Xboxist

GamesCom Schedule of Events

The GamesCom conference kicks off today in Germany, where more than 350 exhibitors from 30 countries have already registered for the first ever GamesCom conference. Over the next 3 days, members from the public as well as journalists and industry professionals will get a distinctly european glimpse at the hottest electonic entertainment products. Starting this afternoon, we will be covering the big Sony press conference, so check back with us around 12 pm Eastern Standard Time for all of the big news from Sony (read our predictions here). Then tomorrow moring we will have the Microsoft press event, and we will similarly be covering all of the news as it comes out live on Xboxist.com. Things get totally crazy on Wednesday afternoon, when we have press conferences from some major software publishers including Konami, Namco and Bethesda.

Here is the official schedule of events for GamesCom Germany. Please note that local European time is used:

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Press conference Electronic Arts
Palladium, Schanzenstrasse 40, 51063 Cologne

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Press conference Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
E-Werk, Schanzenstrasse 37, 51063 Cologne

Wednesday, 19 August 2009

8:10 a.m. Opening ceremony
Outdoors in front of the North entrance

8:30 a.m. Opening press conference
Rheinsaal, Sections 1 - 4, Congress Centre North

9:00 a.m. Press breakfast Electronic Arts
At the trade fair stand, Hall 6, Stand A 071 / C 070

10:00 a.m. Press conference Microsoft Game Studios / Lionhead Press Briefing
Konrad-Adenauer-Saal, Congress Centre North

11:00 a.m. Press conference German Association for the Protection of Children, State Association Bavaria [Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Landesverband Bayern e.V.]
Conference room D, Congress Centre North

11:00 a.m. Press conference Turtle Entertainment
At the trade fair stand, Hall 9.1, Stand C 061a

12:00 p.m. Press conference KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT GmbH
Rheinsaal, Sections 1 + 2, Congress Centre North

1:00 p.m. Press conference Koch Media / Deep Silver
At the trade fair stand, Hall 7.1, Stand B 041

1:00 p.m. Press conference ProSiebenSat.1 / SevenOne Intermedia
Rheinsaal, Section 3, Congress Centre North

3:00 p.m. Press conference ASUS
Rheinsaal, Sections 4 + 6, Congress Centre North

4:00 p.m. Press conference NAMCO BANDAI Partners
At the trade fair stand, Hall 8, Stand B 040

5:00 p.m. Press conference Bethesda Softworks
At the trade fair stand, Hall 6, Stand B 051

6:00 p.m. Press conference Ankama Games
Rheinsaal, Section 3, Congress Centre North

6:30 p.m. Opening of gamescom (only for invited guests)
Konrad-Adenauer-Saal, Congress Centre North

Thursday, 20 August 2009

All day open for public

12:00 p.m. Press conference Kalicanthus
Rheinsaal, Sections 4 + 6, Congress Centre North