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External Development Summit 2026

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The External Development Summit (XDS) is an annual event dedicated to external development in the video games industry. It brings together developers, service providers, and industry leaders to build partnerships, share insights, and discuss best practices. The event is for game developers, publishers, service providers, middleware companies, investors, and indie studios.

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The essentials

Event details

Dates
8 September 2026 to 11 September 2026
Location
Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, Canada
Organiser
XDS Advisory Committee
Expected attendance
900

Agenda themes

Topics covered

  • Technology
  • Development
  • IT

On stage

Speakers

  • Gilles LangourieuxCEO, Virtuos Holdings Pte Ltd
  • Philippe DucharmeExecutive producer, Motive Studios
  • Michael PaulExternal Development Manager, The Coalition Studio
  • Josh HendersonHead of Business Operations, ZeniMax Online Studios
  • Alice DavisLead Outsourcing Manager, Zenimax Online Studios

On the floor

Sponsors and partners

  • Virtuous Games
  • Side Inc
  • Keywords Studios
  • Globant
  • Transperfect Games
  • Little Red Zombies
  • Totop Creatives
  • Neobards Entertainment

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