Gamescom

Gamescom
The North Entrance of Koelnmesse
StatusActive
GenreVideo games
Interactive entertainment
VenueKoelnmesse
Location(s)Cologne, Germany
Coordinates50°56′33″N 6°57′32″E / 50.94257°N 6.958976°E / 50.94257; 6.958976
CountryGermany
Singapore (Gamescom Asia)
Brazil (Gamescom Latam)
Inaugurated19 August 2009 (2009-08-19)[1]
Most recent21 August 2024 (2024-08-21)[1]
Next event20 August 2025 (2025-08-20)
AttendanceIncrease 320,000 (2023)[2]
Organized byFederal Association of Interactive Entertainment Software (2009-2018)
German Games Industry Association (2018- present)
Websitegamescom.global

Gamescom (stylized as gamescom) is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest gaming event, with 370,000 visitors and 1,037 exhibitors from 56 countries attending the event in 2018.[3] The event is used by many video game developers to exhibit upcoming games and game-related hardware.[4] The “gamescom - Opening Night Live” (ONL) show takes place every year on the evening before the opening. The show presents the latest trailers and announcements from the international games industry and is hosted by Geoff Keighley.[5]

Alongside the public areas, there is also a closed area for professional visitors, such as publishers, journalists and developers.[6]

Shortly before Gamescom, the associated conference Devcom takes place at the same area and is specifically for the game development sector.[7]

  1. ^ a b "gamescom Cologne". Trade Fair Dates. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. ^ <Jeffrey Rousseau> (28 July 2023). "320,000 attendees visited Gamescom 2023". GamesIndustryBiz. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Final Report Gamescom 2018". gamescom.global. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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  5. ^ "gamescom Opening Night Live 2024". gamescom.global. gamescom. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  6. ^ "For trade visitors". b2b.gamescom.global. Koelnmesse GmbH. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  7. ^ Takahashi, Dean (18 June 2021). "Xsolla teams up with Devcom on year-long strategic partnership". Venture Beat. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

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