Gamescon, Europe’s largest games conference – in pictures


  • A visitor makes a virtual parachute jump wearing VR goggles at Gamescom. Oliver Berg / EPA
    A visitor makes a virtual parachute jump wearing VR goggles at Gamescom. Oliver Berg / EPA
  • Trade visitors wear VR goggles by Samsung to take a rollercoaster ride at the game fair Gamescom in Cologne, western Germany, on August 17, 2016. The fair runs from August 17 to 21, 2016. - Germany OUT / AFP / dpa / Oliver Berg
    Trade visitors wear VR goggles by Samsung to take a rollercoaster ride at the game fair Gamescom in Cologne, western Germany, on August 17, 2016. The fair runs from August 17 to 21, 2016. - Germany OUT / AFP / dpa / Oliver Berg
  • Trade visitors play computer games at Gamescom. Oliver Berg / EPA
    Trade visitors play computer games at Gamescom. Oliver Berg / EPA
  • A visitor wears VR goggles while playing the computer game Batman from Sony at the game fair. Oliver Berg / AFP
    A visitor wears VR goggles while playing the computer game Batman from Sony at the game fair. Oliver Berg / AFP
  • A combination photo shows visitors wearing VR goggles during the Gamescom fair in Cologne. Ralph Orlowski / Reuters
    A combination photo shows visitors wearing VR goggles during the Gamescom fair in Cologne. Ralph Orlowski / Reuters
  • A visitor carrying swords is turned away by a member of security staff at the Gamescom gaming convention. Security was tightened following a spate of attacks in Europe. Oliver berg / EPA
    A visitor carrying swords is turned away by a member of security staff at the Gamescom gaming convention. Security was tightened following a spate of attacks in Europe. Oliver berg / EPA
  • A man dress up as a soldier to promote AJ Design during the Gamescom fair. Ralph Orlowski / Reuters
    A man dress up as a soldier to promote AJ Design during the Gamescom fair. Ralph Orlowski / Reuters
  • Visitors attend the Gamescom fair. Ralph Orlowski / Reuters
    Visitors attend the Gamescom fair. Ralph Orlowski / Reuters
  • Visitors attend the Gamescom gaming convention in Cologne, Germany. Oliver Berg / EPA
    Visitors attend the Gamescom gaming convention in Cologne, Germany. Oliver Berg / EPA
  • Plush toys representing games characters on sale at the fair. Ralph Orlowski / Reuters
    Plush toys representing games characters on sale at the fair. Ralph Orlowski / Reuters
  • Visitors play the video game Superverse during the Gamescom fair. Ralph Orlowski / Reuters
    Visitors play the video game Superverse during the Gamescom fair. Ralph Orlowski / Reuters
  • Visitors at the game fair in Cologne, western Germany. Oliver Berg / AFP
    Visitors at the game fair in Cologne, western Germany. Oliver Berg / AFP
  • Visitors try out Electronic Arts at Gamescom. Mathis Wienand / Getty
    Visitors try out Electronic Arts at Gamescom. Mathis Wienand / Getty
  • Visitors take a rest after a long day at the Gamescom fair in Cologne. Ralph Orlowski / Reuters
    Visitors take a rest after a long day at the Gamescom fair in Cologne. Ralph Orlowski / Reuters