Events Ivipro Days Trieste Return With International Online Programme The Ivipro Days of Italian Videogame Program return to Trieste from 5-7 November, with online talks starting for everyone on 12 October. The event explores video games as lenses on memory, the world around us, and Italian heritage, as well as bringing indies forward. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Events Gamecity Hamburg Brings Six Studios to Polaris 2026 Duck 'n' Run, Chasmic Drop, Tiny Roar, Heartdriven, EdelErde and thatFain: Gamecity Hamburg exhibits with six indie studios at Polaris Convention in Hamburg from 9-11 October. Playa Games will also be there. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
(Picture by Amazing Event AG) Events Zurich Pop Con & Game Show Beats Last Year’s Record Figures With 48,500 visitors, the Zurich Pop Con & Game Show has set a new record. In 2027, the community event will celebrate its tenth anniversary. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Giulia Sellitto is Slitherine's Marketing Manager. She is also leading the organisation of the first Dominion Days event © Sellitto / Slitherine Events Slitherine's Dominion Days to Become Recurring Meeting Point for Strategy Gaming Strategy games represent 15% of the market. Their players are a passionate but fragmented niche who get lost in major events. That's why Slitherine is organising its own strategy gaming hub, the Dominion Days, at Games Ground in Berlin for the first time. An interview about the background. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
Events GIC Reveals Almost 100 Sessions And Expects Largest Edition so Far The organisers of the GIC have already announced nearly 100 sessions featuring speakers from Walt Disney Imagineering, Ubisoft, Activision, CD Projekt Red, Techland, 11 Bit Studios and Wargaming, amongst others. And they haven’t even revealed half of what’s to come. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Co-directors of the programme: Dr Marie-Claire Isaaman, CEO of Women in Games / Marco Accordi Rickards, President of Structura © Isaaman, WiG / Daniele La Malfa Events The Games Forum Roma Wants to Bring Together Games, Academia, Culture & Industry Women in Games and Structura are bringing together industry professionals, academics, researchers, and cultural organisations for the first edition of The Games Forum Roma. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Student Games Festival 2026 © SGF Campus Student Games Festival 2026 in Warsaw The second edition of the Student Games Festival will take place from 8 to 9 October 2026 at the Palace of Culture & Science in Warsaw. This international event is dedicated to the work of students and emerging game developers. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
The front side of the Next Level: Saxony! area (Elisabeth Conrad) Events How Saxony Presented Itself at Nexus Festival 2026 As a Leipzig event, Nexus was naturally filled with games from the region. Most developer booths were organised by Games & XR Mitteldeutschland under their Next Level: Saxony! label. Here are all the games that were there. By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
Nexus combines gaming, metal and rock music and countless other sub- and pop-culture hobbies. (Elisabeth Conrad) Events Nerd Rock Festival: A 'Nexus' Becoming the Best of All Worlds Despite music always taking center stage at Nexus Nerd Rock Festival in Leipzig, the combinatory concert, ren faire and pop culture convention has potential for game developers, not least because of the efforts of local and regional actors like Next Level: Saxony!. By Pascal Wagner • 6 min read
Gamespace Conference © Swiss Game Hub Events Gamespace Conference at the Swiss Game Hub Is Taking Shape After the Ludicious Festival, GameZ and Zurich Games Week were discontinued, the two-day Gamespace Conference at the Swiss Game Hub in October will bring the international games industry together in Zurich. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Unmistakable © ICO Partners Events Unmistakable Event To Celebrate Art & Animation In Video Games The Unmistakable event, organised by ICO Partners, is set to take place for the first time in October. The event celebrates artists and animators who push the boundaries of visual storytelling in video games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Events Tampere Game Hub Holds Games Legal Summit At the end of September, the Tampere Game Hub is holding a Games Legal Summit about running a studio, IP rights, GDPR and more in Finland. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
