gamescom 2011 to feature 550 exhibitors

It's gut check time. Koelnmesse's announced this morning that next week's gamescom will feature 550 exhibitors from 40 countries. The numbers are an increase of last year, with the number of countries going up by seven, with the exhibitor figures being a ten percent increase on last year. The show's project manager Tim Endres said he was "delighted with this result above all for our visitors from Germany, Europe and the world."

gamescom takes place from August 17 - the first day being a media-only day - until August 21. Read our preview of the show here. Thanks, MCV.