Facts
- Announced
- Osaka date December 2 (GTMF 2026) · 2026-11-05
- Announced
- Tokyo date December 8 (GTMF 2026) · 2026-11-05
- Announced
- 21st edition · 2026-11-05
- Noted
- Event began on February 7, 2003, as Game Tools & Middleware Forum 2003 Winter in Ochanomizu, Tokyo, with seven participating companies · 2026-11-05
- Noted
- Forum was suspended between 2020 and 2022 because of the novel coronavirus · 2026-11-05
- Noted
- Forum resumed on June 30, 2023, in Osaka and July 4 in Tokyo · 2026-11-05
- Noted
- Admission is free at both venues with advance registration required · 2026-11-05
- Noted
- Doors open at 9:30, sessions start at 10:00 and booths at 11:00 · 2026-11-05
- Noted
- Sponsor list includes Pearl sponsors k-ID, Silicon Studio and Hi3D, and logo sponsors pixiv and Braze · 2026-11-05
- Noted
- Session list treats compliance, payment infrastructure and AI agent tooling as core game development topics alongside engines · 2026-11-05
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The Game Tools & Middleware Forum 2026 will run on December 2 at the Knowledge Capital Congres Convention Center in Osaka and on December 8 at Akihabara UDX in Tokyo, organized by Aidea and CRI Middleware. The event began on February 7, 2003, as Game Tools & Middleware Forum 2003 Winter in Ochanomizu, Tokyo, with seven participating companies. It reaches its 21st edition with the 2026 run. Between 2020 and 2022 the forum was suspended because of the novel coronavirus, and it resumed on June 30, 2023, in Osaka and July 4 in Tokyo. Admission is free at both venues, with advance registration required for exhibits and sessions; doors open at 9:30, sessions start at 10:00 and booths at 11:00, and attendees may enter and leave midway. GTMF 2026 publishes a sponsor list running from Pearl sponsors k-ID, Silicon Studio and Hi3D down to logo sponsors pixiv and Braze.