Record 26,000 attended GDC 2015 last week

More than 26,000 games industry professionals were in San Francisco for last week’s Game Developers Conference.

The attendance figure marks a new record for the annual event, with visitors sitting in on more than 650 sessions and checking out the wares of almost 350 companies exhibiting in the GDC Expo and other showcases.

The organisers are already preparing for next year’s event,which will take place from March 14th to March 18thand will mark the 30th anniversary of GDC.

Develop has more info.

About MCV Staff

Check Also

ab67656300005f1fb3f482612032d45481fa32fd [Industry news] Games for Change and Tencent call for more informed conversation on children and video games in Good Game Club podcast

[Industry news] Games for Change and Tencent call for more informed conversation on children and video games in Good Game Club podcast

Games for Change and Tencent have joined forces to back Raising Good Gamers, a global initiative designed to help parents and caregivers better understand video games and support healthier play. In a new episode of the Good Game Club podcast, Susanna Pollack, President of Games for Change and Danny Marti, Head of Public Affairs at Tencent explore how the public conversation around games, children and wellbeing can move beyond fear and towards understanding.