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Cedec2026

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registration opens June 1 with early bird discounts through June 30 · 2026-06-01
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The conference runs July 22-24 in a hybrid format at Pacifico Yokohama North and online · 2026-06-01
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Six pass types are available, with early bird discounts through June 30 · 2026-06-01
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The event also launches its first official merchandise, T-shirts and towels sold exclusively through the online shop · 2026-06-01
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CEDEC2026 adds official merchandise for the first time and expands the Lightning session program to all three days · 2026-06-01

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Jun 1

CEDEC2026 Registration Opens June 1, First Official Merchandise on Sale

The Computer Entertainment Association (CESA) opened registration for the Computer Entertainment Developers Conference 2026 (CEDEC2026) on June 1. The conference will run from July 22 to July 24 as a hybrid event, with the physical venue at Pacifico Yokohama North and online access via the official website. Approximately 200 sessions covering game development topics, including hit title postmortems and efficiency techniques, will be presented by domestic and international engineers. Six attendance passes are available: Regular, Daily, Expo, Expo & Sponsor, Online, and PERACON. Early bird discounts apply until June 30. The Developers' Night networking party on the second evening will sell 500 tickets on-site for 6,000 yen, now accepting cashless payments. The CEDEC Lightning short-session project, introduced in 2025, returns with up to 30 sessions across all three days, held on-site only. For the first time, official merchandise-T-shirts and towels in white, black, and orange-is available exclusively through the online shop, with orange as the 2026 theme color. T-shirts cost 4,000 yen (XS-XL) or 4,500 yen (XXL-XXXL), and towels cost 2,500 yen.