Gamescom daily August 15th 14/08/2013 17:23 Page 1 WHEN & WHERE Date: ENTERTAINMENT AREA (Halls 6 to 9) Wednesday, August 21st – Sunday, August 25th Venue: Wednesday, August 21st ..........................................9am – 7pm Koelnmesse, Messeplatz 1, Cologne, Germany Thursday, August 22nd..............................................9am – 8pm Friday, August 23rd......................................................9am – 8pm BUSINESS AREA (Halls 4 & 5) Saturday, August 24th ..............................................9am – 8pm Sunday, August 25th ..................................................9am – 6pm Wednesday, August 21st ..........................................9am – 7pm Thursday, August 22nd..............................................9am – 8pm Exhibitors enter one hour earlier and leave one hour later Friday, August 23rd......................................................9am – 8pm WHAT’S HAPPENING? Tuesday, August 20th Wednesday, August 21st Electronic Arts press conference Trade-only day. No consumers 3pm GMT / 4pm CET admitted to the main halls. Palladium, Schanzenstrasse 36 Thursday, August 22nd Sony press conference Gamescom opens to consumers. 6pm GMT / 7pm CET Staatenhaus am Rheinpark, Aueneg Friday, August 23rd – Sunday, 17. Doors open at 6pm CET August 25th Gamescom Festival – a series of WHAT’S NEW FOR 3013 Wednesday, August 21st musical and entertainment events Blizzard Entertainment event held around Cologne l With Nintendo and Microsoft l Gamescom Tomorrow will 10.30am GMT / 11.30am CET back on board, all three platform explore opportunities and trends in Sunday, August 25th holders will be exhibiting. the licensing business and Plenty of activities for families, recruiting skilled personnel. More conferences to be confirmed including go-karting and laser tag, l Over 600 exhibitors from over and the Gamescom Beach outside 40 countries will be at the show. l France is this year’s partner Hall 8. country, headlining a wide range of l More than 275,000 visitors international exhibitors. are expected to attend, including more than 24,500 trade visitors l UK pavilion organised by from 80 countries. UKIE will be double the size of last year’s stand. l New layout allows for bigger publisher booths, many of which have l Over 45,000 tickets were sold expanded since last year, including a by June 1st, nearly three times bigger eSports area in Hall 8, and a 2012’s early ticket sales. revamped online area in Hall 9. 1 www.mcvuk.com Gamescom daily August 15th 14/08/2013 17:23 Page 2 GAMESCOM GUIDE In association with Gamescom Survival Guide The world’s biggest games show is also one of the busiest you will ever attend. So MCV has called on Gamescom veterans to share their tips on getting the most out of the show – and finding that well-earned post-show pint DOS AND DON’TS Daniel Kilby, Marilena Papacosta, Craig Stephens Dominic Carey, Project Manager, PR & Marketing PR Manager, Xbox UK PR, IGN UK Manager, NCsoft Europe Xbox UK Tecmo Koei Europe DO: Try and see as much as you can DO: Go to the Irish bar. It’s the DO: Take the tram to Koelnmesse. DO: Try and visit the Dom while on the trade day (Wednesday) – the best place to meet people from It avoids the traffic and delivers you you’re there. It’s an architectural public days become far too busy to the industry. to the door for a few euros. masterpiece. see anything. DON’T: Go to the Irish bar. It’s DO: Pick up lunch early or late to DO: Take some time to check out DO: Eat a big breakfast ahead of Germany! There’s beer everywhere. avoid the huge queues at the the showfloor and play some games. each day. You’ll need the energy. catering during peak times. In what other job would that still DON’T: Stay in at night. It might count as work? DON’T: Underestimate how long it be a long three days but most of DON’T: Even think about visiting takes to get from hall to hall. the interesting stuff goes on in the public hall on the weekend. DON’T: Underestimate the number the evenings. of fans that come to the show from DON’T: Be afraid to eat at the DON’T: Overbook your schedule Thursday. It will take twice as long canteen inside the Koelnmesse – on the Wednesday and see if you to get anywhere or see anything. it’s actually surprisingly nice. can catch up with people arriving early on Tuesday. s www.mcvuk.com 2 Gamescom daily August 15th 14/08/2013 17:23 Page 3 GAMESCOM GUIDE In association with Rich Eddy, Michelle Senior, PR & Stefano Petrullo, Mark Allen, Head of Communications Marketing Manager, Senior PR Manager, Marketing & PR, Director, Ripstone Ubisoft Kalypso Manager Codemasters DO: Remember that your exhibitor DO: Make sure you have paper DO: Give yourself a clear time to go DO: Read the floorplans carefully if pass also gives you free travel on the copies of your schedule, people’s home. While at E3 everything shuts you have external meetings. It’s city trams, day and night. details, everything you need for the at 2am, Cologne offers many more easy to get turned around on the day. Don’t rely on wi-fi or that your random places to go drinking and first day if you aren’t careful and DO: Go on the consumer showfloor phone battery will last the day – party. end up late for your meetings. when it’s getting to max capacity – especially if you forget to charge it especially if t-shirts are being the night before after getting back DO: Remember to take a picture – DON’T: Think you can just pop out chucked to crowds – witness your from the pub. yes, a picture – of your room number into the consumer hall for 20 punters and their fandom close up. in case you do not remember when minutes to have a look around. It’s a DON’T: Be there on the consumer you come back to the hotel. jungle out there and will take you at DO: Escape, shortly after… Work day unless you need to be. Crazy least 20 minutes to reach anywhere out who has off-show meeting German teenagers are scarier than DON’T: Go to the Spanish bar. You let alone fight through the crowds spaces. Preferably hotel suites. you think, especially if you don’t do not want to stay awake until 5am to get to see anything Ones that have air conditioning, speak German. and miss the day after’s meeting refreshments, and a bit of peace far, far, far away from those lovely fans. DON’T: Get stinking drunk on the DON’T: Drink too many energy first night. drinks. DON’T: Eat sausage for at least two weeks before you depart. There is DON’T: Venture in the consumer practically nothing else to eat when area if you have an hangover. It’s you’re there. worse than a zombie apocalypse. 3 www.mcvuk.com Gamescom daily August 15th 14/08/2013 17:23 Page 4 GAMESCOM GUIDE In association with WHERE TO GET A BEER IN COLOGNE HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN ANYTHING? After a hard day’s work at the Messe, everyone needs a little evening refreshment. And where better than the home of so many great beers? Passport Flight/hotel details Chargers for phone/laptop/camera, etc European plug adaptors Printout of your meeting schedule Business cards. You think you have enough, but you don’t Pen. Obvious, but we’ve all THE CORKONIAN MAI THAI turned up without one Altermarkt 51 Heumark 71 Water bottles. And An Irish pub found in Cologne’s old town, and the oldest While this restaurant specialises in cocktails, it also maybe a small bag to of its type. Guinness is available, naturally, although the serves plenty of beers. And we’re told the menu of industry is usually overdosing on Jägerbombs. Thai delicacies is “gorge”. carry them all in Fruit/snacks. Maybe some breath mints Laptop, dictaphone, and a decent camera More than one credit card German phrasebook. Or a friend that speaks German A pint glass 3DS or Vita if you get stuck in long queues LOBBY BAR, MARRIOTT HOTEL RESTAURANT POISSON Deodorant. The consumer Johannisstraße 76-80 Wolfsstraße 6 masses will already be If you’re lucky enough to stay here, at least the walk Home to a wide selection of wines and champagnes. sweaty enough (or stagger) back to your room will be quicker. Also great for fish dishes if you want a break from the sausages and beer. Headache tablets, for those mornings after Comfy shoes. There’s a lot of walking involved FIND OUT MORE Full details on Gamescom 2012, including how to reach Cologne via GAFFEL AM DOM PAPA JOE’S BIERSALON road, train and plane, can be found at www.gamescom-cologne.com Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 Altermarkt 50-52 Serves a number of beers made by Gaffel. Another older establishment known for its great Trade visitors can find out Recommended meals include the ‘Knusprige beer and regular schedule of live music. more and book tickets by calling Spanferkelhaxe’. We think that means ‘pork’. +49 180 50 16 015 www.mcvuk.com 4 Gamescom daily August 15th 14/08/2013 17:23 Page 5 GAMESCOM GUIDE In association with Who’s where at Gamescom? With more than 600 companies exhibiting at Gamescom this year, it will be tough tracking down everyone you need to see. Fortunately, MCV has the complete list of exhibitors – plus guides to the Business Area in Halls 4 and 5 COMPANY HALL BOOTH NO. COMPANY HALL BOOTH NO. COMPANY HALL BOOTH NO. 11 bit studios 4.2 A013l Big Fish 4.2 B019e Daedalic Entertainment 4.2 B031, D030 1C -Soft Club 4.2, 10.1A020 (4.2), C062 (10.1) BigBand 4.2 A029y DancingAnchovy 4.2 A029k 2K Games 5.2, 6.1B030, C031 (5.2), Bigben Interactive 5.2, 7.1A030, B031 (5.2), C020 (7.1) Daotec Payment 4.1 C041 B010, A011 (6.1) Bigpoint 4.1, 8.1A042 (4.1), B011 (8.1) D-Block Entertainment 4.2 A029v 3DEA 10.1 D012 BIP Media 4.2 A023f Dead Good Media 4.2 B018e 4-Real Intermedia 4.2 A018j bitComposer 4.2 9.1A018g (4.2), B033 (9.1) Deck 13 Interactive 4.2 A018c 505 Games 4.1 C061, D060 Bitsquid 4.2 B020b Deep Silver 5.2, 9.1 A020, A021, B021 (5.2), 6Waves 4.2 D021a, D021 Black Forest Games 4.2 B012d B011, B021, C010, C020 (9.1) Acronis Germany 4.2 A041, B032 Blizzard Entertainment 7.1 A041, A051, B040, B050 Delasocial 4.2 A041, B032 Activision Blizzard 5.1, 7.1B010 (5.1), B041, B051, b-neun Media & Technology 4.2 C051,D050 Delta Engine 4.2 A010a B061 C040, C050, C060 (10.1) BoaCompra 4.1 A060 DESHV 4.2 A041, B032 Adcash 4.1 C028 Bohemia Interactive 4.2 C052, C032 Digital Forest 4.2 D011b Aeria Games Europe 4.1 B031, C030 Boku, Inc.