'Next-gen' Gamescom draws 340,000

Record numbers of consumers and press pile into the Koelnmesse for world's largest games show

Gamescom 2013 boasted a record number of attendees this year as the conference hosted its first ever head-to-head of two major new consoles.
The world's largest game conference takes place every year alongside GDC Europe in the beautiful Koelnmesse exhibition center in Cologne, Germany, drawing thousands of attendees from both the consumer audience and industry members.

Over 340,000 visitors came to the five-day show, which focused heavily on the 'next generation of gaming' as promised by the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
This is an increase of 23 percent from last year, with attendees hailing from 88 nations.
There were over 635 exhibitors from 40 countires presenting a total of 400 world premier titles occupying a floor space of 140,000 square meters.

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