Gamescom (2009)

Gamescom is an annual gaming show that is to be first held during 19-23 August 2009 in Cologne, Germany. It is the European equivalent of E3 in Los Angeles and Tokyo Game Show in Japan. It is used by many video game developers to show off their upcoming games and game-related hardware.

ArenaNet's participation
ArenaNet is part of NCsoft's booth, represented by Martin Kerstein, the German Community Manager, as well as Daniel Dociu and Jeff Grubb. The company has made daily Guild Wars 2 teasers leading up to the event on the Guild Wars 2 Facebook and Twitter pages, consisting primarily of concept art.

A teaser video featuring Martin Kerstein was made available on YouTube. In the background, "Tyria.... Die Drachen waren schon immer hier" ("Tyria... the dragons have always been here" in German), can be heard; later a Guild Wars 2 trailer was announced in the show to be premiered on Thursday 20th; fans were told to meet on that day at 12:00 (UTC+2) at the NCsoft booth hall 9 A011. An image with Martin and others wearing Guild Wars 2 t-shirts was also shown. Now the Guild Wars 2 trailer is finally out and you can see it here.