About Gamescom:
Testing Video games, PC Online and Mobile Games:
From the console through PC to online and mobile games, from an action, adventure and e-sports presentations to family entertainment: the entertainment area is gaming pure! Gamescom will be opening its gates to everyone as of 22 August, and the entertainment area (halls 5 to 10) will then once again be the "place to be" for games fans from around the world. Many new game products can be tested out at the impressive stands of the exhibitors live and for the first time. Nearly all renowned companies in the industry from all segments will present themselves to attract attention at the world's
largest event for computer and video games. The following overview shows which exhibitors have already confirmed their participation at Gamescom and where they can be found:
List of Publishers and Press:
ALTERNATE GmbH, esports.com, Razer, Webedia Gaming. Merchandise stands of more than 80 exhibitors. Bandai Namco, Electronic Arts, Facebook, Ubisoft, Activision-Blizzard, ASUS, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Techland, Travian Games, Yoozoo Games, Astragon, Epic Games, Kalypso Media Group, Microsoft Xbox, THQ Nordic, Wargaming Europe, Amazon EU Sarl, Deep Silver, ESL/Turtle Entertainment, Nintendo, Square Enix, Indie Arena Booth, My.com, Samsung, Tencent, YouTube and Gamescom, Gamespark powered by Honor, cosplay village, Gamescom campus with Jugendforum NRW, universities, Gamescom jobs & career, gaming lounge (Activision, AK Tronic, Deep Silver, Nintendo, Ubisoft), Evangelische Jugend, Ecko Unltd. COS CUP 2018, Hesher ball, retro gaming and many more.
The list goes on. This is a very exciting year for gamers, we have a great line up of games. Gamescom offers much more than just gaming, it offers companionship, opportunities to network and most of all fun!
Interaction and Features:
Many events at Gamescom supplement the gaming offering and once again make Gamescom 2018 a 360-degree experience event. Visitors can purchase a nice souvenir in the fan shop arena. Around 80 providers of merchandise articles revolving around the theme of gaming can be admired in hall 5.2. Exciting lectures and shows await visitors on the Gamescom campus stage at the Gamescom campus in hall 10.2. In the jobs & career section, experts provide information on, among other things, career perspectives in the games industry, and renowned companies offer attractive IT jobs. Many universities will provide information on their programs of study. Jugendforum NRW (North Rhine Westphalia Youth Forum) and many other institutions, facilities and companies will also provide offerings about youth protection, media competence, and games. The popular cosplay village (hall 10) with drawing garden and photo points will also take place at Gamescom 2018 and offers cosplayers a fixed meeting point. Of course, one can't miss the cosplay contest, in which both amateurs and pros present their costumes live on the cosplay stage. The signing area also finds a home in hall 10.1. In the outdoor event section (P8), Gamescom guests can this year look forward to Red Bull and the Gamescom beach, among other features.
City Wide Festival:
A city festival will be ongoing through the week including, food, music, games and much more. Entertainment and information will be available from August 24th to the 26th. International music acts, food market offerings culinary delicacies from around the world. Activities from great to small, this is what makes Gamescom one of the biggest attractions for residents and visitors within the Rhine metropolis. Free admission with the participation of GmbH.
Ticket Info
The demand for day tickets for Gamescom 2018 (open to all from Wednesday, 22 to Saturday, 25 August) is growing. Gamescom private visitor tickets are now only available for Wednesday (22.08) and Thursday (23.08). Those who want to attend the world's largest event for computer and video games live should hurry and secure a day ticket now for the first two public days. Official Gamescom tickets are only available from the online Gamescom Ticket Shop. This way to the Gamescom Ticket Shop www.gamescom.global
Business Area:
The international games industry is meeting in halls 1 to 4 from 21 to 23 August. The business area of Gamescom is Europe's leading business and trading platform for the games industry. It makes it possible for traders, media representatives, publishers and developers to exchange ideas with business partners in an exclusive environment, to establish new contacts and inform themselves about new products of the games industry. Following tradition, the partner country - this year Spain - is strongly represented in the business area. The pavilion of the partner country spans 120 square meters. For the first time in the ten-year history of Gamescom, a partner country will not only exhibit in the business area but also book a space in the entertainment area. Gaming fans from around the world thus also have the possibility to experience the Spanish games industry and hospitality live and are cordially invited to visit the partner country in hall 10.1. At the pavilions, visitors can expect a variety of actions: from talks through workshops by and with high-quality Spanish gaming experts to actions and sessions, especially for Spanish studios. Spain is also presenting the "Games from Spain" guide at Gamescom 2018, which provides a great deal of information on the games market in Spain and an overview of Spanish companies from the games industry. With a view to further international presentations, the business area is proving impressive. A total of around 700 exhibitors from abroad are expected. The predicted foreign share of exhibitors of 70 percent is once again at an absolute peak. 28 pavilions from 25 countries will also exhibit at Gamescom. Here, among others, are Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Estonia, Finland, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada (2), Colombia, South Korea, Croatia, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Romania (2), Sweden, Switzerland, Spain (2) and the USA. Australia, Japan, and Malta are present in the business area of Gamescom with a pavilion for the first time.
If you are in Europe currently and Video games are what you do and live for, then this is the place to be. To experience all this energy and excitement will be grand. To say the least, it is something I cannot attend, but hopefully, in the future, I will be able to. I get quite a joy writing about it and investing my time getting info out to other gamers like myself that have invested hours, months and years into this beautiful world of gaming where you might be able to escape reality for a while or just enjoy other worlds without leaving your home. This will be quite the show and spectacle.