GIA NORTH AMERICA
Land-Based Game
of the Year
Gaming Intelligence Awards 2026 | Land-Based Game of the Year
The Land-Based Game of the Year category recognises the supplier that has delivered outstanding performance, innovation and impact across North America’s regulated iGaming market.
This award celebrates excellence in product delivery, commercial success and contribution to the continued development of the sector.
Congratulations to all our winners!
Land-Based Game of the Year
Since its explosive worldwide debut in December 2025, Konami Gaming’s BOMBERMAN slot has already become the company’s most successful licensed IP in history. Konami leveraged more than 40 years of video game nostalgia from sister company Konami Digital Entertainment to create the BOMBERMAN slot. By fusing iconic characters, retro soundscapes, and classic cartoon bombs with a novel hold & spin feature, BOMBERMAN delivers an ideal hit frequency engineered for non-stop player engagement.
Players burst open brick walls throughout the feature to collect random credit prizes, bonus awards, and dynamic game boosters. Players are having a blast with BOMBERMAN on North America’s gaming floors. The slot has swept top positions for “Top Indexing Games” across low-denomination, mid-denomination, and overall parent theme categories. Konami’s BOMBERMAN has blasted the competition to win this year’s Land-Based Game of the Year.
