One thing we know for sure just two months into 2025 is that the games industry is still in an almighty flux. From seemingly endless job lay-offs and studio closures to the raging controversies over generative AI, the whole structure of the artform feels like it's crumbling. It’s a good time then for around 30,000 people to descend on San Francisco for the Game Developers Conference - an event that’s part business summit, part university, part gossipy hang-out. But what will everyone be talking about? Here are five topics that will surely be unavoidable…
