The Game Developers Conference is excited to welcome over 40 community partners to GDC 2025, continuing our mission to bring game developers together and foster game industry collaboration.
This year's industry partnerships showcase the best in game development today, covering everything from scholarships and advocacy to industry and media. Among the returning partners are industry staples like the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), Global Game Jam, and GameDeveloper.com, which have been an integral part of GDC for years. We're also thrilled to announce some new faces joining our community, including Seattle VR and FemDevs Perú, bringing fresh ideas and perspectives to our annual event.
Of course, the only way to meet these incredible groups is by joining us at GDC 2025, taking place March 17-21, 2025 in San Francisco. Be sure to take advantage of our Advanced Rate, which expires after November 14!
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We're also happy to share that Gay Gaming Professionals is joining us as a partner for GDC Nights, our first official after-hours events focused on entertainment, game development networking, and fun! We can't wait for you to see what they have in store.
Here's a list of this year's community partners: Make sure to show your support!
Scholarships
- FemDevs Perú
- 7th Beat Foundation
- Take This Inc
- Women In Games France
- Black In Gaming
- WolverineSoft Studio
- Amplifying New Voices
Industry & Media
- Seattle VR
- GameDev.net
- MCV/Develop
- Bit Bridge Indie Community
- Interactive Audio Special Interest Group (IASIG)
- 80 Level
- Control Magazine
- GCORES
- TOKYO GAME SHOW
- Taylor & Francis
- PlanetPlay
- Video Game Bar Association
- Seattle Indies
- Black in Spatial (Black in XR)
- Boston Game Dev
- CEDEC
- 4Gamer.net
- GameDeveloper.com
- Amir Satvat
- AIAS Foundation
GDC Activations
- Global Game Jam
- International Game Developers Association
- Game Audio Network Guild
- IGDA JAPAN
- IGDA Foundation
- IndieGiving
GDC Nights
GDC is dedicated to bringing the global game community together to learn, connect, and grow their careers—and our community partners are a key part of that. We want to thank our partners for joining us for GDC 2025, and we can't wait for you to meet them too.
GDC returns in March 2025! For more information, be sure to visit our website and follow the #GDC2025 hashtag on social media.
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