, EA, Epic, Firaxis, Ensemble, Stormfront, Blitz, Pandemic, Blizzard, Relic, Naughty Dog, Sega, Capcom, Harmonic, Savage, Insomniac, Crytek, gameLab, etc, etc, etc…

Alas, I think we’ve got the party thing under control, but our communications/branding strategy can use some tweaking…