Business Games Industry Conference Closes With New Record With 3,423 trade visitors, the Games Industry Conference (GIC) in Poznan, Poland, set a new record. The exact date for 2026 will be announced in the coming weeks. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Marta Cienkowska with GIC Organiser Jakub Marszałkowski (Picture by GamesMarkt) Business Poland's Minister of Culture Marta Cienkowska Visits GIC and Awards CEEGA to Warhorse Studios The second day of the GIC was not only marked by interesting presentations, but also by politics. Polish Minister of Culture Marta Cienkowska visited the conference for a round table discussion with the industry. Later, she also presented the main prize at the Central & East European Game Awards. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Games for Families With More Partners Than Ever Before The Games for Families trade fair roadshow from Planetlan has reached and exceeded pre-pandemic levels in terms of the number of partners. Nineteen companies with over 30 brands will be participating in the fall events. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Events Symposium Spiel | Museum 2025 in Cologne The conference exploring the role of digital media and playful formats in museum practice will be held in Cologne from 12 to 14 November 2025. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
The awards ceremony will take place on 2 December 2025 at the Gürzenich in Cologne. Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025, Games.NRW Business Deutscher Entwicklerpreis Nominates the Best Games of 2025 The nominees for the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2025 (German Developer Award) have been announced. The juries selected the best computer games of the year from Germany, Austria and Switzerland from 244 submissions. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
SimRacing Expo, South West Vision Business SimRacing Expo 2025 This Weekend in Dortmund The SimRacing Expo, formerly the ADAC SimRacing Expo, kicks off in Dortmund this weekend. It is the world's leading event for sim racing enthusiasts. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© DevGamm Business Madeira Games Summit 2025 Publishes Full Schedule The leadership event Madeira Games Summit on 3-4 November before DevGamm Portugal has released the full speaker lineup. Key highlights include fireside chats with Maria Sayans (CEO, ustwo games) and Mariina Hallikainen (CEO, Colossal Order), a keynote by Chris Petrovic of FunPlus and more. Madeira Games Summit, the management event By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Nordic Game Awards @ NG25 Spring © Tomas Lissåker, Smallfield Photo Business Nordic Game Launched Call for Speakers NG26 Spring (Nordic Game) will take place again in Malmö at the end of May 2026. The organisers have now announced the first confirmed speakers and opened the call for speakers. The next Nordic Game conference will take place in Malmö from 26 to 29 May 2026. Once again, the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Polaris Convention 2025 © Hamburg Messe und Congress / Rolf Otzipka Business About 50,000 People Attend the Polaris Convention 2025 The Polaris Convention 2025 attracted around 50,000 people to the Hamburg Messe und Congress exhibition centre last weekend. This represents a growth in attendance at the event this year. From 10 to 12 October 2025, around 50,000 people, including 400 exhibitors and over 1,000 creators, attended the By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© Andreas Tischler / Vienna Press Business Game City Vienna 2025 Breaks Visitor Record With over 87,000 people, Game City Vienna 2025 has broken last year's record by about 2,000. The 16th Game City Vienna with MediaMarkt as its main partner ended yesterday with a record attendance number. From October 10 to 12, over 87,000 visited Vienna City Hall. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Florian Schriebl (right) winning the Tetris Austria finals at Game City Vienna 2025. © Matthias Heschl Esports Florian Schriebl is Austria's Best Red Bull Tetris Player At the Red Bull Tetris finale yesterday at Game City Vienna, veterinarian Florian Schriebl won the Austrian finals. He'll be competing at the Dubai world finale in December against 55 other finalists from all over the world. The Austrian national final of Red Bull Tetris took place at By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
© Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam Events Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam Held at School of Games From 24-26 October, the Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam will be held at School of Games in Cologne. From 24-26 October, the Fem Devs Meetup Game Jam will be held at School of Games, Sachsenring 79, in Cologne. Registration closes on Sunday, 12 October at midnight. Interested participants from all By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
