First 50 Speakers for #ddc2025 Confirmed
The devcom developer conference 2025 (#ddc2025) has announced the first highlights of its programme, including a post-mortem of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and a talk on working in high-pressure environments. Europe's largest event for game developers returns to the Koelnmesse Conference and Exhibition Centre in Cologne from 17–19 August 2025.
The first wave of speakers to be announced includes a keynote from GSC Game World, the creators of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. CEO and Game Director Ievgen Grygorovych and Creative Director Mariia Grygorovych will reflect on the extraordinary development process of the game, which has been affected by a global pandemic, cyberattacks, the destruction of their office by fire, and the ongoing war in Ukraine.