Gamescom draws 254,000 attendees, 505 exhibitors

Germany-based event officially world's biggest gaming expo; 4,400 members of media turn out.

This past Saturday was the final day of Gamescom, which bills itself as Europe's largest gaming convention. However, according to attendance figures released today, the Cologne, Germany-based expo is the world's largest gaming event.

Gamescom organizers announced today that 254,000 people attended last week's expo, which was held at the sprawling Köln Messe. Of those, some 4,400 were members of the media, and a Cologne city festival held in tandem with the expo drew some 100,000 visitors. By comparison, the Tokyo Game Show draws around 185,000 visitors and the Electronic Entertainment Expo about 43,000.

Exhibitor-wise, Gamescom had 505 companies on the show floor--up from 458 in 2009. Those companies hailed from 33 countries, two more than the year prior.

As outlined in GameSpot's own Gamescom coverage, several companies used the German expo to make major announcements. Electronic Arts unveiled a new Need for Speed title, dated Dragon Age 2, and revealed that Mass Effect 2 is being ported to the PlayStation 3. At its press briefing, Sony unveiled a new 160GB PS3, which will replace the current 120GB model. A 320GB PS3 will also be available as part of a $400 bundle with the PlayStation Move motion-sensing system.

34 Comments

  • RevolverAce

    Posted Aug 25, 2010 9:27 am GMT

    lol, Guy Cocker.

  • monson21502

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 2:46 pm GMT

    maybe this will force E3 to be open to the public again?

  • monson21502

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 2:44 pm GMT

    why didnt ms have a show?

  • dybbuk

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 10:40 am GMT

    E3 and Gamescon have come and gone and still no word on versus(FFXIII)!? If someone doesn't show some gameplay soon, I swear I'm gonna go all Paul Sr.(Teutul) on someone.

  • bluefire1360

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 10:05 am GMT

    Keep in mind the only reason it was bigger than E3 was due to the fact Gamescom is open to anyone who wants to go, E3 Is not. If E3 was open to the public at this point in time, it would of probably doubled that.

  • darkfox101

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 10:00 am GMT

    To bad E3 fails now. Even blizzcon is more exciting to me than E3

  • adamosmaki

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 9:27 am GMT

    Going next year its only 3 hours flight

  • gbrading Site moderator

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 9:10 am GMT

    Fascinating that Gamescom has become the largest trade event of the year.

  • indiannoob

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 8:16 am GMT

    woohooo im there next year!!!

  • gamingfrendly

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 6:14 am GMT

    games com was a major hit this year

  • King-And-Knight

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 5:51 am GMT

    Nice
    Not bad

  • SolidTy

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 4:15 am GMT


    Good for games, game shows exposure is good.

  • Franzkill

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 1:21 am GMT

    Just for the record TGS is always open to the public during the last few days of the event. Definetly will consider going next year.

  • shadowysea07

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 1:06 am GMT

    @SDBusDriver1979 ikr? lol

  • Pete5506

    Posted Aug 24, 2010 12:18 am GMT

    I would of loved to go, but maybe next year

  • SDBusDriver1979

    Posted Aug 23, 2010 11:36 pm GMT

    Your asking alot from me not to make fun of the name Guy Cocker....ALOT.

  • Elite39

    Posted Aug 23, 2010 10:23 pm GMT

    I wish I was there!

  • u09090

    Posted Aug 23, 2010 9:55 pm GMT

    I went to Gamescom and it was so awesome. Got to play CoD Black Ops, NFS: Hot Pursuit, AC: Brotherhood and other major titles. City festival was great too because they were giving away free coke and t-shirts

  • shadowysea07

    Posted Aug 23, 2010 9:37 pm GMT

    yeah i agree juno just watching e3 on the internet or tv isn't nearly as exciting as being there XD. plus all the chances for free stuff and demos

  • JunoFallon

    Posted Aug 23, 2010 8:59 pm GMT

    I do wish we had something in the states to attend now that E3 isn't public, though I'm really glad to hear that gamescom was so high profile! Great news for the industry and fans alike!