2023-08-08 19:53:07
Cologne (NRW) – It’s finally starting again! The world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games starts at the end of August in the Cologne exhibition halls.
One of the highlights is the “Opening Night Live” on August 22nd. Canadian video game journalist Geoff Keighley will host the show from 8pm to 10pm. The spectacle will be streamed on YouTube and Twitch. Whether and how you can be there at the opening show is yet to be announced.
︎ Computer game fans shouldn’t miss the “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Gamescom 2023 Championship” either, in which the eight best Mario Kart players from Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be determined (24 August from 4 p.m.). And the “Splatoon 3 German Championship” (25 August from 3 p.m.) – each at the Nintendo stand in Hall 9.
Last year, 265,000 attended Gamescom
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opening hours
Gamescom takes place from August 23rd to 28th in the halls of Koelnmesse. On August 23, only trade visitors and holders of a wildcard will have access to the trade fair. Gates open at 9am.
Wednesday, August 23: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (trade visitors), 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. (wildcard holders)Thursday, August 24: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.Friday, August 25: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.Saturday, August 26: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m p.m.Sunday, August 27: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m
What do tickets cost?
Day tickets for Thursday and Friday cost 27 euros (reduced: 19.50 euros). A day ticket for Saturday costs 36 euros (reduced 28 euros), for Sunday 27 euros (reduced 19.50 euros). The reduced tariff applies to pupils, students, trainees and the severely disabled.
Evening tickets (access from 4 p.m.) are available for 9 euros. Depending on the day of the fair, the family ticket costs between 60 and 75 euros.
Gamescom 2023 tickets must be purchased online.
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▶︎ Gamescom tickets are only available in advance and only after prior registration in the online shop. There is no box office. Payment can be made via Paypal or credit card. Unlike in 2022, no Gamescom app is required for purchased tickets, instead tickets are presented as PDFs or stored in the smartphone wallet. In general, there is no longer a Gamescom app for private visitors.
Exhibitor Gamescom 2023
Although Sony Playstation and some major publishers such as Electronic Arts, Activision, Epic Games or Take Two do not officially exhibit in the Entertainment Area, they can be found with their products as subtenants from Microsoft.
Around ten percent more exhibitors than in 2022 are expected. The following are represented with their own booth:
Aerosoft (Hall 8)Amazon Games / Amazon Prime (Hall 2)Assemble Entertainment (Hall 10.2)Astragon Entertainment / Team17 (Hall 6)Bandai Namco Entertainment (Hall 6)Bethesda Softworks (Hall 8)Blizzard Entertainment (Hall 5.2)CI Games ( Hall 9 (Devolver Digital (Hall 10.1) Focus Entertainment (Hall 10.1) Frontier Developments (Hall 6) Giants Software (Hall 6) Headup Games (Hall 10.2) HoYoverse (Hall 6) Konami Digital Entertainment (Hall 5.2) Level Infinite (Hall 6 )Microsoft / Xbox / Bethesda (Hall 8)NetEase Games (Hall 6)NexonNiantic (Hall 8, open space)Nintendo (Hall 9)Pearl AbyssPlaion (Hall 9)Raw Fury (Hall 10.1 + 10.2)SEGA (Hall 8)Soedesco (Hall 10.1)Ubisoft (Hall 6)Warner Bros. (Hall 9)Read also
Which areas are there?
In addition to the entertainment area, there will again be areas for cosplay, retro and indie fans.
Some of the most important games
The (new) games “Demolition: Build to Destroy” and “The Smurfs 2: The Prisoner of the Green Stone” (Astragon), “Tekken 8” and “Sand Land” (Bandai Namco), Assassin’s Creed: Codename Jade (Ubisoft), and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty and Dead Pets (Microsoft).
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