| Paris Games Week | |
|---|---|
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Video games |
| Venue | Paris expo Porte de Versailles |
| Location | Paris |
| Coordinates | 48°49′48″N2°17′10″E / 48.830°N 2.286°E /48.830; 2.286 |
| Country | France |
| Inaugurated | 27 October 2010; 15 years ago (2010-10-27) |
| Most recent | 23 October 2024; 13 months ago (2024-10-23) |
| Next event | 30 October 2025; 28 days ago (2025-10-30) |
| Attendance | 317,000(2019) |
| Organized by | SELL |
| Website | www |
Paris Games Week, or simplyPGW, is atrade fair forvideo games held annually at theParis Expo Porte de Versailles inParis,France. It is organised bySELL (Syndicat des éditeurs de logiciels de loisirs), a French organisation that promotes the interests of video game developers.
With 317,000 visitors for the 2019 edition, the show is the second most popular trade show inEurope[1] and one of the world's most visited video game trade shows, ahead ofE3 in theUnited States (66 100 visitors in 2019[2]) and theTokyo Game Show inJapan (262,076 visitors in 2019[3]), but behindGamescom inGermany (373,000 visitors in 2019[4]) and theTaipei Game Show inTaiwan (over 320,000 visitors in 2019[5]).
For its first edition, held between October 27 and 31, Paris Games Week took place in Hall 1 of theParis Expo Porte de Versailles. It offered 14,000 m² of exhibition space over five days, attracting 56,587 visitors during this first edition.[6]
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 theESWC world finals for certain games such asJust Dance andFIFA.[7]
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]
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]
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 withGame 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]
| 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 |
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