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Organisers of the new Gamescom event have brought forward the inaugural show’s dates, pitching the Cologne expo directly opposite the Leipzig Games Convention, MCV can reveal. Gamescom is now set take place in Cologne from August 19th to 23rd – the exact same dates as those already announced by GC …
Read More »GamesCom confirms ’09 dev conference plans
Organisers of next year’s Gamescom have confirmed that the Cologne-based even will boast a games development conference. The inaugural conference takes place in September 2009, and comes as many of the participating publishers from the Leipzig trade and retail conference look to create a new event in better-located part of …
Read More »Gamescom confirms plans for September ’09 developer conference
Former GCDC chief Frank Sliwka to organise dev part of new Cologne show
Read More »Cologne show backs GMAs
Gamescom, the major new name in the video games industry’s event calendar for 2009, has signed up as a Silver Sponsor for next week’s Games Media Awards. Gamescom will take place in Cologne from September 9th-13th, with a trade day on the 9th. It has already received an enthusiastic reception …
Read More »Trade backs Cologne as key Euro show for 09
Gamescom will emerge as the leading European trade and consumer games event next year, as top industry executives back the Cologne show – leaving the future of Leipzig Games Convention hanging in the balance. Despite the success of GC 2008 – which drew upwards of 200,000 visitors – Gamescom’s favourable …
Read More »Leipzig is dead, says Gamescom organiser
Cologne-based event Gamescom will take over from Leipzig Games Convention as the key European trade and consumer event in 2009, says a statement just released by the organiser of the new BIU-backed show. While Leipzig Games Convention was declared a huge success and attracted over 200,000 people this year, German …
Read More »Is GAMESCom too late for retail?
GAMESCom organisers insist that the German games fair fits in with the trade’s preparations for Christmas, despite criticism over its timing. Earlier in the year the German trade association Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware (BIU) and Cologne’s trade fair business Koelnmesse announced that GAMESCom will kick off in September 2009, which drew …
Read More »Trade-backed games expo leaving Leipzig in 2009
Germany is to host a new national trade show in 2009 – as the territory’s trade body BIU switches allegiances from Leipzig’s Game Convention to a new expo in Cologne. The news comes after a strong rumour of the move arose in the German national press last month. Game Convention …
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