GamesCom enters the ranks of E3 on its first year
by Shawn Schuster 
Aug 24th 2009 at 12:00PM
Filed under: Events, real-world, MMO industry, Hands-on
GamesCom in Cologne, Germany has just reported its attendance numbers and it blew away all expectations. 245,000 people attended the 5-day event that exhibited 458 companies from 31 countries. Quite a feat considering it was their first year. Our parent site, Joystiq, was on the ground at GamesCom and can provide more helpful statistics such as liters of Kölsch consumed and number of times they ran into champion boxer Wladimir Klitschko. Very important stuff.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Wieland said on 1:06PM 8-24-2009
It wasnt really their first year. Gamescom was formerly known as Gamescon(in the city of Leipzig).
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Siam said on 3:02PM 8-24-2009
Actually, that's only half right. The Leipzig event is staying in Leipzig. Two parties created GC Germany, and one of them decided to move to Köhln.
Wieland said on 5:30PM 8-24-2009
Well, its only about online games now(F2P and Browsergames) and its a shadow of its fromer self.