Gamescom 2025 was the biggest one yet. But then, it's the biggest one every year. So, where is all this growth really leading?

How about the death of the console wars? The rise of indie games? Samsung challenging Apple 's mobile gaming dominion, or Xbox releasing its own gaming handheld in a bid to further its relentless marketing campaign, 'This is an Xbox'?

These were the trends that emerged in Cologne from August 20th-24th as the world's largest gaming event opened its doors to a mass of excited fans and exhibitors - the highest number of both recorded since Gamescom moved into the Koelnmesse in 2009.

"Our job is to build the best and biggest stage worldwide for games and their communities," Felix Falk, Managing Director of Game – The German Games Industry Association, tells Newswe

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