Allegations of assault and drink spiking surface after GDC 2023

Multiple people were reportedly harassed, assaulted, or drugged during the Game Developers Conference, prompting a wide discussion about such behavior at gaming events in the wake of Me-Too revelations in recent years.

Guy Blomberg, the founder of Games Industry Gathering, said in a tweet he had been informed of multiple people who had their drinks spiked with “roofies,” also known as the date rape drug, or Rohypnol, during an after-hours karaoke event last week during GDC. The event, co-hosted by Blomberg, took place on Thursday evening at the Pandora club in San Francisco.