Gamescom made 335k attendees, 2015 Event Scheduled

Gamescom organizer  Koelnmesse announces the attendance numbers for this year's event, while the 2015 show will be scheduled.

Gamescom 2014 event made a humungous 335,000 attendees came from 88 countries, which is slightly less compared to 2013's attendees of 340,000. The number of attendees includes 31,500 trade visitors and 6,000 members of the press.

700 exhibitors from 47 countries showoff their gaming wares across the 140,000 square meters of exhibition space. This number of exhibitors is greater than the exhibitors in 2013 which is only 635.

It is also been confirmed that Gamescom 2015 event will be held from August 5 up to 9 in Cologne, Germany. Koelnmesse CEO Gerald Böse  said:

"Gamescom is the most important platform for the European computer and video games industry. The increase on the exhibitor side, both in terms of the absolute number as well as the international, underscores that cleary. As organiser of the fair, we are pleased that Gamescom is set as a firm date in the industry."

The big winner at the Gamescom 2014 awards was 2K Games "Evolve" which received five awards including Best of Gamescom and Best Online Multiplayer Game.

While Super Smash Bros for Wii U & 3DS won the Most Wanted Consumer Award in the public voting category only.