Biggest (european) game convention comes to my home town!

[hessi]

yeah the games convention will possibly come to cologne in 2009. this will be kick ass since it would be like 30 minutes from my home. that could end up in some awesome mapcon v2.0's :DDDDDDDD

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Die Games Convention (GC), Europas größte Messe für Video- und Computerspiele, wird wohl im kommenden Jahr nach Köln umziehen. Dies berichtet die "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" in ihrer Mittwochsausgabe. Dem Bericht zufolge haben sich die wichtigsten Spielehersteller in Deutschland mehrheitlich verständigt, den Vertrag mit der Leipziger Messe nicht über das laufende Jahr hinaus zu verlängern. Stattdessen solle die Leistungsschau von 2009 an in Köln stattfinden, dem Sitz des deutschen Marktführers Electronic Arts. Die Messestandorte München und Frankfurt, die ebenfalls Interesse an der Spielemesse gezeigt hatten (bartlspielt vom 28. Dezember 2007 ), hätten sich nicht durchgesetzt, heißt es in der "FAZ".

Als Gründe für die Verlagerung wurden unter anderem die schlechte Anbindung Leipzigs und das begrenzte Einzugsgebiet genannt. Die Vertragspartner der GC, die Leipziger Messe und der Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungselektronik (BIU), wollten die Entscheidung nicht bestätigen. Man führe weiter Gespräche und äußere sich frühestens Ende Februar.

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Unklar ist, ob der Markenname Games Convention, der der Leipziger Messe gehört, in Köln weitergeführt werden kann. Bisher sind die Sachsen nicht bereit, ihn zu veräußern. Im Gespräch ist allerdings eine Nutzungsgebühr von 450.000 Euro für drei Jahre, was den Leipzigern aber zu gering erscheint. Allein die Markenentwicklung habe mehr als 6 Mio Euro gekostet. Die GC, die 2007 etwa 185.000 Besucher anzog, findet in diesem Jahr vom 20. bis zum 24. August statt. Noch in Leipzig.

[Hourences]

So, no need to book a hotel, we can all just drop a bed in your livingroom ?

Was seriously close to where I am originally from, would have surely come by if I wouldn't have relocated to sverige.

[Steppenwolf]

Fucking sucks if true.

[hessi]

I quickly translated the german news, so our international readers can get the point.

The games convention, europes biggest convention about video and computer games, will take place in cologne in 2009. This was reported by the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" this wednesday. The article said that the most important developers in germany came to the point, that they won't continue their contracts with Leipzig after 2008. Instead this happening should be located in cologne, the current location of the leading german publisher Electronic arts. Munich and Frankurt, which showed a big interest at the convention, didn't score (comparing to Cologne).

The reasons for the relocation can besummed as a bad train/car/plane connection of Leipzig to other regions/countries and a limited area that gets covered by Leipzig. The contract partners of the "GC", "Leipziger Messer" and "Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungselektronik" (Association of Interactive Electronical Entertainment), didn't want to confirm this decision. Further discussion are being held and an official statement is expected for the end of february.

It's unclear if the name "games convention", that is owned by "Leipziger Messer", can be adapted by Cologne. Till today the owners are not willing to sell it. A temporary license for 3 years and 450.000 euro fee are in discussion, which seems to be too less for the "Leipziger Messer". The development of this trademark has a cost 6.000.000 Euro overall. The games convention from 2007, that attracted over 185.000 visitors, takes place on 20th to 24th august this year. Still in Leizpig

[Steppenwolf]

It really would be a shame. As soon as something is succesfull in the east of germany it gets stolen by the west...

The bad traffic connection is a lie. Leipzig has one of the biggest train stations in europe and plenty of ICE connections to the rest of Europe. It's close to the highway, has a decent airport and can be reached from Berlin within short time. Also Leipzig is a much nicer city then Cologne.

[FrieChamp]

Yea, I would also feel sad for Leipzig...aren't there enough conventions in Cologne and Frankfurt alone already? It would be a bigger loss for Leipzig/the east of Germany than a gain for Cologne I'm afraid.

[hessi]

Also Leipzig is a much nicer city then Cologne.

LIES!!! Cologne > Leipzig! just to prove this compare dod_leizpig and dod_kolsch... :roll:

oh and if you read again: EA = Cologne; EA = "Der Führer" of games. Since RTL will be located next to the "new" games convention the TV interest might be even bigger. Game related TV stations such as Giga and ESL TV get easier access too. Of course the east should benefit, but since the reunion is years ago now, there should be a bit more realistic view: a lot of people of the east leave the area. Even you left it! So why should the games convention stay there when even you quit!?!

[Cybbe]

Also Leipzig is a much nicer city then Cologne.

LIES!!! Cologne > Leipzig! just to prove this compare dod_leizpig and dod_kolsch... :roll:

oh and if you read again: EA = Cologne; EA = "Der Führer" of games. Since RTL will be located next to the "new" games convention the TV interest might be even bigger. Game related TV stations such as Giga and ESL TV get easier access too. Of course the east should benefit, but since the reunion is years ago now, there should be a bit more realistic view: a lot of people of the east leave the area. Even you left it! So why should the games convention stay there when even you quit!?!

Did you just compare EA to hitler?

[hessi]

Also Leipzig is a much nicer city then Cologne.

LIES!!! Cologne > Leipzig! just to prove this compare dod_leizpig and dod_kolsch... :roll:

oh and if you read again: EA = Cologne; EA = "Der Führer" of games. Since RTL will be located next to the "new" games convention the TV interest might be even bigger. Game related TV stations such as Giga and ESL TV get easier access too. Of course the east should benefit, but since the reunion is years ago now, there should be a bit more realistic view: a lot of people of the east leave the area. Even you left it! So why should the games convention stay there when even you quit!?!

Did you just compare EA to hitler?

yeah, since they are aiming for world domination what they say, it's gotta be done!

[Taylor]

Good old Godwin's law.

[Steppenwolf]

So why should the games convention stay there when even you quit!?!

Because it would give me one more chance each year to visit my family that lives close to Leipzig. On a more serious sidenote the GC is important for the east _because_ of the mentioned reasons like people leaving the region etc. The east thins more and more out. Thats a catastrophe. And if there were decent jobs or game developers i would have stayed there.

Also Leipzig is a much nicer city as mentioned before. Cologne has the cathedral, the rest looks like crap thanks to the world war. Leipzig is a center of culture (Bach, Goethe, Thomaner etc.). Cologne is a center of silly carneval tradition that isnt even funny and only people from cologne can laugh about. Ok enough of city bashing

[Sindwiller]

Cologne has a funnier dialect

[FrieChamp]

Cologne has a funnier dialect

Funnier than Saxonia?? Silly Swissmen knowing nothing about German dialects

[Seldoon182]

Lucky Hessi !

... to prove this compare dod_leizpig and dod_kolsch...

Rofl Hessi ! That was an awesome proof !

[e-freak]

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Edited August 8, 2021 by e-freak