Gamescom
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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]
Gamescom | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Video games Interactive entertainment |
Venue | Koelnmesse |
Location(s) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
Coordinates | 50.94257°N 6.958976°E / 50.94257; 6.958976 |
Country | Germany Singapore (Gamescom Asia) Brazil (Gamescom Latam) |
Inaugurated | 19 August 2009; 14 years ago (2009-08-19)[1] |
Most recent | 23 August 2023; 10 months ago (2023-08-23)[1] |
Next event | 21 August 2024; 29 days' time (2024-08-21) |
Attendance | 320,000 (2023)[2] |
Organized by | game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche |
Website | gamescom.global |
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]