Peter & Sons has received two key European iGaming awards, together with studio of the 12 months and greatest slot soundtrack. [Image: Shutterstock.com]
Excellence acknowledged
Small however mighty iGaming studio Peter & Sons has scooped two main European video games design awards at a glittering gala occasion that noticed a mixture of Davids and Goliaths take dwelling large wins.
referred to as Peter & Sons as much as the rostrum twice
Celebrity soccer TV presenter/podcaster Alison Bender referred to as Peter & Sons as much as the rostrum twice on the SBC Awards Europe occasion in Malta final week.
Peter & Sons took to LinkedIn on Friday to state the dual wins represented “two very special victories” for the Armenia-based agency:
The decide of the pair for Peter & Sons was the Game Studio of the Year award, which it received for the small class, with Gibraltar iGaming big Pragmatic Play successful the big class, and Hacksaw Gaming the medium.
For gamers, the spotlight of the 36 awards handed out by Bender got here within the Game Developer part, which narrowed down on slots creation excellence.
Pushing the envelope
Peter & Sons’ second win on Thursday evening was for Best Game Soundtrack, which the agency acknowledged was for its “Spotify project.”
The slot that received the accolade was Barbarossa: Dragon Empire, the newest launch within the studio’s Barbarossa sequence, which already consists of Barbarossa Revenge and Barbarossa Double Max. The sequence additionally has its own 2026 playlist on Spotify.
Peter & Sons’ LinkedIn put up paid tribute to the studio team, stating the dual awards had been “for every sound, every animation, every line of math, every deal closed, every stand built, every message sent.”
not solely saved tempo with change, however tailored shortly”
SBC CEO Rasmus Sojmark remarked that iGaming companies continued to boost the bar yearly. For 2026, Sojmark mentioned, the winners were “the people, teams, and products that haven’t solely saved tempo with change, however tailored shortly and continued to push that bar even greater.”
One of these bar-pushers was TaDa Gaming, which received the extremely prized Game Feature/Mechanic of the Year award for its trailblazing Win Card gamification device.
The Taiwan-based agency mentioned Win Card was identified within the iGaming commerce as TaDa’s “secret weapon” and allows gamers to both retailer or immediately activate their bonuses for elevated engagement by way of “progression and earned advancement.” The successful mechanic works throughout all of the companies’ slots, from these developed with superstar streamers corresponding to Fortune Yuri 500, to final week’s new launch, the high-volatility, 5,000x win potential slot Mr Null’s Wicked Wardrobe.
Best video games
The cream of sport design additionally rose to the highest at SBC Awards Europe, with Swedish iGaming studio Play’n GO taking high spot for Game of the Year for its Reactoonz 100 slot. This is a part of Play’n GO’s bestselling toonz sequence, championed by the evergreen Gargantoonz, its 2026 SBC Game of the Year.
max win potential of as much as 75,000x
Second place in Game of the Year went to Evoplay Entertainment and its Uncrossable Rush title, a slot powered by SlotCatalogue’s CrossyRun mechanic that includes adjustable volatility and an eye-watering max win potential of as much as 75,000x.
Meanwhile, lower than a month after the UK Gambling Commission quietly lifted its nationwide ban on Warsaw, Poland-headquartered Spribe, the gaming studio’s Aviator received first place for Best Crash Game.
In the Game Design & Art Direction class on the awards, Creedroomz took first place with The Road to Eldorado, whereas Massive Gaming’s Slot Mart: Three Little Pigs was second.
BGaming claimed first place within the Casino Supplier of the Year class with Evolution runner-up, whereas EveryMatrix received the Platform Provider of the Year award.
