Editing Game Developers Conference (section)

==Events==
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! style="width:130px;"|Conference
! style="width:160px;"|Location
! style="width:130px;"|Dates
! style="width:130px;"|Attendees
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2001'''
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| GDC 2001
| [[San Jose Convention Center]]<br />[[San Jose, California]]
| March 20–24<ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Showcases DirectX at GDC 2001|date=March 20, 2001|url=https://news.microsoft.com/2001/03/20/microsoft-showcases-directx-at-gdc-2001/|access-date=January 19, 2020|archive-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317202445/https://news.microsoft.com/2001/03/20/microsoft-showcases-directx-at-gdc-2001/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2002'''
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| GDC 2002
| San Jose Convention Center<br />San Jose, California
| March 19–23<ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Showcases Groundbreaking Game Technologies Of DirectX at GDC 2002|date=March 19, 2002|url=https://news.microsoft.com/2002/03/19/microsoft-showcases-groundbreaking-game-technologies-of-directx-at-gdc-2002/|access-date=January 19, 2020|archive-date=March 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317202444/https://news.microsoft.com/2002/03/19/microsoft-showcases-groundbreaking-game-technologies-of-directx-at-gdc-2002/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ~10,000<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aihoshi |first1=Richard |title=GDC 2002 Report |date=March 28, 2002 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/28/gdc-2002-report |access-date=January 19, 2020 |archive-date=March 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317202443/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/28/gdc-2002-report |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2003'''
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| GDC 2003
| San Jose Convention Center<br />San Jose, California
| March 4–8<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bishko |first1=Leslie |title=The Game Developers Conference 2003 in Review |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/game-developers-conference-2003-review |access-date=January 19, 2020 |archive-date=March 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317202452/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/game-developers-conference-2003-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2004'''
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| GDC 2004
| San Jose Convention Center<br />San Jose, California
| March 22–26<ref>{{Cite web | title=Events | url=http://www.gdconf.com/events/ | website=gdconf.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204171622/http://www.gdconf.com/events/ | archive-date=December 4, 2003 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | first=Derek | last=Wilson | title=Game Developer's Conference 2004: Carmack Addresses the Masses | url=https://www.anandtech.com/print/1283/ | website=[[AnandTech]] | date=March 30, 2004 | access-date=February 9, 2022 | archive-date=February 9, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209152446/https://www.anandtech.com/print/1283/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2005'''
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| GDC 2005
| Moscone Center West, [[San Francisco]], California<ref name="gdc 2005 gamasutra">{{cite web | url = https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-developers-conference-2005-preview | title = Game Developers Conference 2005 Preview | first = Simon | last = Carless | date = March 7, 2005 | access-date = January 10, 2020 | work = [[Gamasutra]] | archive-date = March 17, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200317202443/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/130627/game_developers_conference_2005_.php | url-status = live }}</ref>
| March 7–11<ref name="gdc 2005 gamasutra"/>
| ~12,000<ref name="Game Developers Conference">{{cite web |title=Game Developers Conference |url=https://www.giantbomb.com/game-developers-conference/3015-6699/ |website=Giant Bomb |access-date=January 19, 2020 |archive-date=May 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523232033/https://www.giantbomb.com/game-developers-conference/3015-6699/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2006'''
|-
| GDC 2006
| San Jose Convention Center<br />San Jose, California
| March 22–24<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Peter |title=Game Developers Conference 2006 announced |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1047891/gdc.html |access-date=January 19, 2020 |archive-date=March 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317202447/https://www.macworld.com/article/1047891/gdc.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| ~12,500<ref name="Game Developers Conference"/>
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2007'''
|-
| GDC 2007
| [[Moscone Center]]<br />[[San Francisco, California]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2007/03/05/game-developers-conference-2007/|title=Game Developers' Conference 2007|website=[[TechCrunch]]|date=March 5, 2007|access-date=March 26, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021051358/https://techcrunch.com/2007/03/05/game-developers-conference-2007/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| March 4–9<ref name="gdc 2007">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/at-gdc-games-on-the-brain/|title=At GDC, games on the brain|website=[[CNET]]|date=March 9, 2007}}</ref>
| >16,000<ref name="2008 attendance">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/gdc-2008-announces-record-attendance-2009-dates|title=GDC 2008 Announces Record Attendance, 2009 Dates|website=[[Gamasutra]]|last=Alexander|first=Leigh|date=February 28, 2008|access-date=June 9, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610054235/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/108602/GDC_2008_Announces_Record_Attendance_2009_Dates.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2008'''
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| GDC 2008
| [[Moscone Center]]<br />[[San Francisco, California]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/gdc-2008-gets-keynote-from-futurist-ray-kurzweil|title=GDC 2008 Gets Keynote From Futurist Ray Kurzweil|website=[[Gamasutra]]|date=January 3, 2008|access-date=June 9, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610054239/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/107768/GDC_2008_Gets_Keynote_From_Futurist_Ray_Kurzweil.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
| February 18–22
| 18,000<ref name="2008 attendance"/>
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2009'''
|-
| GDC 2009
| [[San Francisco]], California
| March 23–27
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| GDC Europe 2009
| [[Cologne]], Germany
| August 17–19
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| GDC Austin 2009
| [[Austin, Texas]]
| September 15–28
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| GDC China 2009
| [[Shanghai]], China
| October 11–13
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2010'''
|-
| GDC 2010
| San Francisco, California
| March 9–13
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| GDC Canada 2010
| [[Vancouver]], Canada
| May 6–7
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| GDC Europe 2010
| Cologne, Germany
| August 16–18
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| GDC Online 2010
| Austin, Texas
| October 5–8
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| GDC China 2010
| Shanghai, China
| December 5–7
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2011'''
|-
| GDC 2011
| San Francisco, California
| February 28 – March 4
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| GDC Europe 2011
| Cologne, Germany
| August 15–17
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| GDC Online 2011
| Austin, Texas
| October 10–13
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| GDC China 2011
| Shanghai, China
| November 12–14
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|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2012'''
|-
| GDC 2012
| San Francisco, California
| March 5–9
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| GDC Europe 2012
| Cologne, Germany
| August 13–15
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| GDC Online 2012
| Austin, Texas
| October 9–11
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| GDC China 2012
| Shanghai, China
| November 17–19
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|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2013'''
|-
| GDC 2013
| San Francisco, California
| March 25–29
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| GDC Europe 2013
| Cologne, Germany
| August 19–21
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| GDC China 2013
| Shanghai, China
| September 15–17
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| GDC Next 2013
| [[Los Angeles]], California
| November 5–7
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|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2014'''
|-
| GDC 2014
| San Francisco, California
| March 17–21
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| GDC Europe 2014
| Cologne, Germany
| August 11–13
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| GDC China 2014
| Shanghai, China
| October 19–21
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| GDC Next 2014
| Los Angeles, California
| November 3–4
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|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2015'''
|-
| GDC 2015
| San Francisco, California
| March 2–6
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| GDC Europe 2015
| Cologne, Germany
| August 3–4
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| GDC China 2015
| Shanghai, China
| October 25–27
| 
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2016'''
|-
| GDC 2016
| San Francisco, California
| March 14–18
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| GDC Europe 2016
| Cologne, Germany
| August 15–16
| 
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2017'''
|-
| GDC 2017
| San Francisco, California
| February 27 – March 3
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2018'''
|-
| GDC 2018
| San Francisco, California
| March 19–23
| 
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2019'''
|-
| GDC 2019
| [[Moscone Convention Center]]<br />San Francisco, California
| March 18–22<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc-celebrates-record-breaking-attendance-confirms-2019-dates/|title=GDC celebrates record-breaking attendance and confirms 2019 dates! - GDC News|date=March 28, 2018|website=gdconf.com|access-date=July 4, 2018|archive-date=July 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704153642/http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc-celebrates-record-breaking-attendance-confirms-2019-dates/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 27,000<ref name="gdc 2019 attd">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/339292/GDC_celebrates_recordbreaking_attendance_and_locks_in_2020_dates.php |title=GDC celebrates record-breaking attendance and locks in 2020 dates! |date=March 25, 2019 |access-date=March 25, 2019 |work=[[Gamasutra]] |archive-date=March 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325181322/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/339292/GDC_celebrates_recordbreaking_attendance_and_locks_in_2020_dates.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2020'''
|-
| GDC Summer 2020
| Virtual event only
| August 4–6<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/02/gdc-running-out-of-time-to-cancel-as-amazon-blizzard-join-no-show-list/|title=GDC postponed to later in 2020 amid coronavirus cancellations [Updated]|website=Ars Technica|access-date=February 29, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228215248/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/02/gdc-running-out-of-time-to-cancel-as-amazon-blizzard-join-no-show-list/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2021'''
|-
| GDC 2021
| Online and<br />San Francisco, California<br />(Hybrid event)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc-reveals-upcoming-virtual-program-2021-event-lineup|title=GDC reveals upcoming virtual program, 2021 event lineup|website=GDC|date=August 12, 2020|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923073250/https://gdconf.com/news/gdc-reveals-upcoming-virtual-program-2021-event-lineup|url-status=live}}</ref>
| July 19–23
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2022'''
|-
| GDC 2022
| San Francisco, California
| March 21–25<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Game Developers Conference Opens Call for Core Concepts Submissions, Now Through August 31st |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210803005268/en/2022-Game-Developers-Conference-Opens-Call-for-Core-Concepts-Submissions-Now-Through-August-31st/ |work=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=January 14, 2022 |language=en |date=August 3, 2021 |archive-date=January 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114080033/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210803005268/en/2022-Game-Developers-Conference-Opens-Call-for-Core-Concepts-Submissions-Now-Through-August-31st/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 12,000 + 5,000 virtual<ref name="gdc 2022 attd">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-03-28-gdc-2022-on-site-attendance-down-59-percent-from-last-pre-covid-show |title=GDC 2022 on-site attendance down 59% from last pre-COVID show |date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=March 29, 2022 |work=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328222229/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-03-28-gdc-2022-on-site-attendance-down-59-percent-from-last-pre-covid-show |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2023'''
|-
| GDC 2023
| San Francisco, California
| March 20–24
| 28,000<ref>{{cite web |title=GDC 2023 Saw Over 28,000 Attendees at This Year's Top Game Industry Event |url=https://gdconf.com/news/gdc-2023-saw-over-28000-attendees-years-top-game-industry-event |access-date=May 25, 2023 |language=en |date=March 29, 2023 |archive-date=May 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525003015/https://gdconf.com/news/gdc-2023-saw-over-28000-attendees-years-top-game-industry-event |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2024'''
|-
| GDC 2024
| San Francisco, California
| March 18–22 
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| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9;"| '''2025'''
|-
| GDC 2025
| San Francisco, California
| March 17–21<ref>{{cite web |title=GDC 2025 Event Details |url=https://gdconf.com/faq/ |access-date=August 23, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823071017/https://gdconf.com/faq |url-status=live }}</ref> 
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