G-Star
StatusActive
GenreVideo games
VenueBEXCO (2009–)
KINTEX (2005–2008)
Location(s)Busan (2009–)
Seoul Capital Area (2005–2008)
CountrySouth Korea
Inaugurated2005; 18 years ago (2005)[1]
AttendanceIncrease 244,309 (2019)[2]
Organized byKorea Association of Game Industry
Busan IT Promotion Agency
Websitegstar.or.kr

G-Star (sometimes also written G*STAR, G★ or G★STAR; Korean: 지스타; RR: Jiseuta) is an annual trade show for the video game industry presented by Korea Association of Game Industry and Busan IT Promotion Agency in November.[2] Originally held in the Seoul Capital Area, it was relocated to Busan in 2009.

Attendees

Being a show focused on the South Korean game market, the show has a large number of online game companies, including local operators NCsoft, Hangame, NHN Entertainment, KakaoGames, Nexon, and Webzen, as well as overseas companies, such as Activision-Blizzard.[3][4]

Attendance numbers

Year Total Attendees B2B Attendees Location
2005 n/a n/a KINTEX, Seoul
2006 n/a n/a KINTEX, Seoul
2007 n/a n/a KINTEX, Seoul
2008 n/a n/a KINTEX, Seoul
2009 n/a n/a BEXCO, Busan
2010 n/a n/a BEXCO, Busan
2011 n/a n/a BEXCO, Busan
2012[5] 296,169 n/a BEXCO, Busan
2013[6] 188,707 n/a BEXCO, Busan
2014[7] 200,000+ 1,656 BEXCO, Busan
2015[8] 209,617 1,781 BEXCO, Busan
2016[9] 161,908 1,902 BEXCO, Busan
2017 BEXCO, Busan
2018 BEXCO, Busan
2019[2] 244,309 2,445 BEXCO, Busan

See also

References

  1. ^ GSTAR 2009 | Press Release
  2. ^ a b c "Global exhibition G-STAR reveals 2019 success: over 240,000 visitors attend the South Korean games event!". Gamasutra. Informa. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. ^ G-Star 2009: Blizzard Entertainment and MGame for the first time | N4G
  4. ^ "G-Star 2009: Blizzard Entertainment and MGame attend for the first time | NexusGN - Latest PC, Console, Video Games, News and Reviews". Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  5. ^ "G-Star 2012 - A Resounding Success - General General Articles". MMORPG.com. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  7. ^ "International business exchanges expand at G-Star game show". koreatimes. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  8. ^ "'Global Game Exhibition G-STAR 2015' Breaking the Record in Its Scale | Business Wire". www.businesswire.com. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Mobile sector at forefront of top game expo". koreatimes. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

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