Campus TIGA Presents 2026 Games Education Awards Finalists Several universities, teachers, students and graduate game projects are up for election at the TIGA UK Games Education Awards 2026. The winners will be announced on 5 October. By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read
(TIGA Awards 2025) Awards TIGA Reveals 2026 Awards Shortlist UK trade association TIGA has revealed the extensive shortlists for their Games Industry Awards show on 18 November in London. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
Miles Tost from CD Projekt Red on stage at gamescom ONL (c) Marvin Ruppert gamescom CD Projekt Red and Sega Were the Big Winners at the gamescom awards 2026 CD Projekt Red and Sega were the most successful at the gamescom awards 2026, with three prizes each. Ubisoft received the Best Business Booth award, while Games Done Quick was honoured with the Heart of Gaming Award. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Tiny Bull taking the prize for the best pitch of the year from the organisers.(Walesca Parrella, nectar labs) gamescom Tiny Bull From Italy Wins 7th European Games Night With a pitch for their upcoming game, Tiny Bull Studios from Italy won the 7th European Games Night by SpielFabrique, NRW Global Business and Business France this year held at Bootshaus. The OFAJ young studio prize went to Screen Play Studios for Burning Bridges. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Metro 2039 © Plaion gamescom gamescom awards 2026: The Nominees The most outstanding games at the show are recognised each year with the gamescom awards. This year's favourites include Metro 2039, with five nominations, while a total of eight games from Sega were nominated. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Tabletop TCG Awards 2026 Voting Open Now The nominees for the 2026 TCG Awards are open for public voting now. Among them are games, sets and artworks, but also impactful organisations such as Women+ in Magic, Tolarian Community College and Tank, Heal, Slay! Magic: The GAYthering. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Picture by BAFTA/Marc Hoberman Awards Submissions for 2027 BAFTA Games Awards Opened With Rule Changes The next BAFTA Games Awards will be presented in London on 14 April 2027. Games can be submitted for these prestigious awards from now until 18 September. However, there have been some changes to the rules. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Constance and The Berlin Apartment by Blue Backpack won both the GDD Best Game Award Awards Blue Backpack and Spoonful Games Dominated GDD Awards Almost all the prizes at this year’s GermanDevDays Awards went to Blue Backpack and Spoonful Games. Only Jonas Pfeiffer and Dieter Marchsreiter were also among the winners. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Products Lost in Cult Holds Five Nominations for the Creativepool Awards 2026 UK media publisher Lost in Cult is nominated five times at the Creativepool 2026 awards, several times each for their Editions and Design Works. McDonald's x Minecraft is also on the shortlist for branding. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Constance and The Berlin Apartment by Blue Backpack Games are competing against each other in two categories Awards GermanDevDays announces nominations for the Indie Award On 22 July, the GDD Indie Awards 2026 ceremony will take place as part of GermanDevDays. The shortlist is dominated by Blue Backpack, which has received a total of 7 nominations for two games By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Awards Tommi Awards: New Subtitle And Call For Entries For 25th Edition With a history spanning 25 years, the Tommi Award is one of Germany’s oldest children’s software awards. To mark its anniversary, it is being relaunched as the Tommi Games Award. At the same time, the submission period is opening and the search is on for members of the children’s and youth jury. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
The Best Indie Game at the Digital Vikings Awards 2026 goes to Germany (Digital Vikings) Awards Digital Vikings Awards 2026: Moi Rai Brings Best Indie Game Prize to Hamburg During the Digital Vikings Awards at DevGamm Gdánsk 2026, Moi Rai Games from Hamburg won Best Indie Game. Best Indie Publisher went to Raw Fury. Two awards went to Poland, another to Ukraine. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
