GDC 2025 is just around the corner, and we're excited to share more details about our exciting Sponsor Developer Summits!
This year, attendees of all pass levels, including Expo Pass holders, will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of Sponsor Developer Summit sessions. These sessions are presented by our esteemed group of 10 Sponsored Developer Summit partners! We've curated a selection of must-attend talks, featuring the latest games and technologies, and you can explore the full schedule on our website to discover even more content.
Monday & Tuesday, March 17-18
Unity Developer Summit
Unity offers a suite of tools to create, market, and grow games and interactive experiences across multiple platforms from mobile, PC, and console, to spatial computing. For more information, visit Unity.com.
Unity Developer Summit: The Unity Engine Roadmap (Presented by Unity)
- Location: Room 2020, West Hall
- Date: Monday, March 17
- Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Unity Developer Summit: A Bloody Mess: The Implementation of Cleaning in The WereCleaner (Presented by Unity)
- Location: Room 2020, West Hall
- Date: Monday, March 17
- Time: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Monday, March 17
Adobe Developer Summit
Adobe Substance 3D provides a powerful, cross-product solution for 3D material creation, texturing, and assets, offering seamless integration with the most common 3D tools and renderers.
Adobe Developer Summit: Adobe Substance 3D Keynote (Presented by Adobe)
- Location: Room 3001, West Hall
- Date: Monday, March 17
- Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Adobe Developer Summit: Silent Hill 2: Remaking a Horror Icon — An Artistic Journey into Fear (Presented by Adobe)
- Location: Room 3001, West Hall
- Date: Monday, March 17
- Time: 1:20 pm - 2:20 pm
Tencent Games Developer Summit
Tencent Games was launched in 2003, and has since grown into a leading global platform for game development, publishing and operations. We are dedicated to providing high-quality interactive entertainment experiences and currently offer more than 170 games, including PUBG MOBILE, to millions of players across over 200 countries and regions.
Tencent Games Developer Summit: Noise or Insight? Five Tips to Get Real Insights in Playtests! (Presented by Tencent Games)
- Location: Room 2024, West Hall
- Date: Monday, March 17
- Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tencent Games Developer Summit: The Inline RayTracing practice for Shadow and AO on Mobile (Presented by Tencent Games)
- Location: Room 2024, West Hall
- Date: Monday, March 17
- Time: 3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
TIGG Developer Summit
TIGG Developer Summit: Designing for Digital Thriving: TIGG and the Digital Thriving Playbook (Presented by TIGG)
- Location: Room 2011, West Hall
- Date: Monday, March 17
- Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
TIGG Developer Summit: From Psychology to Behavior: Ensuring Player Safety and Rights in Gaming (Presented by TIGG)
- Location: Room 2011, West Hall
- Date: Monday, March 17
- Time: 3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
Tuesday, March 18
Arm Developer Summit - Tuesday
With 99% of premium smartphones powered by Arm, Arm is at the heart of mobile gaming. From Arm CPUs, to Arm’s Mali and Immortalis GPUs, featured in broad range of entry-level to high end mobile devices, serve processing and advanced graphics capabilities for mobile game developers to take advantage of.
Arm Developer Summit: Arm Opening Keynote - Introducing Arm Accuracy Super Resolution and What's New in Arm GPUs (Presented by Arm)
- Location: Room 3020, West Hall
- Date: Tuesday, March 18
- Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Arm Developer Summit: AI Coaching in MOBA Games: A Case Study With Honor of Kings (Presented by Arm)
- Location: Room 3020, West Hall
- Date: Tuesday, March 18
- Time: 3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
Autodesk Developer Summit
Autodesk’s Design and Make Platform empowers everyone, everywhere to design and make anything. From the products we use and technology we rely on, to the movies and games that inspire us. Everything around us is made using Autodesk software.
Autodesk Developer Summit: Leveling Up Creative Workflows with AI
- Location: Room 3001, West Hall
- Date: Tuesday, March 18
- Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Autodesk Developer Summit: The Magic Behind Baldur's Gate 3: Pipeline Efficiency Enabled by Production Management Tools (Presented by Autodesk)
- Location: Room 3001, West Hall
- Date: Tuesday, March 18
- Time: 10:50 am - 11:50 am
Community Clubhouse Developer Summit
Community Clubhouse is a free learning and networking hub for game community professionals, Community Clubhouse was founded in early 2023 by industry veterans from Keywords Studios, Xbox, Community Sift and Helpshift. After recognizing the lack of emphasis on Player Experience, Community Management, and Trust & Safety at prominent gaming conferences, the founders united to establish a space where industry professionals could connect and share their knowledge and experience. Community Clubhouse hosts in-person events featuring expert panels, AMAs, and networking opportunities adjacent to large gaming conferences across the globe.
Community Clubhouse Developer Summit: "Us and Them" – Building Healthy Relationship with Players and Partners (Presented by Community Clubhouse)
- Location: Esplanade 158, South Hall
- Date: Tuesday, March 18
- Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Community Clubhouse Developer Summit: Less Disruption, More Engagement: Unpacking Anti-Toxicity Strategy and Technology for Voice Chat (Presented by Community Clubhouse)
- Location: Esplanade 160, South Hall
- Date: Tuesday, March 18
- Time: 1:20 pm - 2:20 pm
Meta Developer Summit
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.
Meta Developer Summit: Develop your next title in VR / MR for Meta Quest and Meta Horizon OS (Presented by Meta)
- Location: Room 2011, West Hall
- Date: Tuesday, March 18
- Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Meta Developer Summit: Mastering Meta Horizon Worlds creation (Presented by Meta)
- Location: Room 2011, West Hall
- Date: Tuesday, March 18
- Time: 10:50 am - 11:50 am
Solana Developer Summit
Solana is a blockchain built for mass adoption. Fast, composable, cost-effective, and globally distributed - Solana is the perfect ecosystem to build out your game vision across web3 use cases like payments, digital assets, user acquisition, monetization, and beyond.
Solana Developer Summit: Beyond the Tokens: Exploring Blockchain's Role in Game Development (Presented by Solana & Spaceman Gaming)
- Location: Room 3022, West Hall
- Date: Tuesday, March 18
- Time: 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Solana Developer Summit: WTF is an Autonomous World? (Presented by MagicBlock)
- Location: Room 3022, West Hall
- Date: Tuesday, March 18
- Time: 3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
Xsolla Developer Summit
Xsolla Developer Summit: The Industry: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going (Presented by Xsolla)
- Location: Room 2024, West Hall
- Date: Tuesday, March 18
- Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Xsolla Developer Summit: Gaming in 2030: The Future of Play (Presented by Xsolla)
- Location: Room 2024, West Hall
- Date: Tuesday, March 18
- Time: 3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
GDC returns this March 17-21, 2025, and registration is open! Check out our Passes & Prices, and follow the #GDC2025 hashtag on Bluesky and LinkedIn.
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