Paris Games Week

Paris Games Week
StatusActive
GenreVideo games
VenueParis expo Porte de Versailles
Location(s)Paris
Coordinates48°49′48″N 2°17′10″E / 48.830°N 2.286°E / 48.830; 2.286
CountryFrance
Inaugurated27 October 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10-27)
Most recent23 October 2024; 58 days ago (2024-10-23)
Attendance317,000 (2019)
Organized bySELL
Websitewww.parisgamesweek.com/en

Paris Games Week, or simply PGW, is a trade fair for video games held annually at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris, France. It is organised by SELL (Syndicat des éditeurs de logiciels de loisirs), a French organisation that promotes the interests of video game developers.

With 317,000 visitors for the 2019 edition, the show is the second most popular trade show in Europe[1] and one of the world's most visited video game trade shows, ahead of E3 in the United States (66 100 visitors in 2019[2]) and the Tokyo Game Show in Japan (262,076 visitors in 2019[3]), but behind Gamescom in Germany (373,000 visitors in 2019[4]) and the Taipei Game Show in Taiwan (over 320,000 visitors in 2019[5]).

Dates

Year Dates Venue Location Attendance
2010 27–31 October Paris Expo Porte de Versailles Paris 120,000[6]
2011 21–25 October 180,000[6]
2012 31 October–4 November 212,000[7]
2013 30 October–3 November 245,000[8]
2014 29 October–2 November 272,000[8]
2015 28 October–1 November 307,000[9]
2016 27–31 October 310,000[10]
2017 1–5 November 304,000[11]
2018 26–30 October 316,000[12]
2019 30 October–3 November 317,000[13]
2022 2–6 November
2023 1–5 November
2024 23–27 October

References

  1. ^ Arts, Electronic (2016-10-26). "All you need to know about the Paris games week". Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  2. ^ "E3 2019 Attendance Falls Compared To Last Year". GameSpot. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  3. ^ "TGS 2019 tops 262,076 visitors". Gematsu. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  4. ^ Schneider, Peer; Graeber, Brendan; Claiborn, Samuel; Moreupdated, +17 6k (2012-06-13). "Attendance and Stats - Gamescom Guide". IGN. Retrieved 2024-09-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Taipei Game Show". LinkedIn.
  6. ^ a b Nitrix, Gorkab (26 October 2011). "Paris Games Week : 180000 visiteurs en 5 jours !". Total Manga. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Paris Games Week: new record". Crown int. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Paris Games Week 2014: record attendance" (PDF). SELL. 2 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  9. ^ Lombardo, Gaetano (3 November 2015). "Tutti i numeri della Paris Games Week 2015". I Love Videogames. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  10. ^ Emmanuel, Forsans (2 November 2016). "Bilan Paris Games Week 2016 : fréquentation record pour cette 7ème édition". ASJV. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Paris Games Week 2017 : une infographie fait le bilan chiffré du salon". JeuxActu (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  12. ^ "Paris Games Week 2018 : le SELL annonce une édition record, voici tous les chiffres du salon". JeuxActu (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  13. ^ "La Paris Games Week 2019 enregistre un nouveau record de fréquentation". clubic.com (in French). 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
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