AI was everywhere at gaming’s big developer conference — except the games

AI was everywhere at the GDC Festival of Gaming this year. Vendors at the event pitched generative AI tools for things like ...

“It doesn’t feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US

“I honestly don’t know anyone who is not from the US who is planning on going to the next GDC,” Godot Foundation Executive ...
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Immigration Buddhas and TSA struggles: International game devs face new obstacles

Hills tech reporter Leah Isobel was at the 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming (formerly Game Developers’ Conference), March 9-13 at ...
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Immigration Buddhas and decolonizing play: Game devs still work to diversify industry

Hills tech reporter Leah Isobel was at the 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming (formerly Game Developers’ Conference), March 9-13 at ...
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Tencent Games unveils AI tools and developer sessions for GDC 2026

Tencent Games has revealed its programme for the 2026 Game Developers Conference (GDC), featuring more than 20 sessions and a technology showcase highlighting the company’s latest AI-powered ...
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AI dominated the developer conference, but not in the games themselves

At this year's GDC Festival of Gaming, AI was a hot topic, yet many developers expressed their reservations about incorporating it into their games.

GDC 2026 was unlike any other, thanks to AI and layoffs

GDC is where game developers go to pull back the curtain on the biggest games, but never-ending layoffs and a focus on AI ...