Microsoft will host Game Stack Live, its digital replacement for the postponed GDC 2020, from March 17 to 18. The program includes information on the latest cloud and game development technologies from Microsoft, behind the scenes looks at Xbox Game Studios creators and the ID@Xbox program, and technical talks and panel discussions led by industry figureheads. You will be able to watch it live on Mixer.

Get the full schedule below.

(All times are Pacific Time.)

March 17

• 10:00 a.m. – Welcome to Game Stack Live!​
• 10:25 a.m. – How The Coalition Built Gears 5 to be More Accessible
• 10:45 a.m. – Building Accessibility into Your Game: The Xbox Accessibility Guidelines
• 11:00 a.m. – Panel: The Changing Nature of Today’s Game Industry
• 11:35 a.m. – Panel: How to be Intentionally Inclusive in Your Game Design
• 12:15 a.m. – What is Microsoft Game Stack?
• 12:30 a.m. – The Importance of LiveOps
• 1:00 p.m. – Rare: Building Sea of Thieves with a LiveOps Mentality
• 1:35 p.m. – What it Means to Run a Game Studio: A Conversation with Turn 10
• 2:00 p.m. – Maximizing Impact and Reach for Your Independent Games with the ID@Xbox Team​

March 18

• 10:00 a.m. – Previously on Game Stack Live
• 10:15 a.m. – How inXile Used Creative Iteration to Drive Wasteland‘s Development
• 10:40 a.m. – Panel: How Online Services are Defining the Next Generation of Game Development
• 11:40 a.m. – Xbox Series X + Project xCloud = New Chapter in Gaming
• 12:40 p.m. – The Spark of Creativity that Drives Double Fine
• 1:20 p.m. – What’s New in DirectX: Raytracing, Mesh Shading, and More