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This summer’s two most important European trade shows have tied up with MCV, as retail looks for local market updates following the global blitz that was E3. Whilst almost all the leading UK retailers visited the Los Angeles show, new product and marketing updates for buyers across Europe are eagerly …
Read More »Tiga offering cash for devs to showcase overseas
UK businesses heading out to GamesCom can apply for cash to help promote their work
Read More »Nintendo backs Cologne trade show
Nintendo has signed up to exhibit at the Gamescom trade expo in Cologne in August. The platform holder is the latest company to pledge its support to the show, which takes place on Wednesday, August 19th to Sunday, August 23rd 2009. General manager of Nintendo Germany Dr. Bernd Fakesch said: …
Read More »Gamecom details easy travel plans
Ahead of the first ever Gamescom in Cologne this August, the event’s organisers have released details about the many ways visitors will be able to get to expo. Travelling by air will be easy with European flights to Cologne/Bonn costing as little at €75. International travellers will fare well, too, …
Read More »Trade registration opens for Cologne
Tickets for Cologne-based games trade show Gamescom have gone on sale today. To buy tickets, trade execs should visit the Gamescom website. E-Tickets can be printed out, allowing execs to bypass queues at the event. The tickets give holders free travel on the transport networks in and around Cologne of …
Read More »Gamescom ‘wins’ as Leipzig cancels August event
The August Leipzig Games Convention has been cancelled. The organisers of the event confirmed the news as it announced a brand new event, Games Convention Online, due to take place from July 31st to August 2nd. Until this morning, the organisers were in a standoff with rival event Gamescom from …
Read More »Gamescom hosts international meeting
Cologne’s Gamescom trade event will host a meeting between ‘around a dozen’ member associations from the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE) next month. The members will get together in Cologne’s trade fair centre on February 9th and 10th for their first meeting in 2009. Olaf Wolters, Managing Director of …
Read More »Think brings GDC Europe to gamescom
Developer-focused event to run alongside Cologne games show in August
Read More »Big name advisory board for Cologne show
A host of names have stepped up to back next year’s Gamescom event. The city of Cologne and its Mayor plus the G.A.M.E. trade association have joined the likes of Nintendo, EA, Sega, Microsoft, Sony and the other members of German trade group BIU to support to support the new …
Read More »Gamescom predicts Leipzig demise
The organiser of next year’s Cologne-based trade show Gamescom has boldly predicted the death of rival show Games Convention – days after revealing it had changed dates to coincide exactly with the Leipzig expo. As revealed online earlier this week Gamescom will now run from August 19th to 23rd – …
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