As confirmed by Felix Falk, Managing Director of the German Games Industry Association and co-organizer of the event, there is no question of selling as many tickets as in 2019, the pre-pandemic edition which saw a record 370,000 visitors, but enough for gamescom to keep its title of most visited exhibition in the field of video games. “There will be a great atmosphere, but not too crowded“, commented Felix Falk. According to the latter, gamescom 2022 is shaping up to be “The best of both worlds“since it will retain the digital presence and activities developed over the past two years.
Expected on the evening of August 23, theOpening Night Live, the traditional opening ceremony hosted by Geoff Keighley, will of course still be broadcast on the internet and will also take place on site in a brand new hall built during the pandemic. At this stage, there is no question of drawing up an initial list of exhibitors. “Some companies still need more time, but the demand is there and the interest is very high. We expect new participants from Asia, who have never attended gamescom, to join us.“, emphasizes Felix Falk.
The implementation of plans for gamescom and the Tokyo Game Show casts even more doubt on the intentions of the organizers of E3, who have communicated absolutely nothing since the beginning of the year and have only confirmed that no rally would take place on site in Los Angeles. Several industry voices, including that of Jason Schreier, felt that the historic show was potentially dead. In any case, Geoff Keighley, again, will be there to gather as many announcements as possible around his Summer Game Festnot to mention that many publishers have taken to organizing separate events for the past two years.
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