| Gamescom | |
|---|---|
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 The North Entrance of Koelnmesse | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Video games Interactive entertainment |
| Venue | Koelnmesse |
| Location(s) | Cologne, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°56′33″N 6°57′32″E / 50.94257°N 6.958976°E |
| Country | Germany Singapore (Gamescom Asia) Brazil (Gamescom Latam) |
| Inaugurated | 19 August 2009[1] |
| Most recent | 21 August 2024[1] |
| Next event | 20 August 2025 |
| Attendance |  320,000 (2023)[2] |
| Organized by | German Games Industry Association (2018- present) |
| Website | gamescom.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]
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- ^ <Jeffrey Rousseau> (28 July 2023). "320,000 attendees visited Gamescom 2023". GamesIndustryBiz. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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- "Lost Planet 2 to make PS3 debut at GamesCom". Game Zine. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- "Sony confirms unveiling of new Heavy Rain character for Gamescom". Video Games Republic. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- Namco Bandai Partners (Press release) (7 August 2009). "Namco Bandai Partners' gamescom line-up". Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ "gamescom Opening Night Live 2024". gamescom.global. gamescom. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "For trade visitors". b2b.gamescom.global. Koelnmesse GmbH. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (18 June 2021). "Xsolla teams up with Devcom on year-long strategic partnership". Venture Beat. Retrieved 30 August 2021.