Angela Merkel to preside over the opening of Gamescom 2017

It is the first time that the German Chancellor participates in the fair of the game in Europe.

For the first time in the history of the event, German Chancellor Angela Merkel will preside over the opening ceremony of the Gamescom 2017 in August this year, its organizers represents a true "honor and Sample recognition "for a video game event has become one of the most important in the world.

. "Dr. Merkel's visit underscored the importance of games for Germany as a country of culture, digitization and the informal sector Whether it is virtual reality, gamification or 3D simulations. Technologies in the gaming sector concerned already today a central position in digitizing and networking the economy and society, "said one of the leaders of the Federal Association of Entertainment Software Interactive country. "Germany needs a strong playing field to also play a leading role in the analysis of society."

For their part, the organizers of Gamescom also showed excited about this news because "highlights the development that has taken gamescom to become one of the most successful and greatest fair trade events in the business sector Fair trade. Today is the world's largest gamescom fair dedicated to computer games and video games ".

East Gamescom is the largest event in the world dedicated to computer games and video games and the most important European business platform for the video game industry. Last year, 345,000 visitors attended the event in 97 countries for the latest news and trends presented by 877 exhibitors from 54 countries.