Gamescom 2009

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Gamescom 2009 was a video game convention that took place in Cologne, Germany from August 19 - August 23, 2009.

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Overview

  Previously Europe's biggest gaming trade show was Gamescon in Leipzeg, Germany but in 2009 Gamescon became focused solely on MMO's and mobile games while Gamescom (with an M) became the general games show.   2009 was the first year of Gamescom and it attracted 245,000 visitors (228,000 consumers and 17,000 trade visitors) and a total of 458 exhibiting companies. That makes GC the largest games fair in the world by number of attendees. Unlike other gaming conventions like E3 (Concept), Gamescom is open to the public as well as media.  

Announcements

Sony

First details about PS3 firmeware update about 3.0 - it included: changes to system navigation, new trophy features, added animated themes, friend list redesign, added premium avatars and a new status indicator in the the top-right corner of the screen.

PS3 Slim

  PS3 Slim announced - Available worldwide by the first week of September and it will cost $299 (299 Euros and 29,980 Yen). It comes with a 120GB and will be 33% smaller and 36% lighter.    Digital Reader for PSP announced - This service will let PSP users digitally read comics on their PSPs. It's officially endorsed by Marvel Comics and will release later this year.    

Microsoft

Fable III (Game) revealed - Peter Molyneux (Person) came on to stage and showed the first screens of Fable III. He said the game would give you the goal of becoming the ruler of Albion (Location). How you get there and what you do once you are there are choices you must make. You play as the son/daughter of the hero in Fable II (Game). Set to be released in late 2010.

Publishers

Here's a list of video game publishers that will be attending Gamescom 2009:

• 1C Publishing EU
• Activision BlizzardDeutschland (Germany)
• Bethesda Softworks Europe
• Capcom GmbH (Germany)
• Deep Silver (Company)
• Eidos GmbH (Germany)
• Electronic Arts GmbH (Germany)
• Game Entertainment Europe (Company) (Netherlands)
• Game Factory Interactive (Russia)
• HasbroDeutschland  (Germany)
• IDEA Games (Company) (Czech Republic)
• JoWood Productions Software (Austria)
• Kalypso Media (Company) (Germany)
• Konami GmbH (Germany)
• MicrosoftDeutschland (Germany)
• MTV Games (Company) 
• Namco Bandai Germany
• NCsoft Europe
• Nintendo of Europe 
• Paradox Interactive (Sweden)
• SEGA Germany
• Sony Computer Entertainment Deutschland  (Germany)
• Sony Online Entertainment
• Southpeak Games
• Square Enix
• Take-Two Interactive GmbH (Germany)
• Ubisoft GmbH (Germany)
• Warner Bros. Interactive

 

Gamescom Awards

Best of Show

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty

  Best Console Game

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

  Best Mobile (Handheld) Game

Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks   

Best Online Game

Aion

  Best PC Game

Modern Warfare 2

  Best Family Game

Mario andamp;amp; Sonic at the Winter Olympics

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• APB Reloaded (Game)
• Active Life: Extreme Challenge (Game)
• Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer (Game)
• Aliens vs. Predator (Game)
• Army of Two: The 40th Day (Game)
• Assassin's Creed II (Game)
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers (Game)
• Band Hero (Game)
• Blur (Game)
• Brink (Game)
• Brütal Legend (Game)
• C.O.P. The Recruit (Game)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized (Game)
• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Game)
• Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (Game)
• Cursed Mountain (Game)
• DC Universe Online (Game)
• DJ Hero (Game)
• Dante's Inferno (Game)
• Dead Space Extraction (Game)
• Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Game)
• Divergent Shift (Game)
• Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (Game)
• Dust 514 (Game)
• EyePet (Game)
• FIFA 10 (Game)
• Fairytale Fights (Game)
• Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake (Game)
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Game)
• Flipnote Studio (Game)
• Front Mission Evolved (Game)
• God of War III (Game)
• Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (Game)
• Gran Turismo (Game)
• Gran Turismo 5 (Game)
• Guitar Hero 5 (Game)
• Halo 3: ODST (Game)
• Heavy Rain (Game)
• Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao (Game)
• Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (Game)
• Katamari Forever (Game)
• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Game)
• Kirby: Super Star Ultra (Game)
• LEGO Rock Band (Game)
• Lips: Number One Hits (Game)
• LittleBigPlanet (Game)
• LocoRoco Midnight Carnival (Game)
• MAG (Game)
• Mafia II (Game)
• Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom (Game)
• Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Game)
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Game)
• Mass Effect 2 (Game)
• Medieval Games (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Game)
• Milo and Kate (Game)
• Mini Ninjas (Game)
• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (Game)
• MotorStorm: Arctic Edge (Game)
• MySims Agents (Game)
• Napoleon: Total War (Game)
• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5 (Game)
• Need for Speed Nitro (Game)
• Need for Speed: Shift (Game)
• Nier (Game)
• Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (Game)
• Order of War (Game)
• PixelJunk Shooter (Game)
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Game)
• R.U.S.E. (Game)
• Rabbids Go Home: A Comedy Adventure (Game)
• Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (Game)
• Red Steel 2 (Game)
• Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Game)
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs - Fireteam Bravo 3 (Game)
• Scribblenauts (Game)
• Serious Sam: The First Encounter (Game)
• Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage (Game)
• Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (Game)
• Singularity (Game)
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Game)
• Spore Hero Arena (Game)
• Spyborgs (Game)
• Star Trek Online (Game)
• Sudoku Ball: Detective (Game)
• Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (Game)
• Supreme Commander 2 (Game)
• Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Game)
• Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion (Game)
• The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Game)
• The Saboteur (Game)
• The Sims 3: World Adventures (Game)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online (Game)
• Tony Hawk: RIDE (Game)
• Tropico 3 (Game)
• Vancouver 2010 (Game)
• White Knight Chronicles: International Edition (Game)
• Your Shape Featuring Jenny McCarthy (Game)

Concept details

Name

Gamescom 2009

Aliases

GC 2009

Games

• APB Reloaded (Game)
• Active Life: Extreme Challenge (Game)
• Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer (Game)
• Aliens vs. Predator (Game)
• Army of Two: The 40th Day (Game)
• Assassin's Creed II (Game)
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers (Game)
• Band Hero (Game)
• Blur (Game)
• Brink (Game)
• Brütal Legend (Game)
• C.O.P. The Recruit (Game)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized (Game)
• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Game)
• Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (Game)
• Cursed Mountain (Game)
• DC Universe Online (Game)
• DJ Hero (Game)
• Dante's Inferno (Game)
• Dead Space Extraction (Game)
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Franchises

• Has franchises: Sonic the Hedgehog (Franchise), Need for Speed (Franchise), Scribblenauts (Franchise), The Legend of Zelda (Franchise), Tekken (Franchise), Tony Hawk (Franchise), Tiger Woods (Franchise), Call of Duty (Franchise), Modern Warfare (Franchise), Kirby (Franchise), Mario (Franchise), Mario & Luigi (Franchise), Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Franchise), Mario RPG (Franchise), New Super Mario Bros. (Franchise), Super Mario (Franchise), Castlevania (Franchise), Lords of Shadow (Franchise), Assassin's Creed (Franchise), Command & Conquer (Franchise), Batman (Franchise), DC Universe (Franchise), Halo (Franchise), Batman: Arkham (Franchise), Metal Gear (Franchise), Metal Gear Solid (Franchise), Monster Hunter (Franchise), Activision Hero (Franchise), Guitar Hero (Franchise), Jak and Daxter (Franchise), Ratchet & Clank (Franchise), Ratchet & Clank Future (Franchise), Tales (Franchise), Uncharted (Franchise), Final Fantasy (Franchise), Alan Wake (Franchise), Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Franchise), Kingdom Hearts (Franchise), Star Trek (Franchise), Resident Evil (Franchise), Katamari Damacy (Franchise), Dragon Ball (Franchise), Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (Franchise), Dragon Ball Z (Franchise), Naruto: Ultimate Ninja (Franchise), Naruto (Franchise), Fabula Nova Crystallis (Franchise), Ace Attorney (Franchise), Diablo (Franchise), Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (Franchise), Disney (Franchise), Mass Effect (Franchise), Guild Wars (Franchise), Total War (Franchise), Golden Sun (Franchise), Silent Hill (Franchise), LittleBigPlanet (Franchise), Rabbids (Franchise), Dragon Age (Franchise), DJ Hero (Franchise), Super Monkey Ball (Franchise), LEGO (Franchise), Front Mission (Franchise), The Sims (Franchise), SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs (Franchise), Shaun White (Franchise), Shaun White Snowboarding (Franchise), God of War (Franchise), FIFA (Franchise), Pro Evolution Soccer (Franchise), Conan (Franchise), Serious Sam (Franchise), Gran Turismo (Franchise), Bayonetta (Franchise), Drakengard (Franchise), NieR (Franchise), Olympic Games (Franchise), White Knight Chronicles (Franchise), Mafia (Franchise), Army of Two (Franchise), Dead Space (Franchise), Rock Band (Franchise), Tropico (Franchise), Borderlands (Franchise), Spore (Franchise), Red Steel (Franchise), Aliens vs. Predator (Franchise), PixelJunk (Franchise), Supreme Commander (Franchise), Battlefield (Franchise), Battlefield: Bad Company (Franchise), Eve (Franchise), MotorStorm (Franchise), Fat Princess (Franchise), Family Trainer (Franchise), Shift (Franchise), Forza (Franchise), Lips (Franchise), MySims (Franchise), Operation Flashpoint (Franchise), Your Shape (Franchise), PixelJunk Shooter (Franchise), LocoRoco (Franchise)

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Locations

• Has locations: Germany (Location)

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People

Related Concepts

• Has related concepts: E3 2009 (Concept), Gamescom 2011 (Concept), Gamescom 2012 (Concept), PAX 2009 (Concept)