DEFCON 34

August 6–9, 2026 · Las Vegas Convention Center · Las Vegas, NV

The Game Hacking Village will be at DEFCON 34! This page will be updated as more information becomes available.

Sponsors

What to Expect

  • Game Hacking Village CTF — Our official DEFCON contest that will run live on our custom Mist Store platform
  • The Vanguard Challenge — Beat a specially prepared Riot Vanguard build on a fully secured Windows platform. Grand prize: a 512 GB OLED Steam Deck
  • Talks — Technical presentations from researchers, modders, and hackers across the game security spectrum
  • Chill Out Lounge — Retro-gaming with security-focused modifications
  • Workshops — Hands-on sessions for learning game hacking techniques
  • Community — Meet fellow security professionals, gamers and game hacking enthusiasts

Essentials

Bring Your Gear

  • Laptops encouraged for labs & CTFs (Highly recommended to have Windows)
  • Ideally a Windows machine or VM is needed to play most games. There will be some Linux support.
  • Power strips and networking switches provided but arrive early
  • Retro gear and mod tools welcome!

Rules & Etiquette

  • Do not DOS games or activities
  • Go through provided public vulnerability disclosure processes

Call For Papers

We are currently accepting talk submissions. See the CFP page for full details.

Submission deadline: June 14, 2026

Submit Your Talk →

Schedule

Full schedule will be published soon

Location

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Las Vegas Convention Center
3150 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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The Game Hacking Village is located in Hall 1 at booth number 211 across from the Red Team Village.

Stay Updated

This page will be updated as DEFCON 34 approaches. Check back often!