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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

Karrie ShaoLead Writer and Narrative DesignerPacific Drive

Karrie Shao is the Nebula-nominated and BAFTA-longlisted Lead Writer and Lead Narrative Designer of Pacific Drive, the best-selling supernatural survival game described as Stephen King's X-Files in a Station Wagon. The game sold 1M+ copies and has been honored by BAFTA and The Game Awards. Shao's writing has garnered praise as funny and compelling by GamesRadar. Pacific Drive is in development for television by James Wan at Atomic Monster. Shao is a BAFTA Breakthrough 2024 talent and was one of the first women to write and produce on League of Legends, the most played PC game of all time.

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