--- title: gamescom dev Announces Opening Keynote & First Program... description: gamescom dev has revealed its 2026 program highlights for the August 23-25 conference in Cologne. The opening keynote will be delivered by Amir Satvat (Tencent... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/gamescom-dev-announces-opening-keynote-first-program-highlights-m60hzpteu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: gamescom dev Announces Opening Keynote & First Program Highlights | daily.dev og:description: gamescom dev has revealed its 2026 program highlights for the August 23-25 conference in Cologne. The opening keynote will be delivered by Amir Satvat (Tencent... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/gamescom-dev-announces-opening-keynote-first-program-highlights-m60hzpteu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/M60HZPtEU.png og:image:alt: gamescom dev Announces Opening Keynote & First Program Highlights og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # gamescom dev Announces Opening Keynote & First Program Highlights **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary gamescom dev has revealed its 2026 program highlights for the August 23-25 conference in Cologne. The opening keynote will be delivered by Amir Satvat (Tencent Games, ASGC founder), covering a data-driven analysis of the games industry's transformation since 2022, including labor market disruption, funding trends, and hiring realities. Other announced sessions include a deep-dive into Pacific Drive's survival design by Seth Rosen, plus speakers from Gearbox, Sweet Baby Inc., Riot Games, and others. The event also features an extensive side event schedule including leadership summits, awards, and networking mixers across all three days. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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