Name: Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2025
Start: 2025-03-17T15:00Z
End: 2025-03-22T00:00Z
Location: Moscone Center

Explore New Ideas at the GDC 2023 Main Stage About 'The Future of Play'

By Beth Elderkin | January 18, 2023

The fourth annual GDC Main Stage event is about exploring the new ideas and ideals gaining ground in the industry, and how to make them work for you.

GDC 2023 Session Guide for Business, Marketing, and Community Management

By Beth Elderkin | January 17, 2023

In our Business and Marketing track, gain insight into game industry trends, identify business opportunities and partners, and learn new strategies for marketing games.

Here Are the Outstanding Games Coming to alt.ctrl.GDC at GDC 2023

By Beth Elderkin | January 13, 2023

This exhibition, co-helmed by indie curator John Polson, showcases some of the most unique, offbeat, and innovative controllers in modern games—with this year featuring a focus on accessibility.

Dive Into 30 Years of Kirby in This GDC 2023 Session on 'Kirby and the Forgotten Land'

By Beth Elderkin | January 13, 2023

Close out the 30th anniversary of Dream Land's most-famous resident with this GDC 2023 design session from developers Shinya Kumazaki and Tatsuya Kamiyama about Kirby's multi-dimensional milestone year. Pink attire not required!

Equal Opportunity Attendance Program Applications Are Open for GDC 2023

By Staff | January 12, 2023

The Equal Opportunity Attendance Program provides an Expo pass for people who would otherwise not be able to attend GDC in person, and applications are open through January 22.

GDC 2023 Session Guide for Programmers

By Beth Elderkin | January 12, 2023

Programmers from all over the world come to the Game Developers Conference to learn the latest tools, tips, and methods for developing incredible games. This session guide—with tips and suggested videos—will help you make the most of your GDC.

Marina Díez to Host 2023 IGF Awards at GDC

By Beth Elderkin | January 11, 2023

Marina is a Spanish award-winning game designer based in Berlin and London. She's the CEO at Three of Cups Games, a games studio based in London—as well as an emotional game designer at BTF Games for “The Berlin Apartment” and the lead game designer of Dordogne at Un Je Ne Sais Quoi Studio.

GDC 2023 Session Guide for Career and Company Growth

By Beth Elderkin | January 10, 2023

GDC Session Guide 1: Realize your Career Development goals with this guide featuring standout sessions, panels, and events dedicated to helping your career and company growth efforts—along with tips on making the most of your GDC, whether job seeking or recruiting.

GDC Pitch Returns to GDC 2023 with New Games and Judges

By Beth Elderkin | January 6, 2023

GDC Pitch is a special event designed to help select participants practice their game-pitching skills. Five studios will solicit their games to an opinionated panel of investors and publishers—followed by questions, advice, and feedback.

Learn the Ins and Outs of 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' Streaming Tech in GDC 2023 Session

By Staff | January 4, 2023

This programming session presents an overview of On-Demand Texture streaming technology for 'Call of Duty,' up to and including 2022's 'Modern Warfare 2.'

Take a Deep Dive Into Facial Performance Capture for 'The Quarry' in This GDC 2023 Talk

By Beth Elderkin | December 30, 2022

In this programming and visual arts session, attendees will learn about the exciting workflows Digital Domain used to transfer human emotion automatically to realistic digital characters.

Here Are the IGF Juries for the Audio, Visual Art, and Student Game Awards at GDC 2023

By Beth Elderkin | December 29, 2022

Here are the jurors who will be judging games in the Excellence in Audio Award, the Excellence in Visual Art Award, and the Best Student Game Award categories at IGF 2023.

Find Studio Success Without a Huge Hit Game in this GDC 2023 Session

By Beth Elderkin | December 28, 2022

The CEO of Henchman & Goon, creators of 'Pode' and 'Flem,' shares her thoughts in this business and marketing session on how they have kept their indie studio running for 10 years without any gigantic hits.

These Are the IGF Juries for the Nuovo, Design, and Narrative Awards at GDC 2023

By Beth Elderkin | December 27, 2022

GDC is thrilled to unveil the first group of jurors for the 2023 IGF Awards. The IGF juries are made up of experts in specific disciplines—who will play, evaluate, and discuss the most-standout games entered in the competition.

It's Time to Sign Up for 'GDC Kids' Childcare at GDC 2023

By Staff | December 20, 2022

KiddieCorp is providing onsite childcare at the Moscone Center for parents and guardians who may not otherwise be able to attend GDC. It's available for kids ages 6 months to 12 years old and costs $12 per hour per child (with a minimum of two years each day).

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