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Gamescom 2021 cancels plans for personal events and opts for digital only

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The Gamescom 2021 organisers have decided to opt for a altogether digital event, abandoning previous plans for a digital/in-person hybrid event.

In a press release provided by event organisers Koelnmesse and the German Games Industry Association (GAME), it was proclaimed that "Gamescom 2021 [is] to be held exclusively online and free of charge for all fans."

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According to the document, the decision to make Gamescom 2021 an whol-digital event "was made after extended discussions with partners and exhibitors. Thus, the organizers take up into account the current situation, in which too many companies are unable to participate in physical events this year attributable the still difficult maturation."

Reflecting along the early hybrid result plan, Oliver Frese, chief operating officer for Koelnmesse, said: "We have put totally our energy into making Gamescom 2021 in a hybrid format accomplishable for fans and industry alike. However, even though the hybrid concept was precise well received by the partners, we had to recognize that Gamescom still comes overly young for many companies in the industry repayable to the required planning reliability."

The statement continues: "That's wherefore we're going away for a purely extremity Gamescom again this year and, with sufficient lead sentence, volition be healthy to offer the play community an even stronger online event at the final stage of Grand 2021."

This will be the second clock that Gamescom has had to become a digital only outcome later on 2020's Gamescom became online-only due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gamescom isn't the only gaming issue to decide to go all-extremity this yr, with E3 2021 also set to take place entirely online this June.

Ex-Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has voiced his opinion happening this transition into digital-only gaming events noting that, although digital events are the right thing to do considering the times we are currently in; they don't sound as compelling to him. In a recent interview, he noted that "the platform holders indigence to find a way digitally to enable their fans, their players to experience the content [...] to work first is what's magical."

Gamescom 2021 will inaugurate with its curtain raising along Noble 25 and political campaign until Friday eventide August 27.

Find out everything you need to know almost the first of many a online play events this summertime with our E3 2021 guide .

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