The November 2009 issue of Game Developer magazine debuted The Game Developer 50. A list to “highlight 50 important achievements of the last year … in order to acknowledge individual work.”

Perimeter Partners’ founder and senior consultant, Jason Della Rocca, was recognized in the Evangelism category, with the following summary:

As the executive director of the IGDA from 2000 through early 2009, Della Rocca has played a key role in advocating for game developers and the games industry in general on a multitude of issues. His strong leadership on elements such as quality of life issues and game crediting was important in growing the IGDA by a massive factor during his tenure. While his departure — to run a consultancy devoted to counseling local and national governments on attracting game talent — was surprising, his selfless work deserves both mentioning and honoring here.