GameDevDrinkUp May

Hello,

After Cinco de Mayo, we have another fiesta in store - GameDevDrinkUp! That's right, next Thursday, 5/9 we'll be kicking off May's DrinkUp with a night of networking, raffles and good times. We always love seeing new faces, so join the fun if you haven't already, and remember to invite your friends/colleagues. 

LA has a NEW location! We've outgrown McCabes, so we're heading down the street to South on Wilshire. Help spread the word if you know anyone heading to the LA chapter next week. 

As for parking, there's a garage directly behind South and a large lot off Berkley and Wilshire above the bar. Another option is Wilshire and the residential areas south of Wilshire. 

Twitch.tv is providing the first 50 drinks for LA, SF and Dallas chapters, so make sure you're on time to get your free drink ticket. 

Hope to see you there!

-Jonathan Hawkins 

LA - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/18jn5Sm
When: Thurs., 5/9 from 8 - 11PM
Where: South - 3001 Wilshire Blvd Santa Monica, CA 90403
Happy Hour drink & food specials from 8-Until Close / Raffle
50 free drinks by Twitch.TV
Contact: @JonathanHawkins

SF - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/13afNND
When: Thurs., 5/9 from 8 - 11PM
Where: Mars Bar 798 - Brannan St., San Francisco 94103
Raffle
50 free drinks by Twitch.TV
Contact: @WarrenPrice

Dallas - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/12zevcd
When: Thurs., 5/9 from 8 - 11PM
Where: Vickery Park - 1011 E. 15th, Plano, TX 75074
Raffle
50 free drinks by Twitch.TV
Contact: @G_Shonk - Grant Shonkwiler

Las Vegas - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/18CkzUA
When: Thurs., 5/9 from 7 - 11PM
Where: Artifice Bar - 1025 First St. Las Vegas, NV 89101
Raffle
Contact: @tmdriftrrr - Jim Galis

St. Louis - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/17CMeX3
When: Thurs., 5/9 from 8 - 11PM
Where: Orbit Pinball Lounge - 7401 Hazel Ave Saint Louis, MO 63143
Discounts on buckets of beer and other specials / Raffle
Contact: @WesleyTE - Wes Ehrlichman

GameDevDrinkUp April

Hello – 
We’re celebrating two amazing years of the GameDevDrinkUp this month! Join us next week as we commemorate our anniversary of networking and drinking in the spirit of video games. In addition, we’re starting two new chapters – Las Vegas and St. Louis! Help spread the word as we get them off to a great start.

Hope to see everyone at their local GDDU chapters on Thurs., 4/11 where we’ll have raffles, smart conversation, free drinks from Twitch.TV (where applicable) and good times. We can’t wait to get next week’s event underway!

I’d like to give a personal thank you to everyone who has been a part of the DrinkUp over the last two years. Together we took a simple idea of grabbing an after-work beer into a monthly event, now in five cities! Let’s work together as we continue to grow the DrinkUp to create a better sense of community from Indies to AAA’s and everyone who is a part of this fantastic industry.

LA - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/16AyWtm

When: Thurs., 4/11 from 8 - 11PM

Where: McCabe's Bar & Grill - 2455 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Happy Hour drink specials from 8-11PM / Raffle 

50 free drinks by Twitch.TV

Contact: @JonathanHawkins 

SF - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/14S6R2Q

When: Thurs., 4/11 from 8 - 11PM

Where: Mars Bar 798 - Brannan St., San Francisco 94103 

Raffle 

50 free drinks by Twitch.TV

Contact: @WarrenPrice

Dallas - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/14S7adW

When: Thurs., 4/11 from 8 - 11PM

Where: Vickery Park - 1011 E. 15th, Plano, TX 75074

Raffle

50 free drinks by Twitch.TV

Contact: @G_Shonk - Grant Shonkwiler

Las Vegas - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/Y1vqCO

When: Thurs., 4/11 from 7 - 10PM

Where: Artifice Bar - 1025 First St. Las Vegas, NV 89101

Raffle

Contact: @tmdriftrrr - Jim Galis

St. Louis - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/16uP1Py

When: Thurs., 4/11 from 8 - 11PM

Where: Orbit Pinball Lounge - 7401 Hazel Ave Saint Louis, MO 63143

Discounts on buckets of beer and other specials / Raffle

Contact: @WesleyTE - Wes Ehrlichman

Hope to see you there! 

-Jonathan Hawkins

GameDevDrinkUp March

Hello-
With the start of Spring comes new beginnings, and with new beginnings comes next week's DrinkUp! Spring into the warmer months the right way by getting out to your local chapter's respective event next Thurs., 3/14. We'll have plenty of free drink tickets from our sponsor Twitch.TV (early bird gets the worm... in your tequila!), raffles, prizes and so much more.

Last month we had the best turnout we've had across the board since our start in April 2011. We love meeting new faces so bring your friends, colleagues and loved ones for a nice start to the weekend. 

Here are the details for next week: 

LA - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/Y17I9B
When: Thurs., 3/14 from 8 - 11 p.m.
Where: McCabe's Bar & Grill - 2455 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Happy Hour drink specials from 8-11PM
Contact: @JonathanHawkins 

SF - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/XYUgGc
When: Thurs., 3/14 from 8 - 11 p.m.
Where: Mars Bar - 798 Brannan St., San Francisco 94103 
Contact: @WarrenPrice

Dallas - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/13KO74t
When: Thurs., 3/14 from 8 - 11 p.m.
Where: Vickery Park - 1011 E. 15th, Plano, TX 75074
Contact: @G_Shonk - Grant Shonkwiler 

Hope to see you there!

-Jonathan Hawkins

GameDevDrinkUp February - DATE CHANGE

Hello-

In the name of love, we’re pushing back February’s GameDevDrinkUp by one week. We encourage you to share this day with someone special in your life – we’re not the jealous type, promise. In the meantime, mark your calendars for Thursday, Feb. 21st for when we return to a city near you!

We have great news to share in terms of sponsorships: Not only are our great friends at Twitch.tv providing the first 50 people a complimentary drink ticket, those late to arrive (numbers 51 – 100) will also receive a complimentary ticket on behalf of our new sponsors, Paedae.com!

Paedae provides marketing, monetization and engagement solutions for online and mobile applications. They are launching a new platform called BARTR which is a free player acquisition network and wanted to share it with the GameDev community first. As of now they are giving 20K credits to those who sign up for the launch, but will be throwing an extra 10K to everyone who is a part of the GameDevDrinkUp crew. For now, you can check out the one-pager at -> http://paedae.com/bartr/.

LA - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/XTF1Mf

When: Thurs., 2/21 from 8 - 11 p.m.

Where: McCabe's Bar & Grill - 2455 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Happy Hour drink specials from 8-11PM

Contact: @JonathanHawkins 

SF - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/11tcsvz

When: Thurs., 2/21 from 8 - 11 p.m.

Where: Mars Bar 798 - Brannan St., San Francisco 94103 

Contact: @WarrenPrice

Dallas - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/WU4t3b

When: Thurs., 2/21 from 8 - 11 p.m.

Where: Vickery Park - 1011 E. 15th, Plano, TX 75074

Contact: @G_Shonk - Grant Shonkwiler 

Thanks, and hope to see you in a couple weeks!

-Jonathan Hawkins

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GameDevDrinkUp January

Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had a fantastic and celebratory holiday season.  Help us keep the festivities alive by joining our first GameDevDrinkUp of 2013 next Thursday! We'll have plenty of festive spirits from @TwitchTV to keep the fun moving along, so join us for some networking, great conversation and good times.  Hope to see you there.

LA - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/UuRntT

When: Thurs., 1/10 from 8 - 11 p.m.

Where: McCabe's Bar & Grill - 2455 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Happy Hour drink specials from 8-11PM

Contact: @JonathanHawkins 

SF - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/VEoWsK

When: Thurs., 1/10 from 8 - 11 p.m.

Where: Mars Bar 798 - Brannan St., San Francisco 94103 

Contact: @WarrenPrice

Dallas - RSVP - http://on.fb.me/XtFUzs

When: Thurs., 1/10 from 8 - 11 p.m.

Where: Vickery Park - 1011 E. 15th, Plano, TX 75074

Contact: @G_Shonk - Grant Shonkwiler 

Thanks,

Jonathan Hawkins