De Gamescom, de grootste game-beurs van Europa gaat dit jaar fysiek niet door wegens het Coronavirus. Wel wordt het evenement digitaal gehouden.
Organisators Koelnmesse en Game – The German Games Industry Association, kondigen vandaag aan dat we dit jaar, drie dagen lang een digitale Gamescom krijgen. De opening begint op 27 augustus met wederom presentator Geoff Keighley die een openingsceremonie met game-aankondigingen gaat doen.
Vervolgens krijgen we drie dagen lang streams met world premières, nieuws omtrent bestaande games, demonstraties van games, interviews met ontwikkelaars, een Awesome Indies-show, daily shows, best of show en meer.
De managing director van Game genaamd Felix Falk zegt het volgende over een digitale Gamescom:
“This year, all our energies for Gamescom 2020 is going into digital. In a short amount of time and working in close tandem with some of the world’s most important gaming companies on the Gamescom advisory board, we have been able to develop a powerful and focused concept for Gamescom 2020. We are anticipating surprising shows, numerous world premieres, announcements, and special promotions that will set the entire games world all abuzz about gamescom at the end of August.”
Koelnmesse managing director genaamd Oliver Frese voegt eraan toe:
“Although Gamescom will unfortunately not take place in Cologne this year, it will be impossible to miss it on the internet. Our digital concept is showing the way forward in the event landscape and many of the innovations will become an integral part of gamescom in the years to come. And even if all the elements of Gamescom cannot be transferred to the digital world, one thing is already certain: gamescom formats in a class of their own and official Gamescom partners with their own events allow us to offer players in the games industry a multitude of opportunities to share their games, announcements, and news with millions of gamers worldwide.”
