Change the Game.
March 9-13, 2026
Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
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Welcome to GDC Festival of Gaming
The GDC Festival of Gaming is where the entire B2B games industry comes together. From design and code to publishing, marketing, and investment, it’s a place to learn, connect, collaborate, and shape the future of games.
If you make games happen, welcome home.
The Festival Experience
More ways to connect. More content to explore. More reasons to celebrate. More impact for everyone who makes games happen.
Networking That Delivers
From curated matchmaking to lounges and facilitated meetings, every space is built for real conversation and connection.
World-Class Content
From code and creativity to business and culture, every discipline, role, and stage of the games lifecycle is represented.
Celebrations That Unite Us
Join your peers at GDC Nights for concerts, awards, and a stadium-sized Monday kickoff at Oracle Park. Unforgettable moments of community, every night.
The Festival Hall
Explore neighborhoods, test innovations, discover indie gems, and connect with partners shaping the future of games.
Festival Speakers
Kenta Motokura & Tatsuya Kurihara
Producer and Programmer
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Constructive Destruction: Fusing Voxel Tech and 3D Action Platforming in 'Donkey Kong Bananza'
Seth Rosen
Game Director & Lead Designer
Ironwood Studios
'Pacific Drive' Under the Hood: Survival Fundamentals, Systems Design, and Speeding Past Tropes
Rosy (Rong) Fu
Technical Artist
Naughty Dog
Shader Like a Painter: Building Character Shaders with an Artistic Approach at Naughty Dog
Guangyun Chen
Creative Director of Marvel Rivals
NetEase Games
Yachen Bian
Publishing and Marketing Lead
NetEase Games
'Marvel Rivals': The Untold Launch and Live-Ops Journey Behind Tens of Millions of Players
Eric Wohllaib
Graphics Programmer
Sucker Punch Productions
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