Impressionen – gamescom Eröffnung 2017 Am Dienstag, dem 22. August 2017, sprach Bundeskanzlerin Dr. Angela Merkel zur Eröffnung der gamescom vor rund 350 geladenen Gästen und mehr als 150 Journalisten zum Start des weltgrößten Events für Computer- und Videospiele auf dem Kölner Messegelände (Video | Text). Anschließend brachen die Bundeskanzlerin und der Ministerpräsident des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen Armin Laschet gemeinsam mit Staatssekretär Sean Casey vom gamescom-Partnerland Kanada und der Kölner Oberbürgermeisterin Henriette Reker zu einem Rundgang durch die Messehallen auf. Begleitet wurden sie hierbei von Felix Falk, Geschäftsführer des BIU, sowie Gerald Böse, Vorsitzende der Geschäftsführung der Koelnmesse, dem Veranstalter der gamescom. Die offiziellen Eröffnungsrundgänge der gamescom endeten dieses Jahr im Bereich „Made in Germany“ in der business area. Hier trafen die politischen Gäste beim Business Talk auf Vertreter der deutschen Games-Branche, um die aktuellen Themen und Belange der Branche zu diskutieren. Bilder: Franziska Krug / Getty Images for BIU COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Sean Casey, Henriette Reker, Armin Laschet, Felix Falk, Tobias Haar and Gerald Boese welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Armin Laschet, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia and Managing Director Felix Falk welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel opens the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel opens the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Felix Falk welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Spokes Person Tobias Haar (BIU) and Managing Director Felix Falk and Armin Laschet, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), Henriette Reker and Gerald Boese during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: (L to R) Felix Falk, managing director of the German Trade Association of Interactive Entertainment Software (BIU), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), and Armin Laschet, prime minister of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, attend the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Felix Falk; Angela Merkel; Armin LaschetCOLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Presenter Manuela Klein speaks during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Yvonne Gebauer, FDP party member, attends the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Yvonne GebauerCOLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Sean Casey, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, attends the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Sean CaseyCOLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Peter Tauber, German CDU member (R), attends the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Peter TauberCOLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Felix Falk, managing director of the German Trade Association of Interactive Entertainment Software (BIU), speaks during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Felix Falk, managing director of the German Trade Association of Interactive Entertainment Software (BIU), speaks during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Felix FalkCOLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Armin Laschet, prime minister of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, speaks during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Armin Laschet, prime minister of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, speaks during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Armin LaschetCOLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Angela MerkelCOLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Angela MerkelCOLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), speaks during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), speaks during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Yvonne Gebauer, FDP party member (C), poses with other visitors to the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair with her son on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Yvonne GebauerCOLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Felix Falk, Armin Laschet, Henriette Reker, Sean Casey, Gerald Boese visit the Ubisoft stand with Alain Corre, Ralf Wirsing, Benedikt Grindel and Yves Guillemot during a tour through the gamescom halls at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and visit the Ubisoft stand with Ralf Wirsing and Benedikt Grindel during a tour through the gamescom halls at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Felix Falk, Gerald Boese and Armin Laschet visit the Sony Gran Turismo stand with Jim Ryan, Mareike Ottrand and Timo Ullmann during a tour through the gamescom halls at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the Sony Gran Turismo stand with Jim Ryan, Mareike Ottrand and Timo Ullmann during a tour through the gamescom halls at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the Microsoft stand during a tour through the gamescom halls at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the Microsoft stand with Deirdre Quarnstrom, Felix Falk and a high-school graduate during a tour through the gamescom halls at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the Microsoft stand with Thomas Kowollik, Shannon Loftis, Felix Falk, Deirdre Quarnstrom, a high-school graduate and Mirek Hancl during a tour through the gamescom halls at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the Nintendo Switch Edition Agricultural Simulator stand by Astragon with Julia Pfiffer and an assistant during a tour through the gamescom halls at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Sean Casey, Felix Falk, Henriette Reker and Armin Laschet visit the Nintendo Switch Edition Agricultural Simulator stand by Astragon with Julia Pfiffer and an assistant during a tour through the gamescom halls at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair during the media day on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Visitors take a tour of the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Bernd Fakesch, general manager von Nintendo Deutschland, shows a Nintendo Switch device during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Bernd FakeschCOLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Visitors play a Nintendo Switch Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle video game during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Visitors use Samsung virtual reality goggles during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Gaming enthusiasts try out a virtual reality game at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: A gaming enthusiast try out a virtual reality game at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Cosplay enthusiasts try out a virtual reality game at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: A gaming enthusiast play a video game at the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: A gaming enthusiast visits the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU)COLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Tobias Haar, speaker of the German Trade Association of Interactive Entertainment Software (BIU), speaks during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Tobias HaarCOLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Tobias Haar, speaker of the German Trade Association of Interactive Entertainment Software (BIU), speaks during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Tobias HaarCOLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Henriette Reker, mayor of Cologne, speaks during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Henriette RekerCOLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Felix Falk, managing director of the German Trade Association of Interactive Entertainment Software (BIU), speaks during the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Felix FalkCOLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Benedikt Grindel, Studio Manager bei Ubisoft Blue Byte (R), attends the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Benedikt GrindelCOLOGNE, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: (L to R) Katharina Hamma, chief executive of Koelln Messe, Bernd Fakesch, general manager von Nintendo Deutschland, and Gerald Boese, chief executive of the Cologne trade fair, attend the opening of the Gamescom 2017 gaming trade fair on August 22, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. Gamescom is the world's largest digital gaming trade fair and will be open to the public from August 22-26. (Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images for BIU) *** Local Caption *** Katharina Hamma; Bernd Fakesch; Gerald Boese
