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Awards

The Winners of the A Maze. Awards 2026

The 15th International A.Maze Awards received a record number of submissions - 435 from 78 countries - with contestants competing for eight awards. A total of €11,000 in prize money was awarded.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

Awards

Playing History Wins Delina Award at Learntec in Karlsruhe

The serious games studio Playing History has another award to add to its collection. At the Learntec education fair, Tribunal 45 – Working on Justice, developed for the Nuremberg Trials Memorial, was honoured with a delina Award.

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

Tabletop

Nominations and Public Elections for German Boardgame Awards Open

Election lists for the German Boardgame Awards (Deutscher Spiele Preis) are now open. Any board or card game released in the last 12 months is elligible and can be nominated by anyone through the portal in two categories: Family Games and Children's Game.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Nintendo Announced New Mobile Game Pictonico!

Slated for release on 28 May, Pictonico! is Nintendo's newest mobile game. It takes users' photos and builds Wario Ware like minigames around them.

By Pascal Wagner •

Funding

Gamecity Hamburg Funds Map Map Successor and Four Other Prototypes

The prototype funding session of Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft's Gamecity Hamburg has awarded money to five studios: Pipapo Games, Odd Zeroes, Studio Gutheil, Chasmic Drop and Bird Outside Studio.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

People

G+ Gaming Istanbul: "Istanbul's Biggest Advantage is Access"

With Gaming Istanbul 2026's date reveal, we talked to Executive Board Member Cüneyt Devrim, about what defines Istanbul in the Turkish gaming market, how GIST handles B2B and B2C combination spaces and much more.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

Events

Endix Reveals Full Exhibitor Line-up for 23-24 May Edition

The playable digital expo, Endix, has revealed the full line-up of exhibitors for its 23–24 May 2026 edition. Among them are THQ Nordic and Gameforge 4D. The spring showcase features over 50 titles. New to this edition are live developer panels hosted inside the digital expo world.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

Campus

DGSW Announces First Conference

The German Society for Game Studies DGSW has announced its first conference at and together with Hochschule Darmstadt, only three weeks before the event takes place.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Products

Sony Raises Prices for PlayStation Plus

Due to ongoing market conditions, Sony Interactive Entertainment is raising the price of PlayStation Plus for new customers in select regions, including Europe.

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read