The international game show, organized by the GStar organizing committee, is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) and the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC).
More than 180 domestic and foreign game companies will introduce their new products and technologies at 2,000 booths at KINTEX. About 160,000 people, including government officials, executives and staffs, and experts in the game industry are expected to visit the exhibition to be held on a lot of 53,541 square meters.
As of July 31, 95 domestic and foreign companies have already submitted applications for the international event.
Nexon, NC Soft, SK Telecom, Gravity, MHN, Hanvit Soft and Windysoft will be among the list of domestic participants in the event, whereas Sony, Sega, and France Telecom will be among foreign participants.
The game show 2006 is an international marketplace for games, where A to Z games will be on display. It is a global game show featuring the hottest and the latest in online and mobile games, which are expected to become the leading growth sectors in the game market, a spokesman at the G-Star organizing committee said.
The international show is also a place where cutting edge products and services related to the game industry debut to the world's most enthusiastic population of gamers.
The show will cover all game platforms from arcade and console to PC games. It will also place special highlights on online and mobile games, which are expected to dominate the future game market.
"In the online and mobile sectors, Korea is playing an especially important role as the pioneer and the market leader," Chung Moon-kyung, secretary general of the G-Star organizing committee, said.
With more than 180 exhibitors from 10 countries, the G-Star 2006 will be the largest game event in Asia. A premium event, designed first and foremost as an international market place where business transactions can actually occur, it will be divided into two sections, B2B ad B2C, he said.
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