GDC 2023

Here are some practical strategies for creating and implementing a flexible and practical matchmaking system.

Narrative designers Alexa Ray Corriea and Lis Moberly want to help you give better feedback to your creative collaborators.

Attorney Kellan Voyer laid out five common problem areas for indie developers to watch out for in publishing contracts, including issues with licensing, DLC, and IP.

Accessibility-specific menus in games may not be enough. At GDC 2023, Ubisoft shares real-world examples of why some current accessibility options fall short.

The Game Band community director Bria Davis breaks down the challenges of modern fandom and how to foster proactive community management in her GDC presentation.

Guerrilla Games' lead living world designer Espen Sogn explains how the team worked to make each tribe in Forbidden West feel unique, and crucially, persistent.

A decade later, development on Cart Life has resumed to ensure it's re-released and not lost to history.

If this year's GDC is your first—don't sweat. We've got quick tips to help you have a great time at the show.

FromSoftware's Elden Ring and BlueTwelve Studio's Stray are tied with six nominations each, followed by Santa Monica Studio's God of War Ragnarök and Obsidian Entertainment's Pentiment. See the full list of finalists and honorable mentions here.

Here are this year's finalists for the 25th annual IGF Awards, part of the longest-running festival, summit, and showcase celebrating independent games and their creators. The Independent Games Festival is part of GDC 2023, which will be held in San Francisco March 20-24, 2023.

In this year's GDC State of the Game Industry survey, we found more developers are moving to hybrid remote-office schedules; they're divided on the rise in major studio acquisitions; and their opinions on the use of blockchain technology in games are more complicated than they may seem at first glance.

Are you going to the Game Developers Conference for the first time? Eager to know about the best talks and networking events for fresh faces at GDC 2023? This handy Session Guide and Walkthrough will help you plan your schedule.

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

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!