Buyer Support
Seller Support
FastSpring is excited to sponsor gamescom dev and gamescom 2026, two of the games industry’s biggest events. With both events taking place across Aug. 23-30 at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany, the week brings together developers, publishers, studios, and business leaders from across the global games industry for sessions, networking, and everything gaming.
gamescom dev kicks things off August 24-25, bringing together industry pioneers from prominent indie and triple AAA studios. There will be nearly 220 sessions spread over multiple specialized tracks spanning the full spectrum of game development and publishing, as well as can’t miss social and community events.
gamescom follows from August 27-28, one of the world’s largest gaming festivals, welcoming both the trade and consumer sides of the industry to Cologne for a true celebration of gaming culture.
Catch FastSpring at both events:
- gamescom dev, booth C3, Aug. 24-25.
- gamescom, hall 2.2 booth B040, Aug. 26-28.
Stop by to talk D2C monetization, web store best practices, and how FastSpring can help you seamlessly sell your game in more places around the world. We’ll also be raffling off a new pair of AirPods, so make sure to come by and enter for your chance to win!
We’re hosting a handful of exciting events we’d love for you to join us at!
Want to book time with the team in advance? Contact us here and we’ll get something on the calendar before the show.
Catch FastSpring’s Sessions at gamescom dev and Community Clubhouse
FastSpring’s Head of Gaming Chip Thurston will be taking the stage multiple times at gamescom dev to dive deep into the insights from our latest report on D2C monetization, what the app store rulings mean for D2C and its future, and more. Don’t miss it!
Join Us for Beer & Banter
FastSpring invites all gamescom dev attendees to join us for an informal beer reception on Monday afternoon. Connect with the people you’ve been meaning to catch up with over cold drinks in a relaxed setting. No agenda, just good company and great beer. Confex reception area, Monday, August 24, 3:00-5:00 PM. See you there!
More Events During the Week
Join FastSpring at the Hivemind Cologne Mixer, Aug. 26 from 6 p.m.-12 a.m., where we’re co-hosting alongside EBANX and Midwest Games. This is an exclusive, limited-seating evening for senior games industry professionals that will leave you with fresh perspectives, valuable relationships, and ideas you can actually apply. Register here if you haven’t already. Spots are limited.
And watch for more details about a can’t-miss event co-hosted by FastSpring and Infernozilla!
Keep an eye out for more information as the week approaches.
Where to Get Tickets
Still need tickets? For gamescom dev tickets, grab your ticket here. For gamescom 2026 tickets, head over to the registration page. We can’t wait to see you there!
How to Connect With FastSpring
You can find the FastSpring team at two locations throughout the week:
- gamescom dev: Booth C3
- gamescom: Hall 2.2, Booth B040
Want to book time with the team in advance? Contact us here and we’ll get something on the calendar before the show.
FastSpring is how gaming studios sell in more places around the world. For over two decades, FastSpring has been a payment provider you can use to sell games or in-game items on your website, web shop, or embedded directly into your game with fully customizable and branded checkouts just for you. FastSpring allows you to offload the complexity of global payments, sales tax and VAT compliance, player payments support, and many other aspects of payments management. Spend less time managing your payments and compliance and more time making great games! Set up a demo or try it out for yourself.
