One week left for GDC early bird discounts

There’s only one week left to save up to 30 per cent on GDC 2013 passes.

The early-bird rate is a saving of $625. This year’s conference looks to be particularly special. There will be sessions covering games design, programming art and more for everything from high-end PC games to consoles and mobile development.

Sessions already announced include: Translating Diablo III, Rendering Assassin’s Creed III, The five key plot points to creating a great story, as well as classic game post-mortems on Crystal Castles, Myst and XCom: UFO Defense.

Some of the companies attending include Media Molecule, Epic Games, Blizzard Entertainment, Frictional Games, Ubisoft and thechineseroom, to name just a few.

The All Access Pass gives attendees access to every session and GDC-managed event in the conference, a subscription to GDC Vault, and the ability to receive invites and schedule meetings with exhibitors via GDC Business Matchmaking.

Early-bird tickets, or upgrades, for GDC 2013 can be purchased here.