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Story summary
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier becomes the first German president to open Gamescom congress in Cologne.
- Gamescom expects over 350,000 visitors under the slogan “Games whet the appetite for the future.”
- German games, hardware and online services revenue reached €9.4 billion in 2025, up 4 % year-over-year.
- Industry revenue fell 3 % to €4.2 billion in H1 2026, driven by an 8 % hardware sales drop.
