Gamescom, the world’s largest and main occasion for laptop and video video games, will stay in Cologne, Germany and be additional expanded.
In 2024, Gamescom counted 1,462 exhibiting corporations from 64 nations – a brand new document. The occasion attracted a complete of 335,000 individuals from 120 nations. This yr’s occasion will happen from August 20 to August 2024.
The deal was introduced in the present day by Koelnmesse and Recreation – The German Video games Trade Affiliation. The brand new contract was signed within the presence of Henriette Reker, Mayor of Cologne, and Nathanael Liminski, Minister for Federal and European Affairs, Worldwide Affairs and Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Head of the State Chancellery.
“Cologne and Gamescom are the perfect match – a partnership that has proven to be a success story year after year,” mentioned Gerald Böse, CEO of Koelnmesse, in an announcement “Together, we have made Gamescom the world’s largest and most relevant games event while continuously setting new records. The long-term contract extension is an expression of this successful cooperation.”
Cosplayers at Gamescom 2024.
Böse added, “It gives us the opportunity to further expand Gamescom in Cologne together with the satellite events Gamescom Asia and Gamescom Latam as well as Devcom and Gamescom LAN – and to make it a festival for a wide variety of pop cultures around the world.”
This yr, I’ll reasonable classes with Henk Rogers, Shu Yoshida and others on the B2B occasion at Gamescom Latam, from April 30 to Could 4. Gamescom Latam is paying my approach to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Lars Janssen, chairman of the chief board of Recreation, mentioned in an announcement, “As a global beacon of games culture, Gamescom has been setting standards for many years. We want to continue this success story with Koelnmesse in Cologne. Gamescom will remain as dynamic, innovative and fast-growing as the games market. To this end, we have agreed, among other things, to further strengthen the diverse Gamescom formats worldwide and to invest in the brand and international reach. We are grateful to have such a good partner for the future in Koelnmesse.”
Ralf Wirsing, govt board member of Recreation, mentioned in an announcement, “Our thanks go to our partner Koelnmesse and also to the city of Cologne and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, who have shown great commitment to Gamescom and will make an even greater contribution in the coming years to ensure that the heart of the games world beats in Cologne every August with Gamescom.”
A hit story since 2009
Gamescom occasion in 2024.
Since its premiere in Cologne in 2009, Gamescom has developed into the world’s largest occasion for laptop and video video games. Final yr, it broke information once more, underlining its central position for the worldwide video games trade and its rising financial relevance for the placement.
In 2024, Gamescom round 32,000 commerce guests and it drew round 500 million viewers. As compared: on the first Gamescom in Cologne in 2009, there have been 450 exhibitors from 31 nations and 228,000 guests, together with 17,000 commerce guests.
The constant additional growth of content material and the rising digital attain are the driving components behind Gamescom’s continued development. The quantity of people that adopted G2024 on-line additionally reached a brand new document final yr with over 500 million video views. As well as, the organizers have additional expanded Gamescom’s world presence with the satellite tv for pc occasions Gamescom Asia and Gamescom Latam
Vital assist from NRW and Cologne
Gamescom has the assist of German governments.
A decisive think about Gamescom’s success is the shut cooperation with the Metropolis of Cologne and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. As a part of the contract extension, each events have pledged their assist and prolonged funding measures for the longer term. Cologne and North Rhine-Westphalia have already offered important assist for Gamescom in earlier years – together with via measures to extend visibility within the metropolis and across the Gamescom metropolis competition, which brings gaming tradition to city areas.
Town and state additionally make an vital contribution to the occasion itself, for instance by investing in codecs such because the Gamescom Congress, Europe’s main convention on the potential of video games, or the Gamescom Make investments Circle, a matchmaking occasion for buyers and video games studios.
“Gamescom is making a long-term commitment to Cologne. This is a special distinction for Cologne and North Rhine-Westphalia as a games location,” mentioned Nathanael Liminski, Minister for Federal and European Affairs, Worldwide Affairs and Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Head of the State Chancellery, who’s accountable for video games, in an announcement. “The state is a strong partner behind Gamescom – an international flagship, economically, culturally and technologically.”
He added, “I would like to thank Koelnmesse and the games association for their comprehensive commitment here at the venue and for the good cooperation. The state government will continue to provide Gamescom with intensive support in the future to expand its special position as the world’s largest event for video games. Together, we are setting the tone for games as a driver of innovation and a cultural factor. We want to help shape the megatrend of gamification worldwide from Cologne and North Rhine-Westphalia.”
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