THE Game Development Summit (GDS) will officially kick off in Boracay, with officials from various gaming giants across the globe participating.

The said game development summit in Boracay, is expected to be the "first of its kind" in the Philippines. 

The Game Development Summit (GDS) is a business-to-business summit where game development workers and advocates can connect. 

It is also said that such event is an offshoot of the External Development Summit in Vancouver, Canada. 

The gaming development experts and advocates among which include Riot Games, Capcom, and Respawn Entertainment headline the speakers. 

Also expected to be in attendance are gaming industry leaders from indie and major gaming companies around the world.

The event will be divided into two: the ExDev track to be held at The Lind and the Indie track at the SeaWind Resort. The organizers capitalized on Boracay’s status as a tourist hotspot in the Philippines.