Overview

• Organizers report an 11% year-on-year increase in exhibitor registrations, projecting to exceed last year’s 1,462 participants
• Thailand’s role as official partner country highlights its ambitions in game development and e-sports
• Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär and NRW Minister-President Hendrik Wüst are confirmed to speak at the August 20 opening ceremony
• Major game publishers including Tencent, Ubisoft, Bethesda and Xbox will exhibit alongside streaming platforms Netflix, Disney+ and Paramount+
• Attendees will see exclusive first public showcases such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Blizzard’s Midnight expansion while ticket bundles near sell-out