G-Star

G-Star(trade) (sometimes also written G*STAR, G★, G★STAR, Korean: 지스타 (Revised Romanization: Jiseuta)) is an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by KOTRA in November. Originally held in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, it was relocated to Busan in 2009.

For other uses, see G star (disambiguation).
G-Star(trade)
StatusActive
GenreOnline
VenueBEXCO (2011)
Location(s)Busan (2011)
CountrySouth Korea
Inaugurated2005[1]
Most recentThursday, November 15 - Sunday, November 18 2018
Attendance82,000 (2010)[2]
Organized byKOTRA
Websitehttp://www.gstar.or.kr/

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

References
  1. GSTAR 2009 | Press Release
  2. Gamasutra: Simon Lim's Blog - G-Star 2009 Overview: Rules and Regulations
  3. G-Star 2009: Blizzard Entertainment and MGame for the first time | N4G
  4. http://www.nexusgamenews.com/gaming-today/g-star-2009-blizzard-entertainment-and-mgame-attend-for-the-first-time/
  5. "G-Star 2012 - A Resounding Success - General General Articles". MMORPG.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  6. "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  7. "International business exchanges expand at G-Star game show". koreatimes. 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  8. "'Global Game Exhibition G-STAR 2015' Breaking the Record in Its Scale | Business Wire". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  9. "Mobile sector at forefront of top game expo". koreatimes. 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
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