GDC is Next Week!

GDC is almost here, but you can still save up to $300 on your pass if you register by March 17 at 11:59 pm PT (note that online registration may be temporarily down from 1 to 4 pm PT that day). Experience all that GDC has to offer with an All Access pass granting admission to Summits & Tutorials and VRDC@GDC on Mon-Tues, plus GDC Conference and GDC Expo Wed-Fri.

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Facebook’s Leo Olebe Explains Instant Games on Messenger

What should developers know about the audiences on Facebook in terms of their taste, game interests, etc compared to other platforms?

For Instant Games, while our initial selection of games at launch focused more on high score based game play, we are continually learning as developers experiment with new genres and formats, from turn based games like Words with Friends to classic Match 3, progression games like Cookie Crush through to multiplayer card classics like Uno, all of which are finding an audience on the service. Those games in turn are bringing in new audiences to the platform. The common thread across all of these games is a social element that makes them more…

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Session Highlights

Steam in 2017: State of the Marketplace

Sergey Galyonkin, Epic Games
BUSINESS & MARKETING TRACK

This is Your Brain on Games

Frank Lantz, NYU Game Center
VISION TRACK

8 Frames in 16ms: Rollback Networking in 'Mortal Kombat' and 'Injustice 2'

Michael Stallone, Netherrealm Games
PROGRAMMING TRACK

Give Up Control: Zen and the Art of Leadership

Steve Cuss, Criterion Games EA
PRODUCTION & TEAM MANAGEMENT TRACK

A Practical Approach to Developing Forward-Facing Rigs, Tools and Pipelines

Michael Malinowski, Creative Assembly
VISUAL ARTS, PROGRAMMING TRACKS

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Day of the Devs

The Day of the Devs showcase returns to GDC with a dozen of some of the most interesting games to play including Noita, Exo One, and Mosaic. Check out the full lineup and plan to stop by North Hall, lower lobby Monday through Friday at GDC. See the daily schedule.

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Group Registration

You can still save 10% off current rates by registering a group of 10 or more people for GDC for select pass types.

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