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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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Organizers of the 2024 Game Developers Converence are happy to unveil this year's finalists and honorable mentions for the 26th annual IGF Awards, part of the longest-running festival, summit, and showcase celebrating independent games and their creators.

The 2024 IGF Awards are coming soon, and here is the first round of jurors who will be judging our incredible selection of games for GDC 2024.