GDC Festival of Gaming
The largest professional game-industry event: developers, publishers, marketers, investors and recruiters.
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- Dates
- Mar 1 to Mar 4, 2027
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Cost
- Ticket $125 to $1,249. Early rate to Dec 11: Business Hall only $125, Festival $549, Game Changer $1,249; Academic pass $299.
- Type
- Conference · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- Informa Festivals
- Suits
- Growing in role, Student or new grad, Changing careers
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Cheaper ways in: Academic pass $299 for students, faculty and staff; Business Hall only $125; Indie/Start-up pass $299 (application).
Speaking opportunities
Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Video games and esports, Game development
Roles: game marketer, esports executive, game developer, game designer, game producer
The field it serves: Media & Entertainment
- Verified open jobs
- about 5,160
- Typical posted salary
- $128,000 a year (middle half $87,000 to $173,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 28% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- −4.2% in information, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,485 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, October 2026.
See the detail →Full Media & Entertainment snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Employers at this conference
Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.
- Amazon Web Services Sponsoring 2027
- Meta Sponsoring 2027
- Tencent Sponsoring 2027
- Xsolla Sponsoring 2027
Read from the event’s own pages: gdconf.com.
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in San Francisco, CA. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2027: March 1, 2027 to March 4, 2027, San Francisco, CA
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