Gamescom
| Gamescom | |
|---|---|
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 The Koelnmesse where the event is held | |
| 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 |
| Inaugurated | 19 August 2009[1] |
| Most recent | 25 August 2021[1] |
| Next event | 24 August 2022 |
| Attendance |  373,000 (2019)[1] |
| Organized by | game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche |
| Website | www |
Gamescom (stylized as gamescom) is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Since 2018, it has been organised by game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche (English: Association of the German video game industry); and before that, by the Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware (BIU).[2] It supersedes Games Convention, held in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Gamescom is used by many video game developers to exhibit upcoming games and game-related hardware.[3][4][5][6]
Alongside Gamescom is devcon, a portion of the convention dedicated to video game development, though activities of devcon continue year-round.[7]
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 show in 2018.[8]
Areas[]
- Entertainment area
- Indie area
- Cosplay village
- Retro Gaming
- Gamescom Campus
- Family and friends
- Fanshop area
- Business area
Events[]
2009[]
Gamescom 2009 was held 19–23 August.[1] 245,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]
Exhibitors[]
| 2009 exhibitors | |
|---|---|
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2K Games
Atari
Capcom Electronic Arts
Konami
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Microsoft
Namco Bandai
Sega
Sony
Square Enix
Ubisoft
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Notable press conferences[]
Wednesday, 18 August:
- Electronic Arts
- Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Thursday, 19 August:
- Microsoft Game Studios
- Konami
- Namco Bandai Games
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 will 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.[9] Sony Computer Entertainment Europe also showcased its press conference on its online community-based service PlayStation Home shortly afterwards.[10] 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[]
| 2010 exhibitors | |
|---|---|
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2K Games
Activision
ArenaNet
Capcom
Codemasters
Disney Interactive Studios
Electronic Arts
Konami
Microsoft
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MTV Games
Namco Bandai
Neowiz
Nintendo
RedSpotGames
Sega
Sony
Square Enix
Ubisoft
Valve
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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[]
Gamescom 2011 was held 17–21 August.[1] 275,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]
Exhibitors[]
| 2011 exhibitors | |
|---|---|
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1C Company
2K Games
Activision
Bethesda Softworks
Bohemia Interactive
Capcom
CD Projekt Red
City Interactive
Codemasters
Deep Silver
dtp Entertainment
Electronic Arts
Frogster
Funcom
Kalypso Media
Konami
Microsoft
Mojang
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Namco Bandai
NCsoft
Nintendo
Nival Paradox Interactive
Red 5
Riot Games
Rising Star Games
Sega
Sony
THQ
Turbine
Ubisoft
Valve
Wargaming
Warner Bros.
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Notable events[]
- The first Dota 2 International championship took place. The tournament had the biggest prize pool of any e-sports tournament at the time.
2012[]
Koelnmesse North Entrance during Gamescom 2012
Gamescom 2012 was held 15–19 August.[1] 275,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]
Exhibitors[]
| 2012 exhibitors | |
|---|---|
|
1C Company
2K Games
Activision
Bethesda Softworks
Bohemia Interactive
Capcom
Codemasters
Electronic Arts
Konami
Namco Bandai
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NCsoft[11]
Nexon[11]
Paradox Interactive
Perfect World Entertainment
RedSpotGames
Sony
Square Enix
Ubisoft
Warner Bros.
|
2013[]
Gamescom 2013 was held 21–25 August.[1] 340,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]
Exhibitors[]
| 2013 exhibitors | |
|---|---|
|
1C Company
2K Games
505 Games
Activision
Abrakam
Amplitude Studios
Bethesda Softworks
Bohemia Interactive
CD Projekt Red
City Interactive
Crytek
Deep Silver
Electronic Arts
Focus Home Interactive
Gaijin Entertainment
Haemimont Games
Kalypso Media
KING Art
Konami
Microsoft
Mojang
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Namco Bandai
Nintendo
Paradox Interactive
Red 5 Studios
Riot Games
Roberts Space Industries
Ronimo Games
Sega
Sony Computer Entertainment
Square Enix
TopWare Interactive
Triumph Studios
Ubisoft
Wargaming
Warner Bros.
Zombie Studios
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Notable events[]
- The World Championship Series 2013 Season 2 Global Finals, a StarCraft II tournament with a $150,000 prizepool, were held during the event.[12]
- Three League of Legends Tournaments were held during the event:
- International Wildcard Tournament
- Season 4 Spring Promotion Qualifier
- European LCS Playoffs[13]
2014[]
Gamescom 2014 was held 13–17 August.[1] 335,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]
Notable events[]
- The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major ESL One Cologne 2014 was held at Gamescom
Exhibitors[]
| 2014 exhibitors | ||
|---|---|---|
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2K Games
Activision
Amplitude Studios
Asteroid Base
Atari
Bandai Namco
Bethesda Softworks
Blizzard Entertainment
Blowfish
Bohemia Interactive
Bossa Studios
Capcom
Capybara Games
CD Projekt Red
Chainsawesome Games
Cloud Imperium Games
Coffee Stain Studios
Crytek
Daedalic Entertainment
Deco Digital
Deep Silver
Devolver Digital
Disney Interactive
Double Fine Productions
Electronic Arts
Epic Games
Excamedia
Firefly Studios
Flying Wild Hog
Focus Home Interactive
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Frontier Developments
Gaijin Entertainment
Gateway Interactive
Grey Box
Grimm Bros
Halfbrick Studios
Ironward
Kalypso Media
Konami
Mastertonic
Microsoft
Mojang
Ndemic Creations
Nevernaut Games
Nintendo
Nordic Games
Other Ocean Interactive
Paradox Interactive
Phoenix Online Studios
Playdead
Q-Games
Riot Games
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Sega
SeithCG
Sierra Entertainment
Slightly Mad Studios
Sony Computer Entertainment
Square Enix
Starbreeze Studios
Techland
TinyBuild
Ubisoft
Vlambeer
Wargaming
Warner Bros.
Witchbeam
|
2015[]
South Entrance during Gamescom 2015
Gamescom 2015 was held 5–9 August.[1] 345,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]
Exhibitors[]
| 2015 exhibitors | |
|---|---|
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2K Games
505 Games
Studio Wildcard
Abbey Games
Activision
Amplitude Studios
Atari
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Bethesda Softworks
Black Forest Games
Blizzard Entertainment
Bohemia Interactive
Capcom
CI Games
Cloud Imperium Games
Crytek
Daedalic Entertainment
Deep Silver
Devolver Digital
Digital Extremes
Electronic Arts
EuroVideo Medien
Focus Home Interactive
Frontier Developments
Grey Box
HTC / Valve Iceberg Interactive
Intel Introversion Software
Kalypso Media
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KING Art
Koei Tecmo
Konami
Microsoft Studios
Motiga
Ninja Theory
Nintendo[14]
Nordic Games
Paradox Interactive
Sega
Slightly Mad Studios
Sony
Square Enix
TaleWorlds Entertainment Teotl Studios
Ubisoft
Wargaming
Warhorse Studios
Warner Bros.
Yacht Club Games
|
2016[]
Gamescom 2016 was held 17–21 August.[1] 345,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]
Exhibitors[]
| 2016 exhibitors | |
|---|---|
|
Atari
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment
Focus Home Interactive
Frontier Developments
Konami
Microsoft Studios |
Nintendo
Green Man Gaming Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
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2017[]
South Entrance during Gamescom 2017
Gamescom 2017 was held 22–26 August.[1] 355,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]
Notable events[]
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the event, which marked the first time in history that a Gamescom was opened by a sitting Chancellor.[24]
Exhibitors[]
| 2017 exhibitors | |
|---|---|
|
Activision
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Bethesda Softworks
Capcom
CD Projekt
Colossal Order
Devolver Digital
Electronic Arts
Frontier Developments
Kalypso Media
|
Konami
Microsoft Studios
Nintendo
Sega
Sony
Square Enix
THQ Nordic
Ubisoft
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
|
2018[]
Gamescom 2018 was held 21–25 August.[1] 370,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]
Notable events[]
- Nvidia announced the GeForce RTX 20 Series at the Palladium Cologne on 20 August 2018.[25]
Exhibitors[]
| 2018 exhibitors | |
|---|---|
|
505 Games
Activision
Atlus
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Bethesda
Bigben Interactive
Blizzard
Buka Entertainment
Capcom
CD Projekt
Crytek
Daedalic Entertainment
Deep Silver
Electronic Arts
Epic Games
Focus Home Interactive
Funcom
Housemarque
Konami
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Microids
Microsoft
Modus Games
Nintendo
Perfect World Entertainment
Saber Interactive
Sega
Sony
Square Enix
THQ Nordic
Ubisoft
|
2019[]
Fortnite dance at Gamescom 2019
Gamescom 2019 was held 20–24 August.[1] Geoff Keighley has announced that he will help launch a dedicated video game announcement show prior to Gamescom, called "Gamescom: Opening Night Live". Inspired by the response to The Game Awards presentation that includes several new game announcements, Keighley wanted to do the same for Gamescom. The event was streamed on 19 August at 8:00pm (CEST).[26]
Exhibitors[]
| 2019 exhibitors | |
|---|---|
|
2K
2x2 Games
505 Games
Activision
All In! Games
Atlus
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Behaviour Interactive
Bethesda
Bigben Interactive
Bloober Team
Bohemia Interactive
Bungie
Capcom
CD Projekt
Crytek
Dear Villagers
Deep Silver
Electronic Arts
Fabraz
Focus Home Interactive
Forever Entertainment
Frecle
Frontier Developments
Gameforge
Gwen Frey
Intrepid Studios
Kalypso Media
Kasedo Games
Konami
Level-5 Lionbite Games
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Microids
Modus Games
Nintendo
NIS America
Oddworld Inhabitants
Paradox Interactive
Piranha Games
Private Division
PUBG Corporation
Robot Entertainment
Rockfish Games
Saber Interactive
Sega
Sony
Square Enix
Surgical Scalpels
TaleWorlds Entertainment Team17
Tencent Next Studios
The Astronauts
THQ Nordic
Triband
Ubisoft
V1 Interactive
Wargaming
WB Games
Wizards of the Coast
Xbox Game Studios
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2020[]
Gamescom 2020 was scheduled to be held from 25 to 29 August in Cologne.[1] However, Germany announced that following lifting of lockdowns in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, that all public events through August 2020 were banned. Gamescom organizers announced they would move some portions of the planned show online.[27] Organizers confirmed plans for the online Gamescom opening night to start on 27 August, with each following day through 30 August featuring a schedule of online developer interviews and events and a wrap-up show.[28]
Exhibitors[]
| 2020 exhibitors | |
|---|---|
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Nacon
Nintendo
Phoenix Labs
Riot Games
Sega
Sloclap
Sony
Square Enix
Ubisoft
Warner Bros. Games
| |
2021[]
Gamescom 2021 was held 25–27 August 2021.[1] The event will be preceded by Opening Night Live with Geoff Keighley on 25 August .[29] Gamescom 2021 was a hybrid exhibition experience with online and live events.[30]
Exhibitors[]
2022[]
Gamescom 2022 was held 24–28 August 2022.
Game Developers Conference Europe[]
From 2009 to 2016, the Game Developers Conference Europe (GDC Europe), a European spinoff of the Game Developers Conference, has been held in conjunction with the Gamescom. The Conference took place at the Cologne Congress Centre East.[31]
See also[]
- Electronic Entertainment Expo
- PAX (event)
- Brasil Game Show
- Gamercom
- Game Developers Conference
- Games Convention
- Asia Game Show
- Paris Games Week
- Tokyo Game Show
- IgroMir
- Video gaming in Germany
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