01.08.09
Let the games begin! The gates of the GAMES CONVENTION ONLINE will open in Leipzig on Friday 31 July. A varied supporting programme awaits visitors in the public area which measures 40,000 square metres. Seventy-four exhibitors...News
GCO Starts the Naming Contest
01.08.09
There'll be premiere after premiere at the GAMES CONVENTION ONLINE and even the publisher Gamigo will be presenting three novelties. However, the Hamburg-based game developer has yet to find the right name for its latest project,...GCO Turns Gamers into Avatar Designers
01.08.09
As individually created characters or copies of original characters, avatars represent gamers in the digital world. At the GAMES CONVENTION ONLINE game fans can learn to create their own virtual "cyber-doubles" at the...10 Million Online Gamers
01.08.09
It's official: 10.3 million Germans aged over 14 play online, browser games are particularly popular and there are online gamers at all levels of society. This was the result of a study entitled "Playing Online in...Who's the Most Beautiful Cherub in the Land?
01.08.09
They're the most famous minor matter in the Old Masters' Portrait Gallery of the State Art Collections in Dresden - the two Cherubs in Raphael's portrait "The Sistine Madonna". All of you must have seen them because...Wanted! the Best Cosplayers!
01.08.09
The GAMES CONVENTION ONLINE will be the stage for fantasy figures. At the Cosplay competition on the Saturday of the fair the organisers are expecting elaborately-dressed gamers dressed up as their idols from online or role-play...The Beach Club at the GCO
01.08.09
After hours of game fun at the GAMES CONVENTION ONLINE, the GCO Beach Club will ensure some relaxation and a change. On the open section of the grounds, gamers will be able to relax on comfortable deckchairs with cool cocktails...GNGWC at the GCO
20.07.09
Total gaming excitement at the Leipzig Exhibition Centre – the European final of the "Game & Game World Championship" (GNGWC), one of the most important MMOG e-sport contests, is being held this year at the GAMES...Battle of the Best
20.07.09
Fans of the online classic World of Warcraft can look forward to a top-flight live event. Presented by allavatar.com, four of the top WoW guilds are actually all competing in the Plantronics "Battle of the Best". On...GCO goes Club Cooee
20.07.09
The multimedia 3D chat world Club Cooee is responsible for part of the internet event side of the GAMES CONVENTION ONLINE. From 31 July to 2 August, exhibitors and game fans meet up in virtual, true-to-life places at the fair and...