North Rhine-Westphalia, the Gamescom gaming fair in Cologne

Aug 26, 2026

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At Gamescom, developer Pawprint Studio is showcasing a colorful booth for its upcoming open-world creature-collecting RPG, *Aniimo*, where visitors can participate in an interactive quiz. Gamescom 2026
Visitors are trying out the popular farming simulation game *Farming Simulator 25* at the gaming stations set up by developer and publisher Giants Software at gamescom 2026.
Visitors try out the Bau Simulator Construction Simulator expansion from astragon Entertainment at gaming stations at gamescom 2026
Visitors are trying out the new racing game *Star Wars Galactic Racer* at the crowded gaming stations set up by publisher Lucasfilm Games at gamescom 2026
At the gamescom 2026, visitors are trying out the fighting and action game *Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2*—developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment—at the game stations.
At HoYoverse s gamescom booth, attendees are trying out the monster-collecting and urban fantasy RPG *Honkai Nexus Anima* at gamescom 2026
gamescom 2026
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition spaces in Cologne s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—according to the organizers, the world s largest trade fair for computer and video games, based on exhibition space and visitor numbers—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Trade Fair Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A view of the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—according to the organizers, the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games, based on exhibition space and visitor numbers—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Exhibition Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A view of the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—according to the organizers, the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games, based on exhibition space and visitor numbers—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Exhibition Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A view of the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—according to the organizers, the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games, based on exhibition space and visitor numbers—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Exhibition Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A view of the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—according to the organizers, the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games, based on exhibition space and visitor numbers—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Exhibition Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—which it claims is the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games in terms of exhibition space and number of visitors—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Trade Fair Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—which it claims is the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games in terms of exhibition space and number of visitors—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Trade Fair Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition areas in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—which it claims is the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games, based on exhibition space and visitor numbers—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Trade Fair Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition areas in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—which it claims is the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games, based on exhibition space and visitor numbers—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Trade Fair Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—which it claims is the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games, based on exhibition space and visitor numbers—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Trade Fair Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—which it claims is the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games, based on exhibition space and visitor numbers—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Trade Fair Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A view of the exhibition areas in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne, which it claims is the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games in terms of exhibition space and number of visitors, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Trade Fair Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A view of the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—which it claims is the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games in terms of exhibition space and number of visitors—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Exhibition Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A view of the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—which it claims is the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games in terms of exhibition space and number of visitors—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Exhibition Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—which it claims is the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games in terms of exhibition space and number of visitors—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Trade Fair Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade show halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—according to the organizers, the world’s largest trade show for computer and video games, measured by exhibition space and number of visitors—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Exhibition Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade show halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—according to the organizers, the world’s largest trade show for computer and video games, measured by exhibition space and number of visitors—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Exhibition Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade show halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—according to the organizers, the world’s largest trade show for computer and video games, measured by exhibition space and number of visitors—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Exhibition Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A view of the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade show halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—according to the organizers, the world’s largest trade show for computer and video games, in terms of exhibition space and number of visitors—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Exhibition Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A view of the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade show halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—according to the organizers, the world’s largest trade show for computer and video games, in terms of exhibition space and number of visitors—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Exhibition Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition spaces in Cologne s trade show halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—which, according to its own claims, is the world s largest trade show for computer and video games in terms of exhibition space and number of visitors—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Trade Fair Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition spaces in Cologne s trade show halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—which, according to its own claims, is the world s largest trade show for computer and video games in terms of exhibition space and number of visitors—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Trade Fair Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—which it claims is the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games in terms of exhibition space and visitor numbers—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Trade Fair Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—which it claims is the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games in terms of exhibition space and visitor numbers—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Trade Fair Grounds
Gamescom 2026 in Cologne: A look at the exhibition spaces in Cologne’s trade fair halls. Gamescom 2026 in Cologne—which it claims is the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games in terms of exhibition space and visitor numbers—Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Trade Fair Grounds
Lars Klingbeil, Federal Minister of Finance, and Dorothee Baer (CSU), Federal Minister of Research, Technology, and Space, at the political opening of gamescom in Berlin, August 26, 2026. Photographed on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xThomasxImox
Lars Klingbeil, Federal Minister of Finance, visits the Electronic Arts booth featuring EA SPORTS FC 27 at gamescom in Berlin, August 26, 2026. Photographed on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xThomasxImox
Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse Cologne August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany August 26, 2026 Dorothee Bär, Federal Minister for Research, Technology, and Space, Hendrik Wüst, Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Lars Klingbeil, Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance, on a tour of Gamescom; the political opening of Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx
Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse Cologne August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany August 26, 2026 Dorothee Bär, Federal Minister for Research, Technology, and Space, Hendrik Wüst, Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Lars Klingbeil, Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance, on a tour of Gamescom; the political opening of Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx
Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse Cologne August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany August 26, 2026 Felix Falk, Dorothee Bär, Henna Virkkunen, Lars Klingbeil, Political Opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, NRW, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx
Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse Cologne August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany August 26, 2026 Gerald Böse, Hendrik Wüst, Henna Virkkunen, Lars Klingbeil, Dorothee Bär, Felix Falk, and Lars Janssen, Political Opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx
Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse Cologne August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany August 26, 2026 Anime characters at the official opening of Gamescom, Official opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx
Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse Cologne August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany August 26, 2026 Anime characters at the political opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx
Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse Cologne August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany August 26, 2026 Hendrik Wüst, Henna Virkkunen, Lars Klingbeil, Dorothee Bär, Political Opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, NRW, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx
Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse Cologne August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany August 26, 2026 Gerald Böse, Hendrik Wüst, Henna Virkkunen, Political Opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, NRW, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx
Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany, August 26, 2026 Political Opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx
Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse Cologne August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany August 26, 2026 Anime characters at the political opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, NRW, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx
Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, August 26, 2026, Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany August 26, 2026 Felix Falk, CEO of game, Political Opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx
Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, August 26, 2026, Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany, August 26, 2026 Lars Klingbeil, Deputy Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance, Political Opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, NRW, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx
Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse Cologne August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany, August 26, 2026 Hendrik Wüst, Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, political opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx
Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse Cologne August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany, August 26, 2026 Hendrik Wüst, Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, political opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx
Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, August 26, 2026, Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany, August 26, 2026 Lars Klingbeil, Deputy Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance, Political Opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx
Dorothee Bär at the official opening of Gamescom 2026, the world s largest video game trade show, at Koelnmesse in Cologne, August 26, 2026 Foto:xK.xRichter xFuturexImagex gamescom_6979

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At Gamescom, developer Pawprint Studio is showcasing a colorful booth for its upcoming open-world creature-collecting RPG, *Aniimo*, where visitors can participate in an interactive quiz. Gamescom 2026

Visitors are trying out the popular farming simulation game *Farming Simulator 25* at the gaming stations set up by developer and publisher Giants Software at gamescom 2026.

Visitors try out the Bau Simulator Construction Simulator expansion from astragon Entertainment at gaming stations at gamescom 2026

Visitors are trying out the new racing game *Star Wars Galactic Racer* at the crowded gaming stations set up by publisher Lucasfilm Games at gamescom 2026

At the gamescom 2026, visitors are trying out the fighting and action game *Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2*—developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment—at the game stations.

At HoYoverse s gamescom booth, attendees are trying out the monster-collecting and urban fantasy RPG *Honkai Nexus Anima* at gamescom 2026

gamescom 2026

Lars Klingbeil, Federal Minister of Finance, and Dorothee Baer (CSU), Federal Minister of Research, Technology, and Space, at the political opening of gamescom in Berlin, August 26, 2026. Photographed on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xThomasxImox

Lars Klingbeil, Federal Minister of Finance, visits the Electronic Arts booth featuring EA SPORTS FC 27 at gamescom in Berlin, August 26, 2026. Photographed on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xThomasxImox

Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse Cologne August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany August 26, 2026 Anime characters at the political opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx

Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse Cologne August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany August 26, 2026 Gerald Böse, Hendrik Wüst, Henna Virkkunen, Political Opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, NRW, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx

Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany, August 26, 2026 Political Opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx

Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse Cologne August 26, 2026 Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany August 26, 2026 Anime characters at the political opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, NRW, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx

Gamescom 26, Cologne, Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, August 26, 2026, Gamescom 26, Cologne, Germany August 26, 2026 Felix Falk, CEO of game, Political Opening of Gamescom, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Cologne, Koelnmesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Copyright: xBEAUTIFULxSPORTS Freudensteinx

Dorothee Bär at the official opening of Gamescom 2026, the world s largest video game trade show, at Koelnmesse in Cologne, August 26, 2026 Foto:xK.xRichter xFuturexImagex gamescom_6979

At Gamescom, developer Pawprint Studio is showcasing a colorful booth for its upcoming open-world creature-collecting RPG, Aniimo, where visitors can participate in an interactive quiz. Gamescom 2026

Visitors are trying out the popular farming simulation game Farming Simulator 25 at the gaming stations set up by developer and publisher Giants Software at gamescom 2026.

Visitors are trying out the new racing game Star Wars Galactic Racer at the crowded gaming stations set up by publisher Lucasfilm Games at gamescom 2026

At the gamescom 2026, visitors are trying out the fighting and action game Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2—developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment—at the game stations.

At HoYoverse s gamescom booth, attendees are trying out the monster-collecting and urban fantasy RPG Honkai Nexus Anima at gamescom 2026