Paris Games Week
Annual video game trade fair in Paris, France
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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.
| Paris Games Week | |
|---|---|
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Video games |
| Venue | Paris expo Porte de Versailles |
| Location | Paris |
| Coordinates | 48.830°N 2.286°E |
| Country | France |
| Inaugurated | 27 October 2010 |
| Most recent | 23 October 2024 |
| Next event | 30 October 2025 |
| Attendance | 317,000 (2019) |
| Organized by | SELL |
| Website | www |
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]).
History
2010
For its first edition, held between October 27 and 31, Paris Games Week took place in Hall 1 of the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. It offered 14,000 m² of exhibition space over five days, attracting 56,587 visitors during this first edition.[6]
2011
The second edition of Paris Games Week took place from October 21 to 25, 2011, again at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles offering 22,000 m² of exhibition space, a 60% increase compared to the previous year, the show hosted, in addition to numerous publishers presenting their latest games, the FISE finals and the ESWC world finals for certain games such as Just Dance and FIFA.[7]
2012
The third edition of the show took place from October 31 to November 4, 2012, again at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center. It hosted the biggest video game publishers in nearly 30,000 m² of exhibition space, and the ESWC world finals for certain games such as Just Dance and FIFA.[8]
2013
The fourth edition took place from October 30 to November 3, 2013. Still lasting five days, the show successed with a new record number of visitors: the 2013 edition welcomed 245,000 visitors over the entire period.[9] The show once again hosted major publishers as well as the ESWC World Finals. The show, for the first time in partnership with Capital Games, opened its doors to independent studios by creating a "Made in France Games Space."[10]
2014
The fifth edition opened its doors on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, for five days at the Porte de Versailles. The size of the show has increased from 32,000 m2 to 50,000 m2.[11] For the first time, Paris Games Week has partnered with Game Connection to create a global video game event in France bringing together professionals and individuals. Since 2014, Paris Games Week has partnered with the RespectZone association, promoting respect online.[12]
Dates
| Year | Dates | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27–31 October | Paris Expo Porte de Versailles | Paris | 120,000[13] |
| 2011 | 21–25 October | 180,000[13] | ||
| 2012 | 31 October–4 November | 212,000[14] | ||
| 2013 | 30 October–3 November | 245,000[15] | ||
| 2014 | 29 October–2 November | 272,000[15] | ||
| 2015 | 28 October–1 November | 307,000[16] | ||
| 2016 | 27–31 October | 310,000[17] | ||
| 2017 | 1–5 November | 304,000[18] | ||
| 2018 | 26–30 October | 316,000[19] | ||
| 2019 | 30 October–3 November | 317,000[20] | ||
| 2022 | 2–6 November | |||
| 2023 | 1–5 November | |||
| 2024 | 23–27 October |
