G-Star | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Video games |
Venue |
BEXCO (2009–) KINTEX (2005–2008) |
Location(s) |
Busan (2009–) Seoul Capital Area (2005–2008) |
Country | South Korea |
Inaugurated | 2005[1] |
Attendance | 244,309 (2019) [2] |
Organized by | Korea Association of Game Industry Busan IT Promotion Agency |
Website |
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G-Star (sometimes also written G*STAR, G★ or G★STAR; Korean: 지스타; RR: Jiseuta) is an annual trade show for the video game industry presented by Korea Association of Game Industry and Busan IT Promotion Agency in November. [2] Originally held in the Seoul Capital Area, it was relocated to Busan in 2009.
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]
Year | Total Attendees | B2B Attendees | Location |
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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 |
2017 | BEXCO, Busan | ||
2018 | BEXCO, Busan | ||
2019 [2] | 244,309 | 2,445 | BEXCO, Busan |