Takeaways from the 2026 Game Developers Conference: a high volume of job seekers amid layoffs, AI was the hot buzzword, more outsourcing than ever, and more (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)

Takeaways from the 2026 Game Developers Conference: a high volume of job seekers amid layoffs, AI was the hot buzzword, more outsourcing than ever, and more (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)

Jason Schreier / Bloomberg : Takeaways from the 2026 Game Developers Conference: a high volume of job seekers amid layoffs, AI was the hot buzzword, more outsourcing than ever, and more —  GDC in San Francisco this week was full of job-seekers, co-development studios and AI  —  Hi everyone.

A preview of Nvidia's 2026 GTC, which kicks off on March 16, where the company is expected to unveil new agentic-optimized CPUs, a CPU-only rack, and more (Katie Tarasov/CNBC)

A preview of Nvidia's 2026 GTC, which kicks off on March 16, where the company is expected to unveil new agentic-optimized CPUs, a CPU-only rack, and more (Katie Tarasov/CNBC)

Katie Tarasov / CNBC : A preview of Nvidia's 2026 GTC, which kicks off on March 16, where the company is expected to unveil new agentic-optimized CPUs, a CPU-only rack, and more —  Nvidia's graphics processing units have been the hottest-selling chips for years, but the sudden advent of agentic artificial intelligence …