Gamescom

Gamescom (stylized as gamescom) is a <a href="/facts/Trade_fair/p534DEaU">trade fair</a> for <a href="/facts/Video_game/vmTdNASJ">video games</a> held annually at the <a href="/facts/Koelnmesse/ItQNPDHU">Koelnmesse</a> in <a href="/facts/Cologne/U2qmyGga">Cologne</a>, <a href="/facts/North_Rhine-Westphalia/0QmCWxjo">North Rhine-Westphalia</a>, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest gaming event, with 370,000 visitors and 1,037 exhibitors from 56 countries attending the event in 2018. The event is used by many <a href="/facts/Video_game_developer/6gbHyvDu">video game developers</a> to exhibit upcoming games and game-related hardware. The “gamescom - Opening Night Live” (ONL) show takes place every year on the evening before the opening. The show presents the latest trailers and announcements from the international games industry and is hosted by <a href="/facts/Geoff_Keighley/dru8cang">Geoff Keighley</a>.
Alongside the public areas, there is also a closed area for professional visitors, such as <a href="/facts/Video_game_publisher/VIhF1r4J">publishers</a>, <a href="/facts/Video_game_journalism/U3KheGC8">journalists</a> and <a href="/facts/Video_game_developer/6gbHyvDu">developers</a>.
Shortly before Gamescom, the associated conference Devcom takes place at the same area and is specifically for the game development sector.

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