This yr’s Gamescom occasion will function greater than 1,500 exhibitors for the primary time in its historical past, the present’s organiser says.
The present, which takes place in Cologne, Germany on August 20-24, will function greater than 1,500 exhibitors from 72 international locations, breaking a brand new report.
The occasion will take up a complete of 233,000 sq. metres of flooring area on the Koelnmesse venue, one other new report for Gamescom (and three,000 greater than the earlier report).
Opening Night time Dwell will happen within the venue’s Corridor 1 for the primary time, providing its largest stage to this point with 5,000 seats and “a extremely trendy technical infrastructure”.
President and CEO of Koelnmesse, Gerald Böse, applauded the figures in an announcement, saying Gamescom “impressively underlines its financial relevance and worldwide radiance”.
“We’re investing in a focused style in growth, infrastructure, and persevering with growth in an effort to additional reinforce the financial success of our exhibitors,” Böse mentioned. “The expansion to 233,000 sq. meters of space and the report registration numbers verify the sustained success of the hybrid occasion idea. Collectively we will already look ahead to unprecedented selection.”
German Video games Business Affiliation managing director Felix Falk added: “Whether or not locally or within the worldwide video games business, the anticipation for Gamescom 2025 is immense.
“And for a superb motive, as a result of the Gamescom week has by no means had so many highlights – the Gamescom Opening Night time Dwell, the largest indie space to this point, concert events, esports competitions, cosplay, and an excellent number of exhibitors, for the primary time greater than 1,500. It’s already clear now –the Gamescom yr 2025 will probably be unforgettable.”
Final month Gamescom’s organisers claimed “record-high” curiosity from recreation corporations in attending this yr’s occasion, with exhibitor numbers up 11% year-on-year.
The exhibitor record consists of corporations akin to Nintendo, Xbox, 2K, Bandai Namco, Bethesda, Blizzard Leisure, Capcom, CD Projekt Crimson, Krafton, Stage Infinite, The Pokémon Firm, Ubisoft, Digital Arts, Konami, Lego, Stage Infinite, Marvelous Europe, Netflix, Paramount, Sega and Tencent Video games.
This yr’s Gamescom Opening Night time Dwell present will as soon as once more be hosted by Geoff Keighley on August 19. The primary associate confirmed for this yr’s present was Activision, which will probably be presenting the worldwide reveal of Name of Obligation: Black Ops 7.
