G-Star2012, the largest game event in Korea, will be held from the 8th to 11th of November. Korea Association of Game Industry announced the detail of G-Star2012 at ITS GAME 2012 in Seoul, Korea on the 30th.
The host for G-Star has changed from KOCCA(Korea Creative Content Agency) to Korea Association of Game Industry, which is a private organization from this year. Since it is hosted by a private organization, all regulations regarding the game show will be decided by game companies itself. G-Star has had several issues to solve such as too much noise, long waiting lines, too much exposure of promotion girls etc. These issues will be solved by discussing with game companies themselves.
Small venues have been expanded as well. Bexco now have the 2nd exhibition hall that is completed on the 29th of May. B2B area will be located at it separated from B2C area and will provide more quite business environment. With the completion of the 2nd hall, the whole Bexco building will be used for B2C. B2C and B2B areas are connected by a bridge. Bexco auditorium, which has 4,000 seats, has been completed as well for various purposes.
If you plan to have a booth, you should register before the 17th of July to get a 10% early bird discount fare. If you had a booth last year, you can get an additional 10% discount.
Bexco 2nd Hall is completed.
Bexco Auditorium
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