GDC 2025 had its crowded moments.
GDC 2025 had its crowded moments.
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GDC draws nearly 30K attendees and returns to SF in early March 2026

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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The 2025 Game Developers Conference (GDC) drew nearly 30,000 registered attendees to San Francisco last week, just about the same number as last year.

The event is the world’s largest and longest-running event serving professionals dedicated to the art and science of making games. It went on for five days, with inspiring sessions and networking opportunities with peers and leaders across the games industry.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.