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GamesIndustry.biz reports that GDC Festival of Gaming has added four new advisory board members as it continues reshaping the 2027 show. The board now includes leaders from business, narrative, operations, …
GDC Festival of Gaming spotlights a GDC 2025 talk from Formosa Interactive UK sound designer Jonathan Bell on making UI audio both readable and memorable. He breaks down how intent-driven …
GDC Festival of Gaming highlights how The Outer Worlds 2 opens with a tightly scripted level instead of dropping players into a broad sandbox. The goal is to establish stakes, …
GDC Festival of Gaming is highlighting how Phasmophobia’s team leaned on its existing players before the console launch. The focus is on community activation as a practical launch tool, not …
GDC Festival of Gaming highlights how Steam reviews can shape discovery, and how a small vocal group can skew that signal for everyone else. The clip points developers toward a …
GDC Festival of Gaming says Valve is laying out how Steam will help games stand out in 2026, with a focus on visibility, content optimization, and building momentum for launches. …
GDC Festival of Gaming is highlighting how Ghost of Yōtei was designed to hook players in its first hour, with a focus on giving the open world meaningful reasons to …
GDC Festival of Gaming details how Kingdom Come: Deliverance II keeps thousands of NPCs on independent schedules and paths, even when the player never meets them. That kind of systemic …
GDC Festival of Gaming details how SILENT HILL f is being shaped around melee combat, a risky fit for a horror series built on vulnerability and distance. The session digs …
GDC Festival of Gaming shares a clip of composer Austin Wintory talking through the GDC Developer’s Concert, where even a polished performance can come down to the wire. For teams …
GDC Festival of Gaming spotlights Austin Wintory on how he approaches his most ambitious scores, from Journey to Sword of the Sea. The composer also discusses producing the annual GDC …
Austin Wintory is the latest guest on GDC Side Quest, where he digs into how he builds game scores through collaboration rather than working in a vacuum. The conversation centers …
One-on-one synchronous playtesting is getting renewed attention as a practical way to surface problems fast, especially in the early and mid stages of development. Brian Cronin is set to make …
GDC Festival of Gaming says Outersloth’s funding pipeline is a numbers game, and Victoria Tran breaks down what submission odds look like for teams pitching their projects. The takeaway for …
GDC Festival of Gaming spotlights how Obsidian Entertainment is building points of interest for The Outer Worlds 2. Staff area designer Dan Qiao breaks down the process behind POI design, …
GDC Festival of Gaming 2027 is adding a dedicated Business Hall at Moscone West, aimed at meetings, deals, and relationship-building. The show is also splitting access into more focused passes, …
GDC Festival of Gaming highlights how Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 uses buffs to reshape combat, not just pad stats. The clip points to a broader technical talk on how a …
GDC Festival of Gaming details how Sandfall Interactive shipped Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with just four programmers backing a 30+ hour RPG. The talk focuses on the technical choices that …
GDC Festival of Gaming spotlights how Keeper’s bird companion handles fixed-wing flight, with a focus on pathfinding, locomotion, and animation. The session clip shows the team tackling a deceptively hard …
GDC Festival of Gaming details how Super Evil Megacorp turned TMNT: Splintered Fate from a mobile-first project into a cross-platform release on PC, Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox. Ian Fielding frames …