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 The North Entrance of Koelnmesse | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Video games Interactive entertainment |
| Venue | Koelnmesse |
| Location(s) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 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 | 23 August 2023[1] |
| Next event | 21 August 2024 |
| Attendance |  320,000 (2023)[2] |
| Organized by | game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche |
| 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 (measured by exhibition space and number of visitors), with 370,000 visitors and 1037 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][5][6][7]
Alongside the public areas, there is also a closed area for professional visitors, such as publishers, journalists and developers.[8]
Shortly before Gamescom, the associated conference Devcom takes place at the same area and is specifically for the game development sector.[9]
Areas
| • Entertainment area • Business area • Gamescom event area |
| • Social area • Indie area • retro area |
| • family & friends • gamescom campus • cosplay village |
| • outdoor area • merchandise area • creator co-working space |
Events
2009
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Gamescom 2009 was held 19–23 August.[1] 245,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]
Exhibitors
Notable press conferences
Wednesday, 18 August:
Thursday, 19 August:
Notable announcements
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe announced the PlayStation 3 Slim, a smaller and lighter model of the console and a release date of 1 September 2009. Firmware 3.0 for the PlayStation 3 was also announced, adding new features to the PlayStation Network. Sony announced that the European Video Store would launch in November 2009. Sony also announced that the PlayStation Portable would get smaller games (under 100mb) in the form of 'minis' and that comics would also be available to download in December 2009. A "free game" registration promotion was announced for the PSP Go.
Microsoft Game Studios announced Fable III, along with a release date of 2010. Also, Microsoft announced their intention to release Fable II on the Xbox Live Marketplace in five episodes, the first of which would be free to download.
Media coverage
While most press conferences were not available for live streaming, Electronic Arts streamed its press conference on EA.com.[10] Sony Computer Entertainment Europe also showcased its press conference on its online community-based service PlayStation Home shortly afterwards.[11] Sony also made its press conference available for download on the PlayStation Store. Various gaming websites offered live-blogging of the respective press conferences.
2010
Gamescom 2010 was held 18–22 August.[1] 254,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]
Exhibitors
Notable announcements
The two main announcements this Gamescom came from Insomniac Games, who announced two sequels from two of their franchises: Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, by revealing some gameplay from the game, and Resistance 3, via a live action teaser trailer. These games will be exclusive to the PlayStation 3. All 4 One has a set release date as late 2011, while Resistance 3 did not have a release date.
2011
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Gamescom 2011 was held 17–21 August.[1] 275,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]