gamescom 2009

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The premiere of the new leading trade fair for interactive entertainment and games - gamescom - has been a complete success. 245,000 visitors came to the Koelnmesse site from 19 - 23 August to experience and try out game novelties provided by 458 exhibiting companies from 31 countries. Straight away this makes gamescom the largest games fair in the world and with a ratio of around 44 percent, internationally extremely successful. After five intensive trade fair days, event organiser Koelnmesse and its conceptual sponsor, the German Association of Interactive Entertainment Software (Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware - BIU) were very pleased with the result.

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