Ever since the dawn of global video game services, countless gaming events have sprung up across various regions. The unique situation of the pandemic also brought about new event formats, while some traditional major game shows vanished. Among them, Gamescom has not only survived to this day, but has become the event drawing eyes from game companies worldwide—virtually aiming for the crown as the world's undisputed top gaming convention... however!

With such global attention and a packed developer conference running for two days prior to the main show, its coverage period is also one of the longest. In fact, our Gamescom 2026 coverage team boarded a plane in Korea on Saturday the 22nd, arrived on Saturday, will spend the following week immersed in reporting, and will return to Korea on Monday, August 31. That means being away from Korea for a full three weeks.

Right now, all I want to do is go home. Did you know? The idol I love has three offline events taking place during my business trip alone. There are only a few a year! I’ve never felt such intense rage in my life, and to think I can’t go home until the week after next. On top of that, I endured a 13-hour flight to get here!

Well, this feeling of rage is actually something I experience at every game show. Once the show begins, since it's gathered only die-hard gamers, I’ll be completely absorbed in the thrill of playing unexpected announcements before anyone else. Handling hands-on demos for anticipated titles and global blockbusters, along with scheduled interviews, I’ll probably be more excited than anyone when the event kicks off. That’s why the anger I feel before the show every year gets shattered to pieces, packaged into an 'Ah, but it was fun' feeling once back in Korea, leading me to raise my hand again when they look for someone to go to Gamescom next year.

So today, capturing this short-lived rage early in our ten-day Gamescom business trip, I’d like to share the atmosphere of our journey.