Organizers of this year’s Game Developers Conference (which just ended on Saturday) revealed today that this year’s conference had more attendees than ever, beating out 2009′s GDC by 1,250 people, making that an increase of just a little more than 7%. This includes developers, publishers, media, and people who want to be in the games industry.

People in attendance were able to attend multiple lectures, the Independent Games Festival, the Game Developers Choice Awards, and even tutorials and roundtables. Another attraction was likely the keynote speech by Sid Meier.

This comes on the heels of the announcement that GDC will be in the Moscone Center again next year, starting February 28.