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Building Big Impact, One Brick at a Time: Marginal Gains in 'LEGO Horizon Adventures' #1

"Accessibility is largely built on making marginal gains to existing features." Adam Russell (Lead Designer, Studio Gobo) explains what this means in Lego Horizon Adventures in this clip from GDC 2025. Check out the full session on GDC Vault. https://gdcvault.com/ #GDCrewind #GDC2025

Babygirls, Daddies, and Himbos: Updating Archetypes for Compelling Characters #2

Why do you write? For Alexa Ray Corriea it's about being remembered and conveying meaning. Check out this clip from GDC 2025 and watch the full session on GDC Vault! https://gdcvault.com/ #GDCrewind #GDC2025

Reimagining High Fantasy: The Score to 'Eternal Strands'

No true synths. That was a rule Austin Wintory followed when scoring Eternal Strands. What did this mean for the score? Check out the full session - Reimagining High Fantasy: The Score to 'Eternal Strands' on GDC Vault to find out! https://gdcvault.com/

Embracing Neurodiversity and Leadership in the Game Industry

At GDC 2025 Stuart Massie joined a panel of experts that shared their experiences in Neurodiversity and how it intersects with leadership in the game industry. Check out this clip from the session and watch the full video "Embracing Neurodiversity and Leadership in the Game Industry" on GDC Vault. #gdcrewind

'Avowed' Branching Narratives: Shifting from QA Testing to Analyzing Clip - #GDCrewind #GDC2025

What does it look like when QA testing shifts to analyzing? David Benefield (QA Lead, Obsidian Entertainment) shows us in this clip from #GDC2025 check out the entire session and more like it on GDC Vault! #GDCrewind

Crowdfunding Best Practices - #GDCRewind #GDC2025

What sort of math do you need to do when planning your crowdfunding campaign? Thomas Bidaux (CEO, ICO) enlightens us in today's #GDCRewind. Watch the full talk on GDC Vault! - Video Games and Crowdfunding: Best Practices from Successful Campaigns

26th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

The GDCA is the profession’s most trusted honor – peer-nominated, peer-recognized – and the stage where the year’s standards are set across craft, creativity, and innovation. From Game of the Year to Design, Narrative, Visual Art, Audio, and Innovation, this is where the work that moved the medium earns its moment.

GDC 2026 Keynote - An Odyssey in Building Games That Last

Creating an enduring game that players love is the ambition for many of us in the games industry. In recent years, some business leaders have even formalized that ambition under the banner of the “Forever Game.” Rob Pardo has spent his career shaping games like StarCraft, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, among others, where the goal was simpler: build games that felt deep, fun, and worth playing again tomorrow. Looking back, a pattern emerged. Every game that shipped reached a moment when the team fell so deeply in love with the core experience that they had to be told to stop playing and get

2026 Independent Games Festival Awards

The IGF celebrates boundary-pushing indie teams and student creators with major recognition and cash prizes across categories including the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, Excellence in Audio, Design, and Visual Art, among others. Expect bold design, new voices, and the kind of creative risk that pushes the medium forward.

GDCA 2026 Host Announcement - Sam Maggs

It's time to reveal your #GDCA2026 host. Sam Maggs returns to the stage to celebrate the craft with creators that set the bar! Remember GDC Nights events are included in all passes and Early Rate ends tomorrow, February 20th! #gdc2026 GDC Festival of Gaming returns this March 9-13, 2026, in San Francisco! GDC Festival of Gaming talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every day. Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, and chec

2026 IGF Karrie Shao Host Announcement

We're excited to announce that Karrie Shao is your host for the Independent Games Festival 2026! Come celebrate the BEST in indie gaming at this year's show. 🏆 #IGF2026 and other GDC Nights events are included in every pass and don't miss out on the Early Rate, it ends on Friday! GDC Festival of Gaming returns this March 9-13, 2026, in San Francisco! GDC Festival of Gaming talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every day. Subscribe to the chann

5 Things I bring to GDC - EP 7 #gdc2026

It's time for the final episode of 5 Things I Bring to GDC! Alexa Ray Corriea reminds us that one of the most important things at GDC is to stay hydrated and believe in yourself. 3 weeks left before #GDC2026 what are you bringing? GDC returns this March 9-13, 2026, in San Francisco! GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every day. Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, and check out GDC Vault for thousands of more in-de

Navmesh as a Solution - #gdcrewind #apexlegends #gdc2026

At GDC 2025 Ian Holsted explored the different ways navmesh became a solution for Apex Legends. Find more talks like this at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026! #GDC2026 GDC returns this March 9-13, 2026, in San Francisco! GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every day. Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, and check out GDC Vault for thousands of more in-depth talks from our archives.

Fur and Feathers: A Procedural Approach - #gdcrewind

#GDCRewind time, time is tick tick ticking away as we lead up to GDC Festival of Gaming 2026. Going back in time to GDC 2025, explore Oliver Castaneda's favorite part of Sky to work on - fur and feathers! #gdc2026 GDC returns this March 9-13, 2026, in San Francisco! GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every day. Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, and check out GDC Vault for thousands of more in-depth talks from o

5 things I bring to GDC - EP6 #gdc2026

Five Thing I Bring to GDC Episode 6 is ready for your viewing pleasure! Laia Bee's essentials include her friends and panelists. Who are you looking forward to seeing at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026? GDC returns this March 9-13, 2026, in San Francisco! GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every day. Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, and check out GDC Vault for thousands of more in-depth talks from our archives.