Gamescom expects to “set new records” in 2024, confirms 2K, Amazon, EA, and Sega

Confidence boosted by the initial numbers

Marco Wutz | Jul 17, 2024

Koelnmesse

Gamescom 2024 is already set to surpass last year’s exhibition in several ways, according to organizer Koelnmesse: In 2024, the grand gaming event in Cologne, Germany, will feature 10% more exhibitors than in the previous year with ten additional countries setting up pavillions for their developers – that makes a total 43 county-specific stands to explore.

Companies from over 60 nations are set to take part in this year’s event – we’ve got a list of all publishers and games at Gamescom 2024, in case you want to have a gander – and on top of the traditional video game areas this year’s exhibition will feature a dedicated area for card and board games for the first time ever.

“Following the strong growth of last year, we expect to set new records with Gamescom, featuring even more exhibitors and greater international participation,” commented event director Tim Endres. “Fans, industry professionals and partners from around the world can experience an even more diverse gamescom this year with additions like the new social stage, cards and boards and artists areas.”

Accompanying these positive numbers is a preliminary list of exhibitors that expands the number of studios we already knew to be attending the event this year. Among the newcomers are giants like 2K, Amazon Games, Electronic Arts, Sega, and The Pokémon Company.

Tencent’s international publishing label Level Infinite, Konami, and South Korea’s Nexon further bolster the strong representation of the Asian games industry at the event alongside previously confirmed companies like Bandai Namco, HoYoverse, KRAFTON, NetEase Games, and Square Enix.

As has become tradition, Geoff Keighley will kick the event off with Opening Night Live again – and tickets for the show are now on sale. He’ll be joined by renowned competitive gaming host Eefje “sjokz” Depoortere this year and together they’ll provide fans with a taste of what they’ll be able to experience at the convention in addition to some brand-new reveals.

Published Jul 17, 2024

MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg