Devolver To Host Games Blocked By US Immigration Ban At GDC

Stefan L 02/02/17 5 Comments

Whatever your thoughts and feelings on the divisive immigration ban currently enforced in the US, one of the nice things to see is how so many people and companies are opening their arms to those affected by it.

In the world of video games, GDC is being held from 27th February through to 3rd March in San Francisco, which could potentially block developers from travelling and taking part. Devolver Digital, however, are looking to help those developers and are offering to host those people’s games on their behalf within Devolver’s nearby offsite location that they are using through the conference.

Devolver Digital co-founder Mike Wilson said, “One of my favourite things about games is that they are truly global in nature, transcending borders and cultural differences more seamlessly than other art forms, and working with different people from all over the world with wildly varying backgrounds has been a huge part of Devolver’s success and of our personal enjoyment of what we do. We are happy to have the opportunity to help create a bridge in some small way for some of the talented developers who will unfortunately be unable to attend this year’s GDC.”

Devs who are interested should email [email protected] and include these details.

Studio Name / Developer Name
Short description of the game
Country of origin
Link to video of the game if available

Submissions and enquiries should be made as soon as possible, as space is limited, with a final cut off point on 20th February. Devolver will pick as many games as they can manage to host, with preference being given to those who have had to cancel travel plans for GDC, setting the games up on PC and, if needed, HTC Vive.

Devolver’s GDC presence is in the basement of 44 Tehama St., San Francisco, CA 94105, which will be open to press and attendees from 10AM to 5PM between 27th February and 1st March. and is open to press and attendees during the conference Monday, February 27^th through Wednesday, March 1^st, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tags: devolver digital, GDC

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Stefan L

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5 Comments

tactical20 02/02/17, 17:33

There are video game developers in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Yemen & Sudan?!

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- tactical20 02/02/17, 17:40
  
  After some quick googling, it appears there are only a handful of developers in those countries, however it’s estimated there are 18 million gamers in Iran, which is roughly a quarter of the population!
  
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  - shervin_emperor 02/02/17, 18:31
    
    Well, we are suckers for video games :D. (tbh a lot of us don’t have anything better to do anyway)
    
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TSBonyman 02/02/17, 19:58

It’s a shame that things have come to this but crisis can bring out the best in people too. Props to Devolver.

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Andrewww 03/02/17, 17:14

Maybe they should move conferences to countries which are more politically stable than the US.

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