Events
Dec 5 – Dec 6, 2026PlayIT Show 2026 (Budapest)
Budapest, Hungary
Hungary's biggest video game event moves to MTK Sportpark in Budapest on 5-6 December 2026, with DOOM co-creator John Romero as a guest.
Dec 5 – Dec 6, 2026German Comic Con Dortmund 2026
Dortmund, Germany
The German Film & Comic Con Winter Edition takes over Messe Dortmund on 5-6 December 2026 - one of Germany's biggest pop-culture and gaming weekends to close the year.
Dec 9 – Dec 13, 2026RLCS Club Championship 2027 Kick-Off (London)
London, United Kingdom
Rocket League's new RLCS Club Championship opens in London: 24 clubs, a 2.5 million dollar prize pool and a live crowd at the Copper Box Arena from 9 to 13 December 2026.
Dec 11 – Dec 12, 2026BIG - Bilbao International Games Conference 2026
Bilbao, Spain
Southern Europe's B2B games gathering returns to the Palacio Euskalduna in Bilbao on 11 and 12 December 2026 for its fifth edition.
Dec 11 – Dec 12, 2026Game Developers Session (GDS) Prague 2026
Prague, Czechia
The 24th Game Developers Session runs 11-12 December 2026 at the Prague Congress Centre - Central Europe's oldest game development festival, with talks, an Indie Expo and networking.
Dec 12 – Dec 14, 2026Gamergy 2026
Madrid, Spain
Spain's biggest gaming and esports festival returns to IFEMA Madrid on 12-14 December 2026 with tournaments, creator meetups, cosplay and hands-on gaming zones.
Dec 12 – Dec 13, 2026Be Comics! Be Games! Be XMAS! 2026 (Turin)
Turin, Italy
The Christmas edition of the Italian pop-culture and gaming festival Be Comics! Be Games! takes over the Oval at Lingotto Fiere in Turin on 12-13 December 2026.
Dec 12, 2026UEFA eEURO 2026 Finals
London, United Kingdom
The final eight national teams of UEFA's EA SPORTS FC esports competition meet at BBC Studios in London on 12 December 2026.
Jan 11 – Jan 24, 2027BLAST Bounty 2027 Season 1 (Malta)
Ta' Qali, Malta
BLAST opens its 2027 Counter-Strike 2 season in Malta from 11 to 24 January, with 16 teams and a fully LAN format.
Jan 17 – Jan 24, 2027PGL Bucharest 2027 (CS2)
Bucharest, Romania
PGL opens its 2027 Counter-Strike 2 season in Bucharest from 17 to 24 January, with 16 teams and $1.4M in total prize money incl. a $400k VRS bonus pool.
Jan 18 – Jan 19, 2027Pocket Gamer Connects London 2027
London, United Kingdom
The games industry's January B2B fixture runs on 18 and 19 January 2027 across two City of London venues, The Brewery and the Barbican Centre.
Jan 23 – Jan 24, 2027AUTplayed 2027 (Vienna)
Vienna, Austria
Austria's fighting game tournament AUTplayed returns to the Hilton Vienna Park on 23-24 January 2027. Player registration is already open on start.gg.