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GDC 2010 Sets Attendance Records

Posted March 15, 2010 by David Radd

The 2010 Game Developers Conference is concluded and it has been revealed that 18,250 persons attended the event. This smashed the record set last year (17,000 attendees), with press, publishers, businessmen, students and even some developers on hand for the over 400 lectures, panels, summits, and roundtable discussions.

"Even through hailstorms and turbulent business times, the passion, experience and sheer dedication of the gaming community really showed through this week, to make for an incredible conference," said GDC event director Meggan Scavio. "I'm proud to see the games industry reinvigorated by the new platforms, inspiring ideas and fresh business models showcased at GDC 2010, and I hope attendees take the lessons that they learned from the event to create tomorrow’s amazing titles."

Highlights at GDC included Sony detailing the PlayStation Move, Uncharted 2 setting a record for most honors won at Game Developers Choice Awards and the keynote by Sid Meier.

Organizers have already announced that GDC 2011 will return to the Moscone Convention Centerin San Francisco from Monday, February 28 to Friday, March 4, 2011, with a call for lecture submissions to open this summer.

David Radd has worked as a gaming journalist since 2004 at sites such as GamerFeed, Gigex and GameDaily Biz.

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