This was the 13th year for ‘G-STAR’, and it opened its doors to attendees with a variety of contents in an area approximately 55,300 square meters in size which included Exhibition Halls 1 and 2, Convention Hall, Conference rooms, Outdoor Square, and Busan Cinema Center. The e-Sports and new game contents were showcased in the exhibition halls, attracting the attention of game fans that want "visual enjoyment."
The BTB exhibition (November 16-18) was situated in Exhibition Hall 2 at BEXCO and attended by 1,365 trade visitors on its first day, 427 on the second day, and 214 on the third day for a total of 2,006 attendees, about 5.4% higher than the previous year (1,902 attendees in 2016).
The game investment market, which provides opportunities to attract investors and publishers for medium to small sized game development companies, held an investment consultation with 65 companies in attendance including 37 development companies as well as 28 investment companies and publishers.
Shin Chul Kang, chairman of the G-STAR Organization Committee, said "We were able to wrap up another enjoyable and safe ‘G-STAR’ event this year, thanks to the attendees and game companies who come to the event year after year with enthusiastic interest and love." He went on to say "We will do our best to make ‘G-STAR’ more advanced in the future with new interests and specialized contents."
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