Games Convention Online 2011 taken offline
by Alexander Sliwinski 
on Apr 16th 2011 2:15AM
Games Convention Online, the anemic competition to the
behemoth that is
Gamescom, will not occur this year -- or, likely, ever again. The organizers of the
Leipziger Messe said that despite support the past two years, the show was unable to find a "firm financial footing."
The
GCO was a
reactionary show created to fill the void left in Leipzig when the industry made Cologne its new home for an annual European mega-show. In its first year, GCO attracted
43,000 attendees, but the following year it went
trade only and no figures were announced. Gamescom 2011 is ready to rock Cologne again from August 17 - 21.
