Gamescom, Cologne

Computers & Electronics

Event

Gamescom
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 . It is used by many video game developers to show off their upcoming games and game-related hardware.Gamescom is the world's 2nd largest gaming event behind Asia Game Show, with 345,000 visitors, more than 6,000 journalists and 700 exhibitors from 88 countries attending the show in its sixth year.2009Gamescom 2009 was held from 19 August to 23 August. 245,000 people attended that year's visit.ExhibitorsNotable press conferencesWednesday, 18 August: Electronic Arts Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Thursday, 19 August: Microsoft Game Studios Konami Namco Bandai GamesNotable announcementsSony 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.

Adress

50679 Cologne

Phone number

+49 1806 089 999

Opening hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 09:00 - 19:00
Thursday Closed
Friday 10:00 - 20:00
Saturday 09:00 - 20:00
Sunday 09:00 - 18:00

Parking

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