gamescom 2025 © Koelnmesse GmbH, Thomas Klerx Business gamescom 2025 Closes With 357,000 Visitors and a New Trade Visitor Record With more than 357,000 visitors, gamescom 2025 saw an increase of over 22,000 visitors compared to last year. gamescom is therefore maintaining its momentum and setting new records, especially regarding internationality, trade visitors, and the number of exhibitors. Gamescom 2025 set numerous new records, particularly in terms of By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© KoelnMesse/zweilux Business Both devcom and gamescom congress 2025 Break Their Record Attendance Both important side events of gamescom, the devcom on Monday and Tuesday and the congress on Thursday, have broken their attendance record. This year’s gamescom has already broken some record before it started, and side events are no exception. Both the former devcom, now gamescom dev, and the gamescom By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Business Read GamescomDaily 3/2025 as Epaper With gamescomDaily you won't miss a thing at gamescom. The GamesMarkt editorial team provides you with the most important information about the trade fair in Cologne every day. You can also read the third issue of the magazine free of charge online here. From now on, you can By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Business Read GamescomDaily 2/2025 as Epaper You won't miss a thing at gamescom with the gamescomDaily. The GamesMarkt editorial team compiles the most important information from the Cologne trade fair every day. The first issue of the magazine can now be read completely free of charge as a practical epaper. Gamescom 2025 opens its By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
© © Koelnmesse GmbH, Harald Fleissner Business Read GamescomDaily 1/2025 as Epaper You won't miss a thing at gamescom with the gamescomDaily. The GamesMarkt editorial team compiles the most important information from the Cologne trade fair every day. The first issue of the magazine can now be read completely free of charge as a practical epaper. Gamescom 2025 opens its By Team Gamesmarkt • 1 min read
devcom becomes gamescom dev © Marcel Kleffmann Business devcom Becomes gamescom dev At the end of devcom 2025, the organisers announced that the event will be given a new name in future: gamescom dev. This will integrate the event into the gamescom brand family and strengthen its presence within the international industry. From October 2025 onwards, the devcom developer conference - Europe& By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Winners of the devcom award 2025 © devcom Business Winners of the devcom award 2025 Six winners were recognised for their creativity, innovation and outstanding design at the devcom award 2025 across six categories. Don Daglow was honoured as "Ambassador" of the games industry. The first day of the 2025 devcom developer conference ended on a high note with the premiere edition of By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem is the game with the most nominations across all gamescom award 2025 categories. © Capcom Business gamescom awards 2025: The Nominees It's the same procedure as every year: the most outstanding games at gamescom are recognised with the gamescom awards. This year's favourites include titles from 2K Games, Bandai Namco, Nintendo and Capcom. With five nominations across all categories, Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem is the By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Koelnmesse GmbH/Marvin Ruppert Business Gamescom 2025 Breaks First Records Even Before Opening One week before Opening Night Live, Koelnmesse and game provided an update on the figures and programme for gamescom at the traditional pre-show press conference. Initial records were announced for the number of country pavilions and the exhibition space. One week before the start of the show, gamescom is well By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
© Mikhail Nilov, Pexels Business gamescom 2025: Emergency Contacts & Medical Help Find all emergency contacts on and around gamescom here: From paramedics to pharmacies, security to police or the mental health crisis line, we gathered all information you need for a safe gamescom trip. Emergency Contacts On Site There are paramedics stationed in Halls 7 (coming in from the boulevard, turn By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
© Koelnmesse Campus gamescom congress 2025 Shows High-Profile Speakers as Program Drops With the release of its full program, the gamescom congress on 21 August has revealed a high-profile speaker lineup from politicians to game devs and researchers. The three focus topics “The Next Level of Immersion”, “Gaming and Responsibility” and “Gaming and Well-Being” are packed with talks. On August 21, the By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
The top concerns regarding the biggest industry challenges were economic and political uncertainty (56 votes), market saturation (53 votes) and rising development costs (44 votes). © devcom developer conference 2025 Business Devcom 2025 Speaker Survey Results: Insights into Trends and Business Models In the run-up to the devcom developer conference, the organisers asked 100 speakers about current industry topics, offering insights into trends, development strategies and business models. One hundred devcom speakers responded to the 2025 edition of the survey, offering a snapshot of current industry sentiment and trends. For example, they By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
