Business MFG Presents New Academy Program AI, content creation, and storytelling are the focus of the new 'MFG Akademie' program for the first half of 2026. Parallel to the seminar program, there are 2026 dates for industry get-togethers, including the Open Stage Games BW events and the Gamestate Festival BW. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Stephan Reichart at the devcom Leadership Summit 2025 which is rebranded as gamescom dev leadership summit for 2026 © game events Business Gamescom Dev Leadership Summit Reveals First Speakers In just over two months, the leadership summit will take place for the first time under its new name, gamescom dev. Although the program is not yet final, the first speakers have already been confirmed and have now been announced. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Silent Hill f won big (Konami). Austrian streamer René Wurz moderated through the event (Photo: Will Fahy) Products Silent Hill f is the Horror Game of the Year During the Horror Game Awards 2025 moderated by Austrian influencer René Wurz (Luigikid) and presented by Lost in Cult, Silent Hill f was the superstar of the evening. Resident Evil and R.E.P.O. also won awards. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(KiKa) Products Megagon, the Good Evil and funline Media win TOMMI Children Awards 2025 At yesterday's TOMMI Awards, Megagon Industries' Lonely Mountains became best PC children's game and Rascal's Escape by the Good Evil best Education title. Both had narrowly missed a German Developer Award just this month. Other winners include Nintendo, funline Media and EA. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
The visitor floor of GG Bavaria 2025 (Games/Bavaria) Business GG Bavaria 2026 Adds Additional Exhibition Day Three exhibition days for B2C visitors instead if two: GG Bavaria 2026 will be 24 hours longer. In turn, the business and career day which was part of the event before will be rescheduled to another date in 2026. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
CEO Maria Chyrvona on stage at DevGAMM Lisbon 2025 (DevGAMM) People Interview: Why DevGAMM Breaks Into MENA Not only was DevGAMM Lisbon 2025 the biggest conference in Europe so far, the organisers are breaking new ground with a Dubai event in 2026. We spoke to Maria Chyrvona about the trajectory, her first two years as CEO and entering under-served markets. By Pascal Wagner • 8 min read
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Swept the Board at the Game Awards 2025 © TGA Business The Game Awards 2025 -The Winners Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was the most nominated game in TGA history, receiving a total of nine awards. This game by Sandfall and Kepler Interactive was the big winner of the evening. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Pictures by Chris Dreyer (Left), Fabian Arens (both in the Middle), Laura Scholzen (Right) Business Play! Con Confirms 5th Edition in November 2026 Next year, Play! Con 2026 will take place on November 7 and 8 at Messepark Trier. The organizer is planning further growth for the fifth edition. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Nordic Games Conference Confirms First Speakers for 2026 Nordic Game has revealed the first details about its 2026 conference. It will take place from May 26 to 29 at Slagthuset in Malmö. Jennifer Svedberg-Yen, Eugene Evans, Christian Fonnesbech, and many more have already been confirmed as speakers. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Third-party event "4 is a Party" on Steam © Daedalic Entertainment Products Daedalic Entertainment Brings Back "4 is a Party" on Steam For the second time, publisher Daedalic Entertainment is organising the third-party Steam event “4 is a Party”, which focuses on cooperative games. Other major publishers participating include Devolver, Team17, Nacon, Nuggets, rokaplay and Assemble. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Picture: Game Events Business Devcom's Rebranding in Gamescom Dev is Officially Completed In August, the organizers announced that the developer conference devcom would be renamed gamescom dev. Now the transformation is complete. The first event under the new name, the gamescom dev leadership summit, will take place in February. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Dutch Game Association Sokpop's Grunn is Dutch Game of the Year 2025 The only double winner of the evening, Sokpop Collective took home the Dutch Game Award 2025 for Best Game and Best Game Design from the Dutch Games Association. The award also honoured attorney René Otto and Engine Software's Ivo Wubbels, among others. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
