Status Active Venue Koelnmesse Location Cologne | Genre Video games Country Germany City Cologne | |
Inaugurated 19 August 2009; 7 years ago (2009-08-19) Most recent 21 August 2016; 6 months ago (2016-08-21) | ||
Gamescom (stylized as gamescom) is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is organised by the BIU (Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware, English: Federal Association of Interactive Entertainment Software). It is used by many video game developers to show off their upcoming games and game-related hardware.
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- 2009
- Notable press conferences
- Notable announcements
- Media coverage
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- Notable Events
- 2014
- Events
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- Game Developers Conference Europe
- Respawn
- References
Gamescom is the world's largest gaming event, (measured by exhibition space and number of visitors) with 345,000 visitors, more than 6,000 journalists and 700 exhibitors from 88 countries attending the show in its sixth year.
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2009
Gamescom 2009 was held from 19 August to 23 August. 245,000 people attended that year's visit.
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 will be free to download.
Media coverage
While most press conferences were not available for live streaming, Electronic Arts was streaming its press conference on EA.com. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe also showcased its press conference on its online community-based service PlayStation Home shortly afterwards. 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 from 18 August to 22 August. 254,000 people attended that year's visit.
Notable announcements
The two main announcements from 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 from 17 August to 21 August. 275,000 people attended that year's visit.
2012
Gamescom 2012 was held from 15 August to 19 August. 275,000 people attended that year's visit.
2013
Gamescom 2013 was held from 21 August to 25 August. 340,000 people attended that year's visit.
Notable Events
2014
Gamescom 2014 was held from 13 August to 17 August. 335,000 people attended that year's visit.
Events
2015
Gamescom 2015 was held from 5 August to 9 August. 345,000 people attended that year's visit.
2016
Gamescom 2016 was held from 17 August to 21 August. 345,000 people attended that year's visit.
2017
Gamescom 2017 will be held from 22 August to 26 August.
Game Developers Conference Europe
The Game Developers Conference Europe (GDC Europe), a European spinoff of the Game Developers Conference, is held annually in conjunction with the Gamescom and takes place at the Cologne Congress Centre East.
Respawn
The Respawn conference, a game developers conference, is held annually few days before Gamescom at Cologne, Germany.