The game never stops! 'TGS 2022' Preview

The Tokyo Game Show (TGS), which comes every year in Cause season, is Japan's largest game show and one of the world's top three game shows. Compared to the E3 and Game Com, it is more accessible, and it is a good event for domestic gamers because it is relatively accessible. Since 2020, the COVID-19 issue has been difficult to operate the offline exhibition, but it has been relatively contracted, but after switching to online exhibitions, various sessions have been provided to provide attractions.

About 605 companies will participate in the TGS of the year, with the main theme of Game never stops, the main theme. It is also about 339 times last year. It was TGS, which has continued to decline in the aftermath of the Corona, but is trying to regain its former vitality with offline exhibitions that resume in about three years. Of course, the framework of online exhibitions will be maintained that anyone can easily participate in the event without visiting the site or purchasing a ticket.

■ 'TGS' that has returned to offline 605 companies

The biggest feature of TGS this year is in the offline exhibition, which resumes in three years. There was a concern that Corona was not completely ended, so there was a concern that this year was only online this year, but CSA, which hosts TGS, delivered the news of the general visitors on February 28 and dismissed all concerns. I made it.

This year's Madurai Jesse exhibition hall has TGS offline booths, and the event will be held online and offline. The total number of companies is confirmed, with a total of 605 companies. The Madurai Jesse Exhibition Hall is also widely used from 1 to 8 holes, and an annex International Conference Hall will provide a business meeting space for the BTB target. On the 15th and the next day, when the event begins, the business day is a business day when industry officials participate.

In the BTC Exhibition Hall 1-8, which can be said to be the center of the event, you can check the booths of major Japanese developers such as Square Enix, INAMI, Sega/Atlas, Cap com, Banzai NAMC, and Goa Techno. The VR/AR area, located in the center of the six-hole, is a meta quest and a domestic company's booth, and next to it, there is a smartphone game area where you can see the mobile game exhibition.

In the first hole, there was an indie game, a game social area, and a Korean joint booth hosted by the Korea Creative Content Agency. In the Korean joint hall, 15 companies selected through preliminary screening will jointly participate in the company. In the second hole, you can find the booth of 'Project Moon', a domestic game company. In addition, NHN and Nixon announced the news of the TGS, but will not be exhibited through the B2C offline booth.

This year, TGS has prepared a variety of field demonstrations as well as its own events for users who were thirsty for the 'latest build demonstration', which is the best of offline exhibition events. It is no exaggeration to say that most companies in the booth exhibition have prepared a new demonstration build. If you are a user who wants to experience the new work first than anyone else, it is a good idea to check the location and efficient route of each booth.

The noteworthy first offline exhibition is available at the Cap com booth. Cap com opened a special site early and introduced various contents to be released through online and offline events. There are four types of demonstration versions: Biohazard Village VR Version, Monster Hunter Rise: Sun Brake, Street Fighter 6, Ex Primal, and Rock man Egg Advanced Collection.

In particular, since the 'Biohazard Village VR version' was announced as a new VR HMD of SHE, which has not yet been commercialized, PSVR2's prototype or PSVR2 sense controller can be used in the demonstration corner of the field. Expectations are gathering. In addition, the demonstration builds of the new Street Fighter 6 and EX Primal, which are scheduled to be released in 2023, will be released for the first time to the public, so if you visit the site, you should never miss it.

Banzai NAMC also released the title information that can be demonstrated at the TGS booth through a special site. There are eight types of demonstration titles, and the most notable titles include Dragon Ball The Breakers, One Piece Odyssey, and Daemon Ranch Story 2. The booth has enough demonstration space and a gift for visitors, so if you are a gamer who likes cartoons or animation IPs, it will never be missed.

Square Enix also unveils demonstration builds of several new works that have been introduced only in video through TGS. There are five types of demonstration titles: Poshokken, Valkyrie Elysium, Star Ocean 6, and Romancing: Mineral Song Remaster, Crisis Core-Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, and the most notable title is AAA developed by Luminous Productions. This is the new 'Pothook'. If you haven't soothed the thirst for a long time with a 10-minute play video released in August, this demonstration build, which will be introduced for a month after the official release date, is expected to resolve most of the questions about the game.

Except for the indie game session, it is one of the main points that cannot be missed as the only domestic game company. The project statement will release the demonstration version and the latest information of the new 'LIM Bus Company', which is currently being developed through the TGS booth exhibition.

As it is an exhibition of the project in which it is a project door with a firm Japanese fan through Bottom Corporation and Library of Louisa, Japanese gamers' interest in the next work that leads to the same worldview will also be hot. The project door said that it prepared a special commemorative good for visitors visiting the booth.

In addition to the LIM Bus Company in the project statement, you will be able to meet a number of domestic developers in various parts of the B2C exhibition hall. The shift up shows the demonstration version of the new project Nike through the booth of the global publisher level Infinite, and CCT and Daemon Media will be released as a Nintendo Switch, and the studio HG is 'Metallic Child' through Crest Booth We announced the announcement of new information to commemorate the anniversary.

You will be able to meet six domestic indie games in the indie game area, as well as 15 domestic titles in the Korean Pavilion. Participating in booth events and demonstrations at the venue, or purchasing goods, and looking for overseas works, which are ambitiously presented by domestic developers, will be another way to enjoy TGS.

■ It is also fun online! TGS official broadcasting program that runs for 4 days

There are various contents that can only be found in the field, but for those who do not visit the site, it is 'rice cake'. However, TGS 2022 has prepared various official broadcast programs so that gamers who participate online can enjoy the event together. From the start of the event to the 18th, the last day, and from 10 am to midnight, various sessions were filled. If you are a gamer who is curious about the newly released information, it is no exaggeration to say that you can get all the information online without visiting the site.

The first day, the 15th, begins with the TGS keynote lecture. The theme of the lecture is 'The game never stops', and it is expected that you can listen to the honest thoughts of the industry workers how Meta Bus will change the game industry.

Afterwards, Microsoft's Xbox Stream, Banzai NAMC and Cap com are broadcast. In the Xbox Stream, the news of the existing title update and the announcement of the new title lineup will be released, as well as the latest information that can only be found in TGS. Banzai NAMC will introduce the latest information of 'One Piece Odyssey' and Cap com will introduce the details of the five titles that prepared the booth demonstration. Through this broadcast, even users who cannot participate in the booth demonstration will be able to identify the approximate details of the demo builds about what new specifications included in the demonstration build.

▲ 5: 5 Team 5 Team EX Primal's detailed information will be introduced to represent the Daemon Massive Action Genre.

The next day, the 16th, is scheduled for the 'Sense of Wonder Knight' awards ceremony, 505 Games and Joe Techno, Sega, INAMI, and Square Enix. In addition to the anticipated works of Varying: Fallen Dynasty, Final Fantasy 16, Harvested and Sonic Frontier, a variety of new information that has not yet been released will be released in succession. If you are curious about the masterpiece indie game, the new work of INAMI wrapped in the veil, and the latest information of Street Fighter 6, please pay attention to the official schedule of the 16th.

The main broadcasts on the 17th include Hobo Bus and Project Session. Hobo Bus, which prepared the TGS Special Program, will introduce the latest information of the new 'Collapse: Star Rail' and Genres Zone Zero through broadcasting. RPG 'Genres Zone Zero', which depicts the story after modern civilization was destroyed by supernatural disasters, is a work that has attracted the expectations of many domestic gamers since the first release.