Indie gaming champion Day of the Devs is now an independent nonprofit

Always home to the Summer Game Festival and Game Awards. The showcase shines a spotlight on emerging indie and underground games, with each event featuring at least a few items worth adding to your wish list. Now, Developer Day is changing that and becoming an independent non-profit organization.

It started in 2012 as a collaboration between iam8bit and Double Fine, which Microsoft acquired in 2019. The reorganization means Day of the Devs will no longer be formally tied to Microsoft and will have more leeway to do its own thing while becoming truly platform agnostic.

The team notes, “We have essentially always operated as a non-profit, but formalizing it through a financial sponsorship partnership with Legacy Global provides us with better funding opportunities and makes our fundraising efforts even more Transparent and open, and helps both our sponsors and audiences understand how important their support is.” The organization will use the funds raised to pay for venue fees, equipment, staffing, video production and general operating costs. .

A is now up and running. Backers will receive a variety of benefits such as keys to a range of killer games from various developers and publishers, VIP tickets to events and physical merchandise.as It’s worth noting that Developer Day donations are now tax write-offs.

Day of the Devs does not charge developers to highlight their games and wants to provide the service free of charge to event attendees. Next up will be March 17 in San Francisco. Developers can now .

Developer Day also has other events planned throughout March, including one at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and another at the Game Developers Conference. Of course, the organization will host digital showcases later this year during the Summer Games Festival and The Game Awards.