DreamHack Birmingham © ESL Faceit Group Esports DreamHack Birmingham Debuts, ESL One Birmingham Returns DreamHack and ESL One are coming to Birmingham, UK, in March 2026. DreamHack Birmingham will be the first ever festival held on UK soil in its 20+ year history. Meanwhile, ESL One returns to the UK for its fourth event, offering a prize pool of $1M. Two gaming and esports By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Gaming Area @ MAG-C © James Jeremy Beckers Business Yu-Gi-Oh!, Anime Rave and more at MAG-C 2026 From 31 January to 1 February, MAG-C will take place at the exhibition grounds in Erfurt. The event will focus on anime, manga, cosplay and gaming. Konami will be attending for the first time with the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. Konami will be participating in MAG-C for the first time By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Games Ground Berlin 2025 © Games Ground Business Games Ground Berlin 2025 Expects Significantly More Guests, Exhibition Nearly Sold Out Games Ground Berlin is back for its third edition, and it's set to be the biggest one yet. More than 8,000 guests are expected, and the exhibition is almost sold out. From 13 to 16 November 2025, Games Ground Berlin will take place at the Alte Münze. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025 Business Tickets for German Developer Award 2025 Now Available The ticketshop for the 2025 German Developer Award is now open. The show takes place on 2 December at Gürzenich in Cologne. On 2 December 2025, this year’s Deutscher Computerspielpreis (German Developer Award, DEP) will once again take place at the Gürzenich in Cologne. Tickets for the events can By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© VIECC Events Indie Game Submissions for Vienna Comic Con Open Until 20 October The indie area at Vienna Comic Con, organised by Hamburg company Super Crowd, is accepting submissions until 20 October 2025. Games can also be submitted if the studio is not on-site at the conference. Vienna Comic Con will take place 22 and 23 November 2025 at Messe Wien expo center. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Digital Minister Fabian Mehring (left) and Hof County Councilman Oliver Bär (second from right) together with two of the LFG organisers, Ariane Pollak and Johannes Wurm, on-site LFG Hof 2025. © LFG Business LFG Con Hof Announces New Date Announcing a new date for next year, the third LFG Con in Hof is now set for Sunday, 24 May 2026. A stronger attendance of regional and local firms from analogue and digital game spaces is expected. Formerly announced for the 20 June of 2026, the LFG Con in Hof By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Convergence Games Showcase 2025 © The Fourth Floor Business Convergence Games Showcase 2025 to Take Place on 18 September Fourth Floor is planning the second Convergence Games Showcase for 18 September 2025. The event will feature premieres and announcements from Raw Fury, Secret Mode, Bandai Namco and more, with a showcase led by creators including CohhCarnage, Dexbonus, Jesse Cox and Sips. Fourth Floor has revealed the line-up of creators By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Game City Wien 2024 © Andreas Tischler / Vienna Press Business MediaMarktSaturn Sponsors Game City Wien With Austria's biggest gaming fair coming from 10 to 12 October, the first details are now public. MediaMarktSaturn will be main sponsor, while Nintendo and Square Enix have been confirmed as exhibitors. From 10 to 12 October, the 16. Game City Vienna comes back to Austria’s capital By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The four Vault Hunters from Borderlands 4. © 2K Games Business 2K Games Hosts Borderlands 4 Event at the Sony Centre in Berlin To celebrate the worldwide release of Borderlands 4 at the end of this week, 2K Games and Gearbox Software will be unleashing 'pure chaos' at the Sony Centre in Berlin. A one-off, all-day Borderlands 4 event will take place on Friday, 12 September at the Sony Centre (Potsdamer By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Habeck opening gamescom 2023 in his function as Minister for Economy and Climate Action. © Koelnmesse GmbH, Uwe Weiser Events Former Games Minister Joins IFA Gaming Stage Former 'Games Minister' Robert Habeck will join this week's IFA on a gaming and technology stage by Webedia. Whether discussions will stay on the announced topics of global politics and climate economy after Habeck's big exit interview from politics remains to be seen. Robert By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The theme of Play24 was "Power Play". © Play Business Play - Creative Gaming Festival Shows 2025's Topic "Take Care" Responsibility for each other, for society, and for the planet: The Play25 festival in Hamburg has revealed its topic "Take Care". From 12-15 November, the Hamburg stable will open its doors in a new location. “Take Care” is the theme and call to action of this year' By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Screenshot Business Submissions for Paris Game Biz Open Until Mid-September Until 16 September, studios can pitch their game to the curated investor event Paris Game Biz. Submissions for the second edition of French B2B games conference Paris Game Biz are open until 16 September. The closed event features a curated selection of about 70 studios and 35 investors for dedicated By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
