I had the opportunity to visit Gamescom in Cologne this year, and it was awesome! There was a wide range of things to look out for - announcement of new and upcoming games, freebies, play-testing, cosplay and shopping for exclusive merchandise. Entrance tickets were sold-out online, but one could still purchase an entry ticket at the counter for 10 Euros, or an afternoon ticket (after 2pm) for 7 Euros.
Main entrance to Gamescom in Koeln Messe
Established game companies occupied huge areas in the exhibition halls, focusing mostly on branding and allowing players to try out their games, whereas medium-sized game companies tended to entice the crowd with the occasional freebies. There was also a designated section for indie games.
I was impressed by the sheer size of the "Blizzard corner", so I took many pictures of it. Here are some of them:
Some pictures of other major booths in Gamescom:
I was really hoping to see a dedicated MOBA booth for DOTA2 and League of Legends but unfortunately there was none. However there were Valve and Riot merchandise booths....almost bought a Techies printed T-shirt for 25 Euros but I chose not to ;)
There were also special booths for gaming-related companies like Twitch, Oculus and Teamspeak:
Overall, it was a great event - one that I would recommend to all gamers out there to visit one in a lifetime :)
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