2007:

• Singapore-MIT Game Lab (GAMBIT) program by then Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) to accelerate talents into the nascent, but rapidly growing games industry.

2008:

• Major international game studios and institution such as Ubisoft, Lucasarts, DigiPen etc. setup base in Singapore.

2011:

• Games Solution Centre (GSC) launched by MDA & Nanyang Polytechnic at Mediapolis Phase 0 (also known as Block 71) as a rapid prototyping development environment for Singapore-based start-ups to incubate and develop their games.

• GSC houses Southeast Asia’s first Playstation Incubation Studio.

2015:

• MDA launches the SG50 Games, celebrating 5 different Singapore-themed mobile games by indie developers as part of its industry development efforts.

2016:

• MDA merged with Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) to form Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).

• IMDA launches PIXEL Studios, an evolution of GSC as an innovation hub for games, online media and tech start-ups/projects.

2017:

• Formation of the ground-up industry community group - Singapore Games Guild (SGG), a non-profit organisation registered under the Registry of Societies.

• Organised annual Singapore game industry day, monthly GameDevDrinkUp and ad-hoc fireside chats for the game creation community

2018:

• Setting up of the SGG Facebook Group & Website, featuring the Singapore Industry Directory #SGGamedevs and history of Singapore-made games #SGGames

2019:

• SGG Facebook group reaches close to 900 community members

• SGG selected by Enterprise Singapore (ESG), the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), and IMDA to be the primary trade association in executing industry-wide initiatives for the online gaming and esports industry sector, following the pitching outcome of the agencies’ Esports and Online Gaming Industry Association Pitching and Voting event.

2020:

• SGGA is officially launched