Stephan Reichart, Managing Director game events / Lars Janssen, Host of the gamescom dev leadership summit and CEO at Deck13 © game Events Events Gamescom Dev Leadership Summit Features Six Expert-Led Roundtables At the gamescom dev leadership event in Lisbon, six roundtables led by experts will address topics such as AI disruption, studio resilience, and future business models. This event gives industry leaders the opportunity to reflect on the year ahead and set their strategic direction. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business Subotron and Vienna Business Agency Sponsor Three gamescom Trips As is tradition, Vienna game culture hub Subotron and Vienna Business Agency are funding three visits to gamescom from Vienna with 1.500€, to spend as the indie studies see fit. The application deadline is 9 March. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Stephan Reichart at the devcom Leadership Summit 2025 which is rebranded as gamescom dev leadership summit for 2026 © game events Business Gamescom Dev Leadership Summit Reveals First Speakers In just over two months, the leadership summit will take place for the first time under its new name, gamescom dev. Although the program is not yet final, the first speakers have already been confirmed and have now been announced. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Picture: Game Events Business Devcom's Rebranding in Gamescom Dev is Officially Completed In August, the organizers announced that the developer conference devcom would be renamed gamescom dev. Now the transformation is complete. The first event under the new name, the gamescom dev leadership summit, will take place in February. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Opening ceremony of gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show | Picture by Koelnmesse Business Gamescom Asia Thrives in Bangkok, 2026 Edition in the Works gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show was a resounding success: over 200,000 visitors and 5,590 trade visitors speak for themselves, and a sequel is already planned for 2026. By Stephan Steininger • 3 min read
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
E-Paper gamescomDaily 2025 #3 Topics in this issue include: Indie Games: What We Think You Should Have Seen, Weekend: Things to Do Beyond the Business Area and Business Area: Floor Plans and Exhibitor Directory. By Team GamesMarket • 1 min read
The winners of Blue Ramen accepting their award. © GamesMarkt Business Two French Studios Win Sixth European Game Night At devcom's European Game Night, where games from all over Europe were pitched to a jury and publishers, two French studios won big. The pitch contest went to Blue Ramen, while the youth award went to Shotgun King studio Punkcake Délicieux. By Pascal Wagner • 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
