The Game Developer Conference is rebranding as GDC Festival of Gaming, with the next event taking place March 9-13, 2026, in San Francisco, California. Announcing the change on social media, the organization claimed it was "changing the game" as "the industry is changing and so are we." "The Festival of Gaming exists to meet your needs — bringing the entire industry together at a moment that matters. "From conference to industry game changer, [GDC is] the full game-making journey, in one place." The next GDC conference — now GDC Festival of Gaming, of course — is scheduled to take place from March 9, 2026 to March 13, 2026 at San Francisco's Moscone Center.