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Gamescom is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Koelnmesse in Cologne , 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.[ 2] video game developers to exhibit upcoming games and game-related hardware.[ 3] Geoff Keighley .[ 4]
Alongside the public areas, there is also a closed area for professional visitors, such as publishers , journalists and developers .[ 5]
Shortly before Gamescom, the associated conference Devcom takes place at the same area and is specifically for the game development sector.[ 6]
History
The Federal Association of Interactive Entertainment Software had previously hosted the Games Convention in Leipzig from 2002 to 2008, which was briefly the largest games trade show in the world. However, Leipzig was becoming unsuitable for such a large event owing to limited transport links and hotel accommodation. The BIU and Koelnmesse announced a new event circuit in 2008, to be held in Cologne beginning in 2009. The Leipzig Trade Fair opposed the move and intended to continue Games Convention without the BIU, which led to a five-month "standoff" between the two groups. As Leipzig did not allow the Cologne event to be called "Games Convention", the BIU instead adopted "GamesCom". The two events were due to take part on the same weekend, and were each competing to be seen as the "authoritative" German trade fair for the industry. In the end, after a deal between Gamescom and GDC, Leipzig announced that Games Convention would be cancelled, and replaced by an online only event that focused on mobile and casual gaming.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
The BIU continued to support and administer the event until 2018, when it merged with the industry body GAME. Their successor organisation the game – The German Games Industry Association has continued in the same role.[ 12] [ 13] Geoff Keighley began hosting Opening Night Live from 2019, a streamed event at the beginning of the show. Opening Night Live has served as a platform for many trailer launches and game announcements.[ 14]
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the discontinuation of E3 , Gamescom has been the largest event of its kind.[ 15] [ 16]
Areas
The following exhibition areas are located on the site:[ 17]
• entertainment area
• event arena
• merchandise area
• indie area
• cosplay village
• retro & family area
• artist area
• cards & boards area
• signing area
• campus area
• business area
Events
2009
The booth of Electronic Arts in 2009 Gamescom 2009 was held 19–23 August.[ 1] [ 1]
Exhibitors
2009 exhibitors
2K Games
Mafia II (360, PC, PS3) BioShock 2 (360, PC, PS3) Activision Diablo III (PC, 360, PS3) DJ Hero (360, PS2, PS3, Wii) Guitar Hero 5 (360, PS2, PS3, Wii) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360, PC, PS3) StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC) Tony Hawk: Ride (360, PS3, Wii) Atari
Capcom
Electronic Arts
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (360, PC, PS3) Crysis 3 (360, PC, PS3) Dante's Inferno (360, PS3, PSP) Dragon Age: Origins (360, PC, PS3) FIFA 10 (360, DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii) Mass Effect 2 (360, PC) Need for Speed: Shift (360, PC, PS3, PSP) Spore Hero (Wii) Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) The Sims 3: World Adventures (PC) Konami
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (360, PC, PS3) Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP) Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (360, DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii) Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (PS2, PSP, Wii)
Microsoft
Namco Bandai
Sega
Sony
Square Enix
Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed II (360, PC, PS3) Avatar: The Game (360, DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii) R.U.S.E. (360, PC, PS3) Rabbids Go Home (DS, PC, Wii) Red Steel 2 (Wii) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (360, PC)
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 Fable II 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.[ 18] PlayStation Home shortly afterwards.[ 19] PlayStation Store . Various gaming websites offered live-blogging of the respective press conferences.
2010
Presentation of the "Best of Gamescom" award in 2010 Gamescom 2010 was held 18–22 August.[ 1] [ 1]
Exhibitors
2010 exhibitors
2K Games
Activision
Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, DS, PC, PS3, Wii) Diablo III (360, PC, PS3) DJ Hero 2 (360, PS3, Wii) GoldenEye 007 (DS, Wii) Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (360, PS3, Wii) Tony Hawk: Shred (360, PS3, Wii) World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC) ArenaNet
Capcom
Codemasters
Disney Interactive Studios
Electronic Arts
Crysis 2 (360, PS3, PC) Darkspore (PC) Dead Space 2 (360, PS3, PC) Dragon Age II (360, PS3, PC) EA Sports Active 2: Personal Trainer (360, PS3, Wii) FIFA 11 (360, DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii) Mass Effect 2 (PS3) Medal of Honor (360, PC, PS3) Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (360, PC, PS3, Wii) Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) Konami
Microsoft
MTV Games
Namco Bandai
Neowiz
Nintendo
RedSpotGames
Sega
Sony
Square Enix
Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (360, PS3, PC) Driver: San Francisco (360, PC, PS3, Wii) Just Dance 2 (Wii) Michael Jackson: The Experience (360, DS, PS3, PSP, Wii) Might and Magic: Heroes VI (PC) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (360, PC, PS3) Valve
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 Resistance 3 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
Visitors on the fair aisles in 2011 Gamescom 2011 was held 17–21 August.[ 1] [ 1]
Exhibitors
2011 exhibitors
1C Company
2K Games
Activision
Call of Duty: Elite Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PC, PS3, Wii) Diablo III (360, PC, PS3) GoldenEye 007: Reloaded (360, PS3) Prototype 2 (360, PC, PS3) Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (360, 3DS, PC, PS3, Wii) Spider-Man: Edge of Time (360, 3DS, DS, PS3, Wii) StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (PC) World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC) X-Men: Destiny (360, DS, PS3, Wii) Bethesda Softworks
Bohemia Interactive
Capcom
CD Projekt Red
City Interactive
Codemasters
Deep Silver
dtp Entertainment
Electronic Arts
Battlefield 3 (360, PC, PS3) Burnout Crash! (360, PS3) FIFA 12 (360, 3DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Vita, Wii) FIFA Manager 12 (PC) FIFA Superstars (PC) Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (360, PC, PS3) Mass Effect 3 (360, PC, PS3, Wii U) Need for Speed: The Run (360, 3DS, PC, PS3, Wii) Need for Speed: World (PC) The Secret World (PC) The Sims 3: Pets (360, 3DS, PC, PS3) The Sims Social (PC) SSX (360, PS3) Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) Theme Park (DS) Frogster
Funcom
Gamigo
Hi-Rez Studios
Kalypso Media
Konami
Microsoft
Mojang
Namco Bandai
NCsoft
Nintendo
Nival
Paradox Interactive
Red 5
Riot Games
Rising Star Games
Sega
Sony
THQ
Darksiders II (360, PC, PS3, Wii U) Metro: Last Light (360, PC, PS3) Saints Row: The Third (360, PC, PS3) UFC Undisputed 3 (360, PS3) Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (360, PC, PS3) WWE '12 (360, PS3, Wii) Turbine
Ubisoft
The Adventures of Tintin: The Game (360, 3DS, PC, PS3, Wii) Anno 2070 (PC) Assassin's Creed: Revelations (360, PC, PS3) Driver: Renegade (3DS) Driver: San Francisco (360, PC, PS3, Wii) Far Cry 3 (360, PC, PS3) From Dust (360, PC, PS3) James Noir's Hollywood Crimes (3DS) Just Dance 3 (360, PS3, Wii) Michael Jackson: The Experience (3DS, Vita) Might & Magic Heroes VI (PC) Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking (360) Rayman Origins (360, 3DS, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (360, PC, PS3) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms (PC) TrackMania 2: Canyon (PC) Valve
Wargaming
Warner Bros.
Bastion (360, PC) Batman: Arkham City (360, PC, PS3, Wii U) Gotham City Impostors (360, PC, PS3) Lego Harry Potter: Years 5–7 (360, 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Vita, Wii) Lollipop Chainsaw (360, PS3) The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (360, PC, PS3) Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster (360)
2012
Gamescom 2012 was held 15–19 August.[ 1] [ 1]
Exhibitors
2012 exhibitors
1C Company
2K Games
BioShock Infinite (360, PC, PS3) Borderlands 2 (360, PC, PS3) NBA 2K13 (360, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Wii U) XCOM: Enemy Unknown (360, PC, PS3) Activision
007 Legends (360, PC, PS3, Wii U) Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PC, PS3, Wii U) Deadpool (360, PC, PS3) StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (PC) Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360, PC, PS3) World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria (PC) Bethesda Softworks
Bohemia Interactive
Capcom
Codemasters
Electronic Arts
Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel (360, PS3) Command & Conquer (PC) Crysis 3 (360, PC, PS3) Dead Space 3 (360, PC, PS3) FIFA 13 (360, 3DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Vita, Wii, Wii U) Medal of Honor: Warfighter (360, PC, PS3) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (360, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii U) SimCity (PC) Konami
Namco Bandai
NCsoft [ 20]
Nexon [ 20]
Paradox Interactive
Perfect World Entertainment
RedSpotGames
Sony
Square Enix
Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed III (360, PC, PS3, Wii U) Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (Vita) ESPN Sports Connection (Wii U) Far Cry 3 (360, PC, PS3) The Hip Hop Dance Experience (360, Wii) Just Dance 4 (360, PS3, Wii, Wii U) Rabbids Land (Wii U) Rayman Legends (360, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii U) Rocksmith (360, PC, PS3) ShootMania Storm (PC) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms (PC) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (360, PC, PS3, Wii U) Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013 (Wii U) ZombiU (Wii U) Warner Bros.
Batman: Arkham City – Armored Edition (Wii U) Guardians of Middle-earth (360, PC, PS3) Injustice: Gods Among Us (360, PC, PS3, Wii U) Lego The Lord of the Rings (360, 3DS, DS, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii) The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan (PC)
2013
Gamers at Gamescom 2013 Gamescom 2013 was held 21–25 August.[ 1] [ 1]
Exhibitors
2013 exhibitors
1C Company
2K Games
505 Games
Activision
Angry Birds Star Wars (3DS, PS3, Vita, Wii, Wii U, X360) Call of Duty: Ghosts (PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, X360, XBO) Destiny (PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Diablo III (PS4, XBO) Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (PC, PS3, PS4) Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (PC) Skylanders: Swap Force (3DS, PS3, PS4, Wii, Wii U, X360, XBO) Abrakam
Amplitude Studios
Bethesda Softworks
Bohemia Interactive
Carbine Studios
CD Projekt Red
City Interactive
Crytek
Deep Silver
Electronic Arts
Battlefield 4 (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Command & Conquer (PC) Dragon Age: Inquisition (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) EA Sports UFC (PS4, XBO) FIFA 14 (3DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PS4, PSP, Vita, Wii, X360, XBO) Need for Speed Rivals (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Peggle 2 (XBO) Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (PC, X360, XBO) The Sims 4 (PC) Titanfall (PC, X360, XBO) Focus Home Interactive
Gaijin Entertainment
Haemimont Games
Kalypso Media
KING Art
Battle Worlds: Kronos (PC) Konami
Microsoft
Mojang
Namco Bandai
Nintendo
Paradox Interactive
Red 5 Studios
Revolution Software
Riot Games
Roberts Space Industries
Ronimo Games
Sega
Sony Computer Entertainment
Square Enix
Deus Ex: The Fall (PC) Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut (PC, PS3, Wii U, X360) Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (PS3, Vita) Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (PC, PS3) Final Fantasy XV (PS4, XBO) Kingdom Hearts III (PS4, XBO) Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (PS3) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, X360) Murdered: Soul Suspect (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Thief (PC, PS3, PS4, PC, X360, XBO) TopWare Interactive
Triumph Studios
Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, X360, XBO) The Crew (PC, PS4, X360, XBO) Fighter Within (XBO) Might & Magic X: Legacy (PC) Just Dance 2014 (PS3, PS4, Wii, Wii U, X360, XBO) The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot (PC) Rayman Legends (PS3, PS4, PC, Vita, Wii U, X360, XBO) Rocksmith 2014 (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) South Park: The Stick of Truth (PC, PS3, X360) Tom Clancy's The Division (PC, PS4, XBO) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (PC, PS3, Wii U, X360) Watch Dogs (PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, X360, XBO) Wargaming
Warner Bros.
Batman: Arkham Origins (PC, PS3, Wii U, X360) Dying Light (PC, PS4, XBO) Lego Marvel Super Heroes (3DS, DS, PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, X360, XBO) Mad Max (PC, PS4, XBO) Zombie Studios
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.[ 21]
Three League of Legends Tournaments were held during the event:
International Wildcard Tournament
Season 4 Spring Promotion Qualifier
European LCS Playoffs[ 22]
2014
Trade fair visitors trying out a game in 2014 Gamescom 2014 was held 13–17 August.[ 1] [ 1]
Exhibitors
2014 exhibitors
2K Games
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! (PC, PS3, X360) Civilization: Beyond Earth (PC) Evolve (PC, PS4, XBO) NBA 2K15 (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) WWE 2K15 (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Activision
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Destiny (PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Skylanders: Trap Team (3DS, PS3, PS4, Wii, Wii U, X360, XBO) 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
Pneuma: Breath of Life (XBO) Deep Silver
Dead Island 2 (PC, PS4, XBO) Dead Island: Epidemic (PC) Emergency 5 (PC) Escape Dead Island (PC, PS3, X360) Metro Redux (PC, PS4, XBO) Risen 3: Titan Lords (PC, PS3, X360) Sacred 3 (PC, PS3, X360) Devolver Digital
Disney Interactive
Double Fine Productions
Electronic Arts
Battlefield Hardline (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Dawngate (PC) Dragon Age: Inquisition (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) FIFA 15 (3DS, PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii, X360, XBO) NHL 15 (PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Shadow Realms (PC) The Sims 4 (PC) Star Wars: The Old Republic — Galactic Strongholds (PC) Titanfall: IMC Rising (PC, X360, XBO) Epic Games
Excamedia
A Clumsy Adventure (PC, Vita) Firefly Studios
Flying Wild Hog
Juju (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Focus Home Interactive
Act of Aggression (PC) Blood Bowl 2 (PC) Etherium (PC) Farming Simulator 15 (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Mordheim: City of the Damned (PC) Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Styx: Master of Shadows (PC, PS4, XBO)
Frontier Developments
Gaijin Entertainment
Gateway Interactive
Spectra (Android, iOS, XBO) Grey Box
Grimm Bros
Halfbrick Studios
Headup Games
Hi-Rez Studios
Ironward
Kalypso Media
Konami
Mastertonic
Microïds
Microsoft
Below (PC, XBO) The Escapists (PC, PS4, XBO) Fable Legends (PC, XBO) Forza Horizon 2 (X360, XBO) Forza Motorsport 5 (XBO) Halo 5: Guardians (XBO) Halo: The Master Chief Collection (XBO) Killer Instinct (XBO) Nero (XBO) Ori and the Blind Forest (PC, X360, XBO) Project Spark (PC, XBO) Quantum Break (XBO) Rivals of Aether (XBO) Screamride (X360, XBO) Space Engineers (PC, XBO) Sunset Overdrive (XBO) Superhot (PC, XBO) Mojang
Ndemic Creations
Nevernaut Games
SlashDash (PC, PS4, Wii U, XBO) Nintendo
Nordic Games
Other Ocean Interactive
Paradox Interactive
Phoenix Online Studios
Playdead
Q-Games
Nom Nom Galaxy (PC, PS4, Vita) Riot Games
Sega
SeithCG
Sierra Entertainment
Slightly Mad Studios
Sony Computer Entertainment
Alienation (PS4) Big Fest (Vita) Bloodborne (PS4) CounterSpy (PS3, PS4, Vita) Driveclub (PS4) Entwined (PS3, PS4, Vita) Final Horizon (PS4, Vita) Flame Over (Vita) Freedom Wars (Vita) Frozen Synapse Tactics (PS3, Vita) Futuridium EP Deluxe (PS4, Vita) Galak-Z: The Dimensional (PC, PS4) Hellblade (PC, PS4) Helldivers (PS3, PS4, Vita) Hohokum (PS3, PS4, Vita) Hustle Kings (PS3, PS4, Vita) Infamous First Light (PS4) Invizimals: The Alliance (Vita) Journey (PS4) Killzone Shadow Fall: Intercept (PS4) The Last of Us Remastered (PS4) LittleBigPlanet 3 (PS4) Murasaki Baby (Vita) The Order: 1886 (PS4) Pix the Cat (PC, PS4, Vita) PlayStation Vita Pets (Vita) Ratchet & Clank Collection (Vita) Rime (PS4) The Sly Collection (Vita) Soul Sacrifice Delta (Vita) Super Exploding Zoo (PS4, Vita) Tearaway Unfolded (PS4) The Tomorrow Children (PS4) The Unfinished Swan (PS4, Vita) Until Dawn (PS4) Volume (PC, PS4, Vita) Wild (PS4) Square Enix
Starbreeze Studios
Techland
TinyBuild
Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed Rogue (PC, PS3, X360) Assassin's Creed Unity (PC, PS4, XBO) The Crew (PC, PS4, X360, XBO) Far Cry 4 (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Just Dance 2015 (PS3, PS4, Wii, Wii U, X360, XBO) Just Dance Now (iOS, Android) Might & Magic Heroes VII (PC) The Settlers: Kingdoms of Anteria (PC) Shape Up (XBO) Tom Clancy's The Division (PC, PS4, XBO) Toy Soldiers: War Chest (PC, PS4, XBO) Vlambeer
Nuclear Throne (PS3, PS4, Vita, XBO) Wargaming
Warner Bros.
Batman: Arkham Knight (PC, PS4, XBO) Dying Light (PC, PS4, XBO) Gauntlet (PC) Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (3DS, PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, X360, XBO) Lego Ninjago: Nindroids (3DS, Vita) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Mortal Kombat X (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Witchbeam
Assault Android Cactus (PC, PS4, Vita, Wii U)
2015
Gamescom 2015 was held 5–9 August.[ 1] [ 1]
Exhibitors
2015 exhibitors
2K Games
Battleborn (PC, PS4, XBO) Evolve (PC, PS4, XBO) Mafia III (PC, PS4, XBO) NBA 2K16 (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) WWE 2K16 (PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) XCOM 2 (PC) 505 Games
Terraria (3DS, Wii U, PC, Xbox, PS3, PS3, PS4, Android, IOS) Studio Wildcard
Abbey Games
Activision
Call of Duty: Black Ops III (PC, PS4, XBO) Destiny: The Taken King (PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Guitar Hero Live (PS3, PS4, Wii U, X360, XBO) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 (PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Transformers: Devastation (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Skylanders: SuperChargers (3DS, iOS, PS3, PS4, Wii, Wii U, X360, XBO) Amplitude Studios
Atari
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Bethesda Softworks
Black Forest Games
Giana Sisters: Dream Runners (PC, PS4, Wii U, XBO) Blizzard Entertainment
Bohemia Interactive
Capcom
CI Games
Cloud Imperium Games
Crytek
Daedalic Entertainment
AER (PC, PS4, XBO) Bounty Train (PC) Caravan (PC) Fire (iOS) The Pillars of the Earth (iOS, PC, PS4, XBO) Project Daedalus: The Long Journey Home (PC) Silence: The Whispered World 2 (iOS, PC, PS4, XBO) Skyhill (OSX, PC) Valhalla Hills (OSX, PC) Deep Silver
Dead Island 2 (PC, PS4, XBO) Homefront: The Revolution (PC, PS4, XBO) Lost Horizon 2 (PC) Mighty No. 9 (3DS, PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, X360, XBO) Devolver Digital
Digital Extremes
Electronic Arts
FIFA 16 (Android, iOS, PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Mirror's Edge Catalyst (PC, PS4, XBO) Need for Speed (PC, PS4, XBO) Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (PC, PS4, XBO) The Sims 4: Get Together (PC) Star Wars Battlefront (PC, PS4, XBO) Star Wars: The Old Republic – Knights of the Fallen Empire (PC) Unravel (PC, PS4, XBO) EuroVideo Medien
Focus Home Interactive
Frontier Developments
Grey Box
Headup Games
Hi-Rez Studios
HTC / Valve
Iceberg Interactive
Image & Form
Intel
Introversion Software
Kalypso Media
KING Art
The Dwarves (PC, PS4, XBO) Koei Tecmo
Konami
Mad Catz
Microïds
Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders (Android, iOS, PC, PS4, XBO) Dungeon of Naheulbeuk (PC, PS4, XBO) Moto Racer 4 (PS4, XBO) Syberia III (iOS, Android, PC, PS4, XBO) Yesterday Origins (PC) Microsoft Studios
Motiga
NeocoreGames
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr (PC, PS4, XBO) Ninja Theory
Nintendo [ 23]
Nordic Games
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 (PS4, XBO) Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition (PS4, XBO) ELEX (PC, PS4, XBO) The Guild 3 (PC) Legend of Kay Anniversary (PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, XB360) MX vs. ATV Supercross Encore (PC, PS4, XBO) SpellForce 3 (PC) Paradox Interactive
SCS Software
Sega
Shin'en Multimedia
Slightly Mad Studios
Sony
Square Enix
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (PC, PS4, XBO) Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below (PS4) Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (PC) Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward (PC, PS3) Final Fantasy XV (PS4, XBO) Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae 2.0 (PS4, XBO) Hitman (PC, PS4, XBO) Just Cause 3 (PC, PS4, XBO) Lara Croft Go (Android, iOS) Life Is Strange (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO) Nosgoth (PC) Rise of the Tomb Raider (PC, PS4, X360, XBO) TaleWorlds Entertainment
Teotl Studios
Ubisoft
Anno 2205 (PC) Assassin's Creed Syndicate (PC, PS4, XBO) For Honor (PC, PS4, XBO) Just Dance 2016 (PS3, PS4, Wii, Wii U, X360, XBO) Might & Magic Heroes VII (PC) Rabbids VR Ride The Crew: Wild Run (PC, PS4, XBO) Tom Clancy's The Division (PC, PS4, XBO) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (PC, PS4, XBO) TrackMania Turbo (PC, PS4, XBO) Wargaming
Warhorse Studios
Warner Bros.
Dying Light: The Following (PC, PS4, XBO) Lego Dimensions (PS3, PS4, Wii U, X360, XBO) Lego Marvel's Avengers (3DS, PC, PS3, PS4, Vita, Wii U, X360, XBO) Mad Max (PC, PS4, XBO) Yacht Club Games
2016
Gamescom 2016 was held 17–21 August.[ 1] [ 1]
2017
Various exhibition stands in one of the exhibition halls in 2017 Gamescom 2017 was held 22–26 August.[ 1] [ 1]
2018
Gamescom 2018 was held 21–25 August.[ 1] [ 1]
2019
The stage of ESL in 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).[ 36]
2020
Gamescom 2020 was scheduled to be held from 25 to 29 August in Cologne.[ 1] COVID-19 pandemic , all public events through August 2020 were banned. Gamescom organizers announced they would move some portions of the planned show online.[ 37] [ 38]
2021
Gamescom 2021 was held 25–27 August 2021.[ 1] [ 39] [ 40]
2022
The booth of Saints Row Gamescom 2022 was held 24–28 August 2022.[ 41] [ 42]
2023
Gamescom 2023 was held 23–27 August 2023.[ 44] [ 45] Geoff Keighley , saying that "Bill Clinton wants to play GTA VI ".[ 46] [ 47] [ 48] The Game Awards 2022 , in which Keighley also hosted.[ 49] [ 50] [ 51]
2024
Gamescom 2024 was held 21–25 August 2024.[ 55] [ 56] [ 57]
2025
Gamescom 2025 was held 20–24 August 2025.[ 59] [ 60]
Exhibitors
2025 exhibitors
Team Cherry
2026
Gamescom 2026 was held 26–30 August under the slogan "Games whet the appetite for the future" . It was expected to attract over 350,000 visitors and set a new exhibitor record. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier became the first German president to visit Gamescom, while EU Vice-President Henna Virkkunen attended to discuss the EU's games strategy. Germany's games market generated €9.4 billion in 2025, making it Europe's largest and the world's fifth-largest. In the first half of 2026, revenue fell 3% to €4.2 billion, partly due to declining hardware sales and rising component costs.[ 61] [ 62]
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.[ 63]
Offshoots
An offshoot of the trade fair has been established for the Asian region in 2021 under the name Gamescom Asia and takes place in Singapore .[ 64] [ 65] Bangkok .[ 66] BIG Festival and Omelete Company for a new offshoot under the name Gamescom Latam , which takes place in Brazil .[ 67]
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