The DIGY (Dope Indie Games of the Year) Awards is a new awards show that focuses on indies, celebrating the games and the talented people behind the craft of game development. Award presenters:

• Justin Woodward (The MIX)

• Dave Oshry (New Blood)

• David Brevik (Skystone Games)

• Sandy Gordon (Yacht Club)

• Mary Kish (Twitch)

• Tim Gettys, Blessing Adeoye, Joey Noelle (Kinda Funny)

• Tamoor Hussain (GameSpot)

• Victoria Tran (Innersloth, Wholesome)

• Jenny Windom (Soft Not Weak, Wholesome)

• Thomas Brush

• Swery

• Bannon Rudis (Wayforward)

• David Martinez (Raw Fury)

• Danny O'Dwyer (Noclip)

• James Lewis (Xbox)

• HipHop Gamer

• Alena Alambeigi (Crunchy Roll)

The DIGY Awards judging panel includes a variety of representatives from the industry and indie community - developers, publishers, channel partners and more.

• Tim Bender (Hooded Horse)

• David Brevik (Skystone Games)

• Nick Chester (Annapurna)

• Destinee Cleveland (Dames 4 Games)

• Sarah Conde-Hodge (Epic Games)

• Tim Cullings (Oculus, Global Game Jam, Seattle Indies)

• John Davis (BitSummit)

• Stephen Frost (Atari/ Digital Eclipse)

• Steve Gee (Experis, Gearbox, Arc Systems, Adult Swim)

• Keith Kawamura (Shoreline Games)

• David Lucio (Latin American Games Showcase)

• Anthony "Nap" Napolitano (The MIX)

• Jason O'Connell (Saber Interactive)

• Michael Schauble (Forge the Win, tinyBuild, Xbox)

• Tanya Short (KitFox)

• Philomena Schwab (Stray Fawn)

• Jenny Windom (Soft Not Weak, Wholesome Games)

• Game has full release (or will release) by December 31, 2024.  Note that there is also Early Access category

• Game developed by team independent of resources / control / ownership of large corporation.   

The DIGYS are organized by a team of seasoned game industry and event production veterans, with expertise from The MIX (Media Indie Exchange), South by Southwest, DreamHack, Devolver, Good Shepherd, Saber Interactive, 3D Realms, DICE Summit, Black Voices in Gaming, LucasArts, and Telltale Games.

Email info@digyawards.com to learn more, including sponsorship opportunities.