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Gamescom
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The North Entrance of Koelnmesse
StatusActive
GenreVideo games
Interactive entertainment
VenueKoelnmesse
Location(s)Cologne, Germany
Coordinates50°56′33″N 6°57′32″E / 50.94257°N 6.958976°E / 50.94257; 6.958976
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CountryGermany
Singapore (Gamescom Asia)
Brazil (Gamescom Latam)
Inaugurated19 August 2009; 15 years ago (2009-08-19)[1]
Most recent21 August 2024; 4 months ago (2024-08-21)[1]
Next event20 August 2025; 7 months' time (2025-08-20)
AttendanceIncrease 320,000 (2023)[2]
Organized byFederal Association of Interactive Entertainment Software [de] (2009-2018)
German Games Industry Association [de] (2018- present)
Websitegamescom.global

Gamescom (stylized as gamescom) is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 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.[3] The event is used by many video game developers to exhibit upcoming games and game-related hardware.[4] The “gamescom - Opening Night Live” (ONL) show takes place every year on the evening before the opening. The show presents the latest trailers and announcements from the international games industry and is hosted by Geoff Keighley.[5]

Alongside the public areas, there is also a closed area for professional visitors, such as publishers, journalists and developers.[6]

Shortly before Gamescom, the associated conference Devcom takes place at the same area and is specifically for the game development sector.[7]

History[]

The Federal Association of Interactive Entertainment Software [de] (German: Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware, BIU) had previously hosted 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 "authorative" 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.[8][9][10] Gamescom was first held in August of 2009, and was extremely successful,[11] while Games Convention Online was discontinued after 2010.[12]

The BIU continued to support and administer the event until 2018, when it merged with the industry body GAME. Their successor organisation the German Games Industry Association [de] has continued in the same role.[13][14] 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.[15]

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the discontinuation of E3, Gamescom has been the largest event of its kind.[16] Gamescom Latam, first held in Brazil in 2024, is also the largest event in the Americas.[17]

Areas[]

• entertainment area • business area • gamescom event area
• social area • indie area • retro area
• family & friends • gamescom campus • cosplay village
• outdoor area • merchandise area • creator co-working space

Events[]

2009[]

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The booth of Electronic Arts in 2009

Gamescom 2009 was held 19–23 August.[1] 245,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]

Exhibitors[]

2009 exhibitors

2K Games

Atari

  • Star Trek Online (PC)

Capcom

  • Dark Void (360, PC, PS3)
  • Lost Planet 2 (360, PC, PS3)
  • Monster Hunter Tri (Wii)
  • Spyborgs (Wii)

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

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, along with a release date of 2010. Also, Microsoft announced their intention to release Fable II on the 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] Sony Computer Entertainment Europe also showcased its press conference on its online community-based service PlayStation Home shortly afterwards.[19] Sony also made its press conference available for download on the PlayStation Store. Various gaming websites offered live-blogging of the respective press conferences.

2010[]

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Presentation of the "Best of Gamescom" award in 2010

Gamescom 2010 was held 18–22 August.[1] 254,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]

Exhibitors[]

2010 exhibitors

2K Games

  • BioShock Infinite (360, PS3, PC)
  • Civilization V (PC)
  • Mafia II (360, PS3, PC)
  • NBA 2K11 (360, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii)

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

  • Guild Wars 2 (PC)

Capcom

Codemasters

  • F1 2010 (360, PS3)

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

  • Crossfire (PC)

Nintendo

RedSpotGames

  • Rush Rush Rally Racing (DC, Wii)
  • Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles (DC, PC)
  • Solar Struggle Move support (360)

Sega

  • Virtua Tennis 4 (360, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii)

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

  • Portal 2 (360, PC, PS3)

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, by revealing some gameplay from the game, and Resistance 3, via a 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[]

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Visitors on the fair aisles in 2011

Gamescom 2011 was held 17–21 August.[1] 275,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]

Exhibitors[]

2011 exhibitors

1C Company

  • Men of War: Assault Squad (PC)
  • Men of War: Vietnam (PC)
  • Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad (PC)
  • Royal Quest (PC)

2K Games

Activision

Bethesda Softworks

Bohemia Interactive

  • ARMA 3 (PC)
  • Carrier Command: Gaea Mission (360, PC)
  • Take On Helicopters (PC)

Capcom

CD Projekt Red

  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (360, PC)

City Interactive

  • Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 (360, PC, PS3)

Codemasters

  • F1 2011 (360, 3DS, PC, PS3, Vita)

Deep Silver

  • Risen 2: Dark Waters (360, PC, PS3)

dtp Entertainment

  • The Cursed Crusade (360, PC, PS3)
  • IHF Handball Challenge 12 (PC)

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

  • Runes of Magic (PC)

Funcom

Gamigo

  • Jagged Alliance Online (PC)

Hi-Rez Studios

  • Tribes: Ascend (PC)

Kalypso Media

  • Airline Tycoon 2 (PC)
  • The Dark Eye: Demonicon (PC)
  • Dungeons (PC)
  • Patrician Online (PC)
  • Tropico 4 (360, PC)

Konami

Microsoft

Mojang

Namco Bandai

NCsoft

  • Guild Wars 2 (PC)
  • WildStar (PC)

Nintendo

Nival

  • King's Bounty: Legions (PC)

Paradox Interactive

  • Crusader Kings II (PC)

Red 5

  • Firefall (PC)

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

  • The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard (PC)

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

  • Dota 2 (PC)

Wargaming

  • World of Warplanes (PC)

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)

Notable events[]

  • The first Dota 2 International championship took place. The tournament had the biggest prize pool of any e-sports tournament at the time.

2012[]

Gamescom 2012 was held 15–19 August.[1] 275,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]

Exhibitors[]

2012 exhibitors

1C Company

  • Nuclear Union (PC)
  • Royal Quest (PC)
  • King's Bounty: Warriors of the North (PC)

2K Games

Activision

Bethesda Softworks

  • Dishonored (360, PC, PS3)
  • Doom 3: BFG Edition (360, PC, PS3)

Bohemia Interactive

  • ARMA 3 (PC)
  • Carrier Command: Gaea Mission (360, PC)
  • DayZ (PC)

Capcom

Codemasters

  • F1 2012 (360, PC, PS3)

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]

  • Guild Wars 2 (PC)

Nexon[20]

  • Navy Field 2 (PC)
  • Shadow Company (PC)

Paradox Interactive

  • A Game of Dwarves (PC)
  • Dungeonland (PC)
  • Starvoid (PC)
  • War of the Roses (PC)

Perfect World Entertainment

  • Neverwinter (PC)
  • Torchlight II (PC)

RedSpotGames

  • Rush Rush Rally Racing (Wii)
  • Solar Struggle (360)
  • Sturmwind (DC)
  • Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles (PC)

Sony

Square Enix

Ubisoft

Warner Bros.

2013[]

Gamescom 2013 was held 21–25 August.[1] 340,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]

Exhibitors[]

2013 exhibitors

1C Company

  • IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad (PC)
  • Men of War: Assault Squad 2 (PC)
  • Nuclear Union (PC)

2K Games

  • The Bureau: XCOM Declassified (PC, PS3, X360)
  • NBA 2K14 (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO)
  • WWE 2K14 (PS3, X360)
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown (PC, PS3, X360)

505 Games

  • Payday 2 (PC, PS3, X360)
  • Takedown: Red Sabre (PC, X360)

Activision

Abrakam

  • Faëria (PC)

Amplitude Studios

  • Dungeon of the Endless (PC)
  • Endless Legend (PC)

Bethesda Softworks

Bohemia Interactive

  • ARMA 3 (PC)
  • DayZ (PC)

Carbine Studios

  • WildStar (PC)

CD Projekt Red

  • The Witcher III: Wild Hunt (PC, PS4, XBO)

City Interactive

  • Lords of the Fallen (PC, PS4, XBO)

Crytek

  • Warface (PC)

Deep Silver

  • Dead Island: Epidemic (PC)
  • Saints Row IV (PC, PS3, X360)
  • Wasteland 2 (PC, PS4, XBO)
  • X Rebirth (PC)

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

  • Contrast (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO)
  • Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO)
  • Wargame: Red Dragon (PC)

Gaijin Entertainment

  • War Thunder (PC, PS4)

Haemimont Games

  • Victor Vran (PC)

Kalypso Media

  • The Dark Eye: Demonicon (PC, PS3, X360)
  • Rise of Venice (PC)
  • Tropico 5 (PC, X360)

KING Art

  • Battle Worlds: Kronos (PC)

Konami

Microsoft

Mojang

  • Cobalt (PC, X360, XBO)
  • Minecraft (PS3, PS4, Vita, X360, XBO)

Namco Bandai

Nintendo

Paradox Interactive

  • Europa Universalis IV (PC)
  • Magicka: Wizard Wars (PC)
  • War of the Vikings (PC)

Red 5 Studios

  • Firefall (PC)

Revolution Software

  • Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse (PC, Vita)

Riot Games

Roberts Space Industries

Ronimo Games

  • Awesomenauts (PS4)

Sega

Sony Computer Entertainment

Square Enix

TopWare Interactive

  • Raven's Cry (PC, PS3, PS4)
  • Sacrilegium (PC, PS3, X360)
  • Scivelation (PC, PS4, XBO)

Triumph Studios

  • Age of Wonders III (PC)

Ubisoft

Wargaming

  • World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition (X360)
  • World of Warplanes (PC)

Warner Bros.

Zombie Studios

  • Blacklight: Retribution (PS4)

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[]

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Trade fair visitors while tryout a game in 2014

Gamescom 2014 was held 13–17 August.[1] 335,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]

Notable events[]

  • The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major ESL One Cologne 2014 was held at Gamescom

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

  • Dungeon of the Endless (PC, XBO)

Asteroid Base

  • Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (PC, XBO)

Atari

  • RollerCoaster Tycoon World (PC)

Bandai Namco

  • Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution (PC, PS3, X360)
  • Rise of Incarnates (PC)

Bethesda Softworks

Blizzard Entertainment

Blowfish

  • Gunscape (XBO)

Bohemia Interactive

  • DayZ (PS4)

Bossa Studios

  • Surgeon Simulator: A&E Anniversary Edition (PS4)

Capcom

Capybara Games

  • Super Time Force Ultra (PC, PS4, Vita)

CD Projekt Red

  • The Witcher III: Wild Hunt (PC, PS4, XBO)

Chainsawesome Games

  • Knight Squad (XBO)

Cloud Imperium Games

Coffee Stain Studios

  • Goat Simulator (PC, XBO)

Crytek

  • Arena of Fate (PC)
  • Ryse: Son of Rome (PC)

Daedalic Entertainment

  • Blackguards 2 (PC)

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

  • Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (PC, PS3, PS4, Vita)
  • Not a Hero (PC, PS4, Vita)
  • The Talos Principle (PC, PS4)
  • Titan Souls (PC, PS4, Vita)

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

  • Stronghold Crusader II (PC)

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

  • War Thunder (PC, PS4)

Gateway Interactive

  • Spectra (Android, iOS, XBO)

Grey Box

  • Grey Goo (PC)

Grimm Bros

  • Dragon Fin Soup (PC, PS3, PS4, Vita)

Halfbrick Studios

  • Fruit Ninja Kinect 2 (XBO)

Headup Games

  • Space Engineers (PC, XBO)

Hi-Rez Studios

Ironward

  • The Red Solstice (PC)

Kalypso Media

  • Crookz (PC)
  • Crowntakers (PC)
  • Dungeons II (PC)
  • Grand Ages: Medieval (PC)
  • Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons (PC)
  • Wings! Remastered (PC)

Konami

Mastertonic

  • Dream (PC)

Microïds

  • Syberia III (PC, PS4, XBO)

Microsoft

Mojang

Ndemic Creations

  • Plague Inc: Evolved (PC, XBO)

Nevernaut Games

  • SlashDash (PC, PS4, Wii U, XBO)

Nintendo

Nordic Games

  • AquaNox: Deep Descent (PC)
  • The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 (PC)
  • The Guild 3 (PC)
  • MX vs. ATV Supercross (PC, PS3, X360)
  • Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown (iOS, Ouya, PC)
  • SpellForce 3 (PC)
  • The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (PC, PS4)

Other Ocean Interactive

  • #IDARB (XBO)

Paradox Interactive

  • Cities: Skylines (PC)
  • Hearts of Iron IV (PC)
  • Hollowpoint (PC, PS4)
  • Magicka 2 (PC, PS4)
  • Pillars of Eternity (PC)
  • Runemaster (PC, PS4)

Phoenix Online Studios

  • Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition (PC)

Playdead

  • Inside (XBO)

Q-Games

  • Nom Nom Galaxy (PC, PS4, Vita)

Riot Games

Sega

SeithCG

  • Ghost of a Tale (PC, XBO)

Sierra Entertainment

  • Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO)
  • King's Quest (PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO)

Slightly Mad Studios

  • Project CARS (PC, PS4, Wii U, XBO)
  • World of Speed (PC)

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

  • The Walking Dead (PC)

Techland

  • Hellraid (PC, PS4, XBO)

TinyBuild

  • Speed Runners (PC, XBO)

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

  • World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition (X360)
  • World of Warplanes (PC)
  • World of Warships (PC)

Warner Bros.

Witchbeam

  • Assault Android Cactus (PC, PS4, Vita, Wii U)

2015[]

Gamescom 2015 was held 5–9 August.[1] 345,000 people attended that year's visit.[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

  • Ark: Survival Evolved (PC, Xbox One, PS4)

Abbey Games

  • Renowned Explorers: International Society (PC)

Activision

Amplitude Studios

  • Dungeon of the Endless (iOS, XBO)
  • Endless Legend: Shadows (PC)
  • Endless Space 2 (PC)

Atari

  • RollerCoaster Tycoon World (PC)

Bandai Namco Entertainment

  • Dark Souls III (PC, PS4, XBO)
  • Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (PC, PS4, XBO)

Bethesda Softworks

Black Forest Games

  • Giana Sisters: Dream Runners (PC, PS4, Wii U, XBO)

Blizzard Entertainment

  • Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (PC)
  • Heroes of the Storm (PC)
  • Overwatch (PC)
  • StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void (PC)
  • World of Warcraft: Legion (PC)
  • World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor (PC)

Bohemia Interactive

  • ARMA 3 (PC)

Capcom

CI Games

  • Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 (PC, PS4, XBO)

Cloud Imperium Games

Crytek

  • Arena of Fate (PC)
  • Warface (PC)

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

  • Dropsy (Android, iOS, PC)
  • Eitr (PC, PS4)
  • Enter the Gungeon (PC, PS4)
  • Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star (PC, PS4, Vita)
  • Mother Russia Bleeds (PC, PS4)
  • The Talos Principle (Android, PC, PS4)

Digital Extremes

  • Sword Coast Legends (OSX, PC, PS4, XBO)

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

  • Victor Vran (PC)

Focus Home Interactive

  • Act of Aggression (PC)
  • Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (PC)
  • Blood Bowl 2 (PC, PS4, XBO)
  • Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition (PC, PS4, XBO)
  • Seasons After Fall (PC)
  • The Surge (PC, PS4, XBO)
  • The Technomancer (PC, PS4, XBO)

Frontier Developments

Grey Box

  • Dreadnought (PC)

Headup Games

  • Typoman (Wii U)

Hi-Rez Studios

  • Paladins (PC, PS4, XBO)

HTC / Valve

Iceberg Interactive

  • Inside My Radio (XBO)
  • Into the Stars (PC)
  • Oriental Empires (PC)
  • Starpoint Gemini 2 (XBO)
  • Starpoint Gemini Warlords (PC)
  • Starship Corporation (PC)

Image & Form

  • SteamWorld Heist (3DS, PC, PS4, Vita, Wii U, XBO)

Intel

  • Skylake

Introversion Software

  • Prison Architect (Android, iOS, PC)

Kalypso Media

  • Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers (PS4)
  • Crookz: The Big Heist (PC)
  • Crowntakers (Android, iOS)
  • Excubitor (PC)
  • Grand Ages: Medieval (PC, PS4)
  • Jump the Rope (Android, iOS)
  • Wings! Remastered (Android, iOS)

KING Art

  • The Dwarves (PC, PS4, XBO)

Koei Tecmo

Konami

Mad Catz

  • Rock Band 4 (PS4, XBO)

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

  • Gigantic (PC, XBO)

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

  • American Truck Simulator (PC)

Sega

  • Total War: Arena (PC)
  • Total War: Warhammer (PC)

Shin'en Multimedia

  • Fast Racing Neo (Wii U)

Slightly Mad Studios

  • Red Bull Air Race: The Game (PC)

Sony

Square Enix

TaleWorlds Entertainment

  • Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (PC)

Teotl Studios

  • The Solus Project (PC, XBO)

Ubisoft

Wargaming

  • Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars (PC)
  • World of Tanks (PC)
  • World of Tanks: Xbox One Edition (XBO)
  • World of Tanks Blitz (Android, iOS)
  • World of Warships (PC)

Warhorse Studios

  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance (PC, PS4, XBO)

Warner Bros.

Yacht Club Games

2016[]

Gamescom 2016 was held 17–21 August.[1] 345,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]

Exhibitors[]

2016 exhibitors

Atari

  • RollerCoaster Tycoon World (PC)

Bandai Namco Entertainment

Blizzard Entertainment

Focus Home Interactive

  • Farming Simulator 17 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)[25]
  • Seasons After Fall (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)[25]
  • Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom (TBA)[25]
  • Space Hulk: Deathwing (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)[25]
  • The Surge (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)[25]
  • Styx: Shards of Darkness (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)[25]
  • Vampyr (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)[25]

Frontier Developments

Konami

Microsoft Studios

Nintendo

Green Man Gaming

  • Of Kings And Men (PC)[31]
  • Lifeless (PC)[31]
  • The Black Death (PC)[31]
  • The Bunker (PC)[31]

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

2017[]

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Various exhibition stands in one of the exhibition halls in 2017

Gamescom 2017 was held 22–26 August.[1] 355,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]

Notable events[]

  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the event, which marked the first time in history that a Gamescom was opened by a sitting Chancellor.[33]

Exhibitors[]

2017 exhibitors

Activision

  • Call of Duty: WWII (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Destiny 2 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Bandai Namco Entertainment

  • Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Dragon Ball FighterZ (PC/ PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Little Nightmares (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (PC / PS4)
  • Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage (Android / iOS)
  • Project CARS 2 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Bethesda Softworks

Capcom

CD Projekt

  • Gwent: Thronebreaker (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Colossal Order

Devolver Digital

  • Ruiner (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Electronic Arts

  • Battlefield 1 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Fe (Nintendo Switch / PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • FIFA 18 (Nintendo Switch / PC / PS3 / PS4 / Xbox 360 / Xbox One)
  • Need for Speed Payback (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Star Wars Battlefront II (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • The Sims 4 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Frontier Developments

  • Jurassic World Evolution (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Kalypso Media

  • Tropico 6 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Konami

  • Metal Gear Survive (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 (PC / PS3 / PS4 / Xbox 360 / Xbox One)

Microsoft Studios

Nintendo

Sega

Sony

Square Enix

  • Fear Effect Reinvented (Nintendo Switch / PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Final Fantasy XV (PC)
  • Life Is Strange: Before the Storm (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

THQ Nordic

  • Biomutant (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Ubisoft

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

  • Middle-earth: Shadow of War (Android / iOS / PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

2018[]

Gamescom 2018 was held 21–25 August.[1] 370,000 people attended that year's visit.[1]

Notable events[]

  • Nvidia announced the GeForce RTX 20 Series at the Palladium Cologne on 20 August 2018.[34]

Exhibitors[]

2018 exhibitors

505 Games

  • Assetto Corsa Competizione (PC)
  • Control (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Underworld Ascendant (PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)

Activision

Atlus

Bandai Namco Entertainment

  • 11-11: Memories Retold (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Bless Unleashed (Xbox One)
  • Code Vein (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Dark Souls: Remastered (Switch)
  • Dragon Ball FighterZ (Switch)
  • Jump Force (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • My Hero: One's Justice (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • One Piece: World Seeker (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Soulcalibur VI (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Twin Mirror (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Bethesda

  • The Elder Scrolls: Blades (Android / iOS / PC)
  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Fallout 76 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Rage 2 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot (PC / PS4)

Bigben Interactive

  • The Sinking City (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Blizzard

Buka Entertainment

  • 9 Monkeys of Shaolin (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Redeemer (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)

Capcom

CD Projekt

Crytek

  • Hunt: Showdown (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Daedalic Entertainment

  • Edna & Harvey: The Breakout – 10th Anniversary (PC)
  • State of Mind (PC)
  • Witch It (PC)

Deep Silver

  • Metro Exodus (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Saints Row: The Third (Switch)
  • Shenmue III (PC / PS4)

Electronic Arts

  • Anthem (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Battlefield V (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • FIFA 19 (PC / PS3 / PS4 / Switch / Xbox 360 / Xbox One)

Epic Games

Focus Home Interactive

  • Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 (PC)
  • Call of Cthulhu (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Farming Simulator 19 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Fear the Wolves (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Insurgency: Sandstorm (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • A Plague Tale: Innocence (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Space Hulk: Tactics (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • The Surge 2 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Funcom

  • Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Housemarque

  • Stormdivers (PC)

Konami

Microids

Microsoft

Modus Games

  • Ary and the Secret of Seasons (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)

Nintendo

Perfect World Entertainment

  • Torchlight Frontiers (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Playdius

  • AWAY: Journey to the Unexpected (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Chroniric (iOS / Android)
  • The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Edge of Eternity (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Hover (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Old School Musical (Switch / PC)
  • Spitkiss (iOS / Android)
  • STAY (iOS / Android)

Saber Interactive

  • MudRunner 2 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • World War Z (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Sega

  • Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (PS4)
  • Football Manager 2019 (PC)
  • Team Sonic Racing (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Total War: Three Kingdoms (PC)
  • Valkyria Chronicles 4 (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)

Soedesco

  • 8-Bit Armies (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Air Missions: HIND (PS4)
  • Monstrum (PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Omen of Sorrow (PS4)
  • Owlboy (PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Truck Driver (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Unannounced title (Switch)
  • Unannounced title (Switch)

Sony

Square Enix

THQ Nordic

  • Biomutant (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Darksiders III (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Desperados III (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Fade to Silence (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Generation Zero (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Scarf (PC)
  • Townsmen VR (HTC Vive / Oculus Rift / PC / Steam VR)
  • Wreckfest (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Ubisoft

2019[]

File:ESL stage Gamescom 2019 (48605708741).jpg

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).[35]

Exhibitors[]

2019 exhibitors

2K

  • Borderlands 3 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • NBA 2K20 (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)

2x2 Games

  • Unity of Command 2 (PC)

505 Games

Activision

All In! Games

  • Red Wings: Aces of the Sky (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)

Atlus

Bandai Namco Entertainment

  • Code Vein (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Little Nightmares II (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Tokyo Ghoul: re Call to Exist (PC / PS4)

Behaviour Interactive

Bethesda

Bigben Interactive

  • Bee Simulator (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Overpass (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)

Bloober Team

  • Blair Witch (PC / Xbox One)

Bohemia Interactive

  • Vigor (Xbox One)

Bungie

  • Destiny 2 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Capcom

CD Projekt

Crytek

  • Hunt: Showdown (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Dear Villagers

  • ScourgeBringer (PC)

Deep Silver

  • Iron Harvest 1920+ (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Metro Exodus (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Shenmue III (PC / PS4)

Electronic Arts

  • Apex Legends (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • FIFA 20 (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Need for Speed Heat (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Fabraz

  • Skellboy (PC / Switch)

The Farm 51

  • Chernobylite (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Focus Home Interactive

  • Farming Simulator 19: Platinum Edition (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • GreedFall (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • SnowRunner (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • The Surge 2 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 (PS5 / Xbox Series X & S / PC)

Forever Entertainment

Frecle

  • Youropa (PC / Switch)

Frontier Developments

  • Planet Zoo (PC)

Gameforge

  • Kingdom Under Fire II (PC / PS4)

Gwen Frey

  • KINE (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)

Intrepid Studios

  • Ashes of Creation (PC)

Kakao Games

  • Black Desert Online (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Kalypso Media

  • Port Royale 4 (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)

Kasedo Games

  • Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus (PS4 / Xbox One)

Konami

  • Contra: Rogue Corps (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution (Switch)

Level-5

  • Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy – Deluxe Edition (Switch)

Lionbite Games

  • Rain of Reflections (PC)

Microids

  • Asterix & Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Blacksad: Under the Skin (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • XIII (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)

Modus Games

  • Ary and the Secret of Seasons (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Cris Tales (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Remothered: Broken Porcelain (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Rock of Ages III: Make & Break (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)

Nintendo

NIS America

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III (PS4)

Oddworld Inhabitants

  • Oddworld: Soulstorm (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Paradox Interactive

  • Empire of Sin (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)

Piranha Games

  • MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries (PC)

Private Division

  • Kerbal Space Program 2 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

PUBG Corporation

Raw Fury

  • Atomicrops (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Star Renegades (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)

Robot Entertainment

  • Orcs Must Die! 3 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Rockfish Games

  • Everspace 2 (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)

Saber Interactive

  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)

Sega

Shin'en Multimedia

  • The Touryst (Switch)

Sony

Square Enix

Surgical Scalpels

  • Boundary (PC / PS4)

TaleWorlds Entertainment

  • Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (PC)

Team17

  • Blasphemous (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Tencent Next Studios

  • Synced Off Planets (PC)

The Astronauts

  • Witchfire (PC)

THQ Nordic

  • Biomutant (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Comanche (PC)
  • Darksiders Genesis (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Desperados III (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • Destroy All Humans! (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • DCL: The Game (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)
  • El Hijo (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Knights of Honor II: Sovereign (PC)
  • Monkey King: Hero Is Back (PC / PS4)
  • One Hand Clapping (PS4)
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Spitlings (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Through the Darkest of Times (PC)

Triband

  • What the Golf? (PC / Switch)

Typhoon Studios

  • Journey to the Savage Planet (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Ubisoft

V1 Interactive

  • Disintegration (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

Wargaming

  • World of Warships (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

WB Games

Wizards of the Coast

  • Magic: The Gathering Arena (PC)

Xbox Game Studios

  • Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (PC / Xbox One)
  • Battletoads (PC / Xbox One)
  • Bleeding Edge (PC / Xbox One)
  • Gears 5 (PC / Xbox One)
  • Halo: The Master Chief Collection (PC)
  • Minecraft Dungeons (PC / PS4 / Switch / Xbox One)
  • Wasteland 3 (PC / PS4 / Xbox One)

YAGER

  • The Cycle (PC)

2020[]

Gamescom 2020 was scheduled to be held from 25 to 29 August in Cologne.[1] However, Germany announced that following lifting of lockdowns in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, all public events through August 2020 were banned. Gamescom organizers announced they would move some portions of the planned show online.[36] Organizers confirmed plans for the online Opening Night Live to start on 27 August, with each following day through 30 August featuring a schedule of online developer interviews and events and a wrap-up show.[37]

Exhibitors[]

2020 exhibitors

Nacon

  • Hell Is Us (PS5 / Xbox Series X / PC)
  • Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood (PS5 / PS4 / Xbox Series X / Xbox One / PC)

Next Studios

Neowiz

  • Lies Of P (PS5 / Xbox Series X / PC)

Nintendo

Phoenix Labs

  • Dauntless (PS4 / PS5 / PC / Xbox Series X / Xbox One / Switch)

Raw Fury

  • Sable (PC)

Riot Games

  • League Of Legends (PC)
  • Valorant (PC)

Sega

  • Endless Dungeon (Switch / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox Series X / Xbox One / PC)
  • Humankind (PC)

Sloclap

  • Sifu (PC / PS4 / PS5)

Sony

Square Enix

Ubisoft

  • Just Dance 2021 (PS4 / Switch / Xbox One / Stadia / PS5 / Xbox Series X)
  • Untitled Just Dance 4 + Just Dance 2019 collection (PS4 / Switch / Xbox One / Stadia / PS5 / Xbox Series X)

Warner Bros. Games

  • Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (PS5 / PS4 / Xbox Series X / Xbox One / Switch)

2021[]

Gamescom 2021 was held 25–27 August 2021.[1] The event was preceded by Opening Night Live with Geoff Keighley on 25 August.[38] Gamescom 2021 was a hybrid exhibition experience with online and live events.[39]

Exhibitors[]

2021 exhibitors

2022[]

File:Saints Row exhibition stand at Gamescom 2022 in Cologne, Germany (52760300728).jpg

The booth of Saints Row in 2022

Gamescom 2022 was held 24–28 August 2022.[40] The event was both in-person and online.[41] 265,000 people attended that year's visit.

Exhibitors[]

2022 exhibitors[42]

2K Games

  • New Tales from the Borderlands

All in! Games

  • Phantom Hellcat

Assemble Entertainment

  • Fall of Porcupine

Bandai Namco Entertainment

  • Park Beyond
  • The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me

Build a Rocket Boy

  • Everywhere

CI Games

  • The Lords of the Fallen

Coffee Stain Studios

  • Goat Simulator 3

Deep Silver

Devolver Digital

  • Return to Monkey Island

Embark Studios

  • The Finals

Everstone Studios

  • Where Winds Meet

Fatshark

  • Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Focus Entertainment

  • Atlas Fallen
  • Blacktail

Frontier Foundry

  • Stranded: Alien Dawn

Funcom

  • Dune Awakening

Gearbox Publishing

  • Homeworld 3

Good Shepherd Entertainment

  • Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game

Kalypso Media

  • Tortuga: A Pirate's Tale

Krafton

  • The Callisto Protocol
  • Moonbreaker

Lucid Dreams Studio

  • Biomorph

HoYoverse

  • Honkai: Star Rail

Neowiz

  • Lies Of P

Prime Matter

  • Scars Above

Quantic Dream

  • Under the Waves

Raw Fury

  • Friends vs Friends

Red Barrels

  • The Outlast Trials

Sega

Something Wicked Games

  • Wyrdsong

Squanch Games

  • High on Life

Team17

  • Marauders
  • Moving Out 2

Telltale Games

  • The Expanse: A Telltale Series

Warner Bros. Games

2023[]

Gamescom 2023 was held 23–27 August 2023.[43] 320,000 people attended that year's visit. The opening night received media attention after one attendee rushed on the stage and interrupting presenter of the show Geoff Keighley, saying that "Bill Clinton wants to play GTA VI".[44][45][46] The incident occurred 8 months after a similar incident at The Game Awards 2022, in which Keighley also hosted.[47] The same attendee also interrupted several live shows in Germany, asking about the game.[48][49]

Exhibitors[]

2023 exhibitors[50][51][52]

Activision

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

Bandai Namco Entertainment

  • Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
  • Little Nightmares III
  • Tekken 8

Bethesda Publishing

  • Starfield

Blizzard Entertainment

CD Projekt

CI Games

  • Lords of the Fallen

Cygames

  • Granblue Fantasy: Relink

Dear Villagers

  • Fort Solis

Deep Silver

  • Payday 3

Devolver Digital

  • The Plucky Squire
  • The Talos Principle 2

Epic Games Publishing

  • Alan Wake II

Focus Entertainment

  • Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
  • Warhammer: Age of Sigmar - Realms of Ruin

Frost Giant Games

  • Stormgate

Game Science

  • Black Myth: Wukong

Gearbox Publishing

  • Homeworld 3

GSC Game World

  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

HoYoverse

Humble Games

  • Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

Inflexion Games

  • Nightingale

Lost Native

  • Wild Country

Marvelous Europe

  • Mandragora

Neowiz Games

  • Lies of P

Nexon

  • Medieval Fighter Warhaven

Nuverse

  • Marvel Snap

Panic Inc.

  • Thank Goodness You're Here

Pearl Abyss

  • Crimson Desert

People Can Fly

  • Bulletstorm

Quantic Dream

  • Dustborn

Sega

TiMi Studio Group

  • Delta Force

Tripwire Interactive

  • Killing Floor 3

Ubisoft

  • Assassin's Creed Mirage
  • The Crew Motorfest

Warner Bros. Games

Wired Productions

  • Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles
  • Gori: Cuddly Carnage

Xbox Game Studios

  • Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
  • Ara: History Untold

2024[]

Gamescom 2024 was held 20–24 August 2024.[53] The event attracted more than 335,000 visitors and 1,400 exhibitors on that year.[54][55]

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.[56]

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.[57][58] In 2023, Koelnmesse closed an agreement with BIG Festival and Omelete Company for a new offshoot under the name Gamescom Latam, which takes place in Brazil.[59]

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