Europe’s largest annual trade fair for computer and video games has just wrapped at the Cologne Exhibition Centre in Germany. Under this year’s main theme of Heroes in New Dimensions, about 345,000 visitors from 97 countries celebrated the event. It attracted in excess of 700 exhibitors.
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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 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 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 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 gaming convention in Cologne, Germany. Oliver Berg / EPA -
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 at the game fair in Cologne, western Germany. Oliver Berg / AFP -
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
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