Those responsible want to decide in mid-May whether Gamescom 2020 will have to be canceled as an event in the Cologne exhibition halls due to the coronavirus pandemic. In any case, one thing is certain: Gamescom is to take place in digital form on the usual date - the corresponding media formats are to be significantly expanded. One thing is also certain: visitors and exhibitors will receive repayments if this year's Gamescom "on site" is canceled.
Gamescom 2020 could be a purely digital gaming fair
After around one million fans worldwide followed the new formats last year, the online records are to be exceeded in 2020. To achieve this, the makers of the Gamescom increased focus on the new digital orientation: Koelnmesse and the Game Association of the German games industry jointly announced that Gamescom will definitely take place at least in digital form from August 25 to 29. In any case, there will be no date change. The developer conference Devcom also falls under this idea.
A final assessment will be made in May, in close coordination with the relevant state authorities. Gamescom 2020 in the Cologne exhibition halls remains possible for the time being. In mid-May it will also be clear whether and what measures will have to be taken to protect the health of visitors. This has "the highest priority," says Koelnmesse CEO Oliver Frese.
Millions of fans around the world are looking forward to Gamescom 2020. That is why we are determined to celebrate news, announcements and world premieres together with the community at the end of August this year. In view of the Corona crisis, we are now working hard to expand all digital formats so that Gamescom 2020 can take place digitally in any case. With the global show Gamescom: Opening Night Live or the Gamescom now portal, we are already reaching millions of people digitally. Gamescomfans all over the world. Further expanding our digital strategy is now exactly the right way to go.
Felix Falk, game manager
Should Gamescom take place purely digitally, fans can rely on the pioneering role that Gamescom is now playing in the implementation of such new formats. Trade fair boss Frese therefore even sees the Corona crisis as an opportunity to implement digital formats even more consistently. In the meantime, until the final decision, all preparations are still in full swing - also for a physical event on site in Cologne.
At the same time, the organizers inform that visitors will not only be reimbursed for the ticket prices already paid, but that the exhibitors will also be reimbursed 100 percent of the payments made to Koelnmesse, should Gamescom and Devcom not be able to take place on site in Cologne according to an official decision . Further information on the digital formats will be announced in the coming months.
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