Computer game fair
Gamescom want to re-let the visitors
Visitors play at Gamescom 2019, the game Final Fantasy. Photo: Henning Kaiser/dpa
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Gamescom, Germany’s largest trade fair for Video and computer games, is to re-attract visitors, however, much less than in the years before the Corona-crisis.
The computer games fair Gamescom in this year visitors in the Cologne exhibition halls. It’s a hybrid version with an Online program and on-the-spot Offers scheduled, according to the organizers Koelnmesse.
The number of private people, the Computer and video games can try out on the fair grounds, should be clearly lower than in the years before the Corona – 2019 370.000 visitors came to the fair, the crowd was large.
How many visitors can come this summer, is still unclear. In the past year, Gamescom was held only as a digital version.
At this year’s Version of a range of E-sports is to offer tournaments and Cosplay-costume shows local, it is not appropriate Online offers. It protection measures velvet distance and hygiene rules apply. In addition, it is digital queues – so who wants to play on a stand, you need to book online for a time.
The industry event is not only for Gaming Fans, but also for retailers, developers and publishers – 2019 000 people came around 31 in the city to initiate new business, or to connect.
Your number will be this year, similar to 2019. This distance rules can be complied with, will be extended to the Business area of the hall. In addition, it is for the first time, an Internet platform called “gamescom biz” for a specialist audience. The Gamescom this year for the 25. until 29. August planned.
