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This year, we are proud of our commitment to having a positive environmental and social impact on the communities and industries we work within, and have taken the following steps to achieve these goals during this year's event.
Networking is here and it's bigger than ever! The Game Developers Conference has expanded speed networking for GDC 2024, providing opportunities to make business connections, find new jobs, and discover exciting titles.
We're less than one month away from GDC 2024, and our event platform is now open! Now's the time to log into Swapcard and set up your profile, start building your schedule, connect with other attendees, and see our amazing exhibitors.
The Game Developers Conference is proud to debut its new GDC Travel Together program, helping GDC 2024 attendees easily navigate their way to the Moscone Convention Center and providing the opportunity to meet attendees and "travel together."
It's time to prep those calendars! All dates and times for the hundreds of sessions happening at the 2024 Game Developers Conference have been uploaded into the GDC Session Viewer.
Yoko Shimomura, composer for games such as Kingdom Hearts, Super Mario RPG, Street Fighter II, and Final Fantasy XV, will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award—and Fawzi Mesmar, who has worked at major game companies for over 20 years in the industry and is an active mentor, author, public speaker and more, will receive the Ambassador Award.
The Game Developers Conference is pleased to announce that Alanah Pearce is serving as host for GDCA 2024, taking place at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco (with a live broadcast on Twitch).
The Game Developers Conference is excited to announce the 2024 winners of the annual Student Narrative Analysis Competition, who will be bringing their knowledgeable and insightful work to GDC 2024 in March.
Welcome to the stage: our host for the 2024 Independent Games Festival Awards! Black in Gaming Foundation Executive Director Trinidad Hermida is joining GDC on the Main Stage for the industry's premier independent games awards show.
The hills are alive with the sound of this year's GDC Main Stage: An instrumental concert showcasing incredible video game scores of the past year (and years past), conducted by composer Austin Wintory and co-hosted by actor and singer-songwriter Troy Baker.
The worlds of Hyrule and the Flower Kingdom are beckoning. Game Developers Conference organizers are happy to announce that Nintendo is bringing two exciting talks to GDC 2024—exploring the systems and sound design of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and the side-scrolling escapades in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
This past year has been challenging for the game industry: Several studios have closed their doors, thousands of developers have been laid off, and increased studio conglomeration impacts the work landscape and prospective job market. But with challenges come opportunities. The 2024 State of the Game Industry report shines a light on all of this and more.
Flipping blinds, getting kids off your lawn, and using a TV remote to thwart a dangerous killer. Play through all of these experiences and more at alt.ctrl.GDC this March. Plus: Some exciting news about 2024's alt.ctrl.GDC award!
GDC organizers are excited to announce that Larian Studios founder and CEO Swen Vincke is heading to GDC 2024 to take developers and fans deep into the world of the Game Developers Choice Awards-nominated epic, Baldur's Gate 3.
This year's GDCA nominations are led by 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' and 'Baldur’s Gate 3' with seven nominations each—along with indie hit 'COCOON,' which received five total nominations.
