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A record breaking 29,000 people attended GDC 2019, organisers say

A record breaking 29,000 people attended GDC 2019, organisers say

A new record attendance has been confirmed for the 2019 Game Developers Conference held in San Francisco last week.

During the event, 29,000 people were noted to be present, breaking the all-time record since the convention began in 1988.

GDC 2019 was a packed week with Google revealing its new streaming platform Stadia being the most noteworthy. On top of this, there was more than 780 lectures, panels, tutorials and roundtable discussions, as well as more than 550 exhibitors on the Expo Floor

Organisers of GDC further confirmed that the show will return to the Moscone Convention Center on March 16th, 2020. Submissions for the show are scheduled to open in the summer.

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