GDC 2025 preview — with 700 sessions and perhaps 30,000 attendees

The Game Developers Conference 2025 will feature more than 700 or so speaker sessions and could draw as many as 30,000 attendees, according to the organizers at Informs. GDC’s expo passes are selling at a better rate, with double-digit increases for expo floor ticket sales, said Stephenie Hawkins, event director at Informa for GDC, in an interview with GamesBeat. GDC isn’t forecasting a particular number, but last year’s total hit around 30,000. This year, there are more people opting for an all-access pass, and many of the expo-floor-only passes are selling at the last minute. There will be a big awards show — the Independent Games Festival and the Game Developers Choice Awards — on Wednesday evening March 19. At the awards event, All Access pass holders will get priority seating close to the stage. GDC Nights Stephenie Hawkins is helping to run the GDC. One of the highlights this year is on the social side, as the organizers are introducing GDC Nights, an after-hours experience ... Read full article.