Game City
| Game City | |
|---|---|
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| Branch | Consumer electronics , video and computer games |
| Place of issue |
Vienna City Hall , Austria
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| First exhibition | 2006 |
| Website | www.game-city.at |
| Last exhibition | |
| date | Oct. 18, 2019 to Oct. 20, 2019 |
| Visitors | 79,000 |
| Exhibitors | 100 |
| Exhibition space | 15,000 m² |
| Next exhibition | |
| date | Oct 15, 2021 to Oct 17, 2021 |
In terms of exhibition space and number of visitors, Game City in Austria is the largest trade fair for interactive entertainment electronics , especially video and computer games , in Austria. It took place for the first time in 2006 in the Vienna City Hall. The organizer is the wienXtra association and the executing agency is MICE & Men Eventmarketing GmbH. The fair is a pure consumer fair and is freely accessible to all visitors.
history
The exhibition has been held annually in October in Vienna's City Hall since 2006. Major console manufacturers such as Microsoft , Nintendo and Sony Computer Entertainment are among the exhibitors . Also present are many well-known game developers such as Bandai Namco , Electronic Arts , Bethesda Softworks and Konami . In 2017 the Game City Market Place took place for the first time, where exhibitors can sell their products directly to visitors in a separate area.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , the trade fair was canceled in 2020.
Trade fair statistics
| year | Period | Visitors |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | September 21-23 | 25,000 |
| 2008 | October 17-19 | 52,000 |
| 2009 | September 25-27 | 53,000 |
| 2010 | September 27-29 | 59,000 |
| 2011 | October 22-24 | 60,000 |
| 2012 | October 12-14 | 63,000 |
| 2013 | September 27-29 | 67,500 |
| 2014 | October 10-12 | 69,000 |
| 2015 | October 2-4 | 78,000 |
| 2016 | September 23-25 | 80,000 |
| 2017 | October 13-15 | 77,000 |
| 2018 | October 19-21 | 81,000 |
| 2019 | October 18-20 | 79,000 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Around 79,000 visitors to GAME CITY 2019, the largest video game fair in Austria. (PDF; 0.71 MB) In: www.game-city.at. wienXtra, p. 1 , accessed on April 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Game City at derstandard.at . derstandard.at. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ↑ Exhibitor at Game City 2014 . game-city.at. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ↑ Premiere at Game City Vienna - Game City Market Place . yougame.at. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ↑ DailyGame.at: Game City 2020 canceled - that would have been the PS5 chance for Vienna. July 17, 2020, accessed on July 17, 2020 (German).
- ↑ New visitor record in the town hall! Over 78,000 at Game City 2015 . yougame.at. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ↑ 80,000 visitors set a record for Game City . heute.at. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ↑ News: «After Game City is before Game City» YouGame. Retrieved October 18, 2017 .
- ↑ 81,000 people at Game City 2018 - Nextgen.at. Retrieved October 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Game City shows a slight decrease in visitors - YouGame. Retrieved October 21, 2019 .
