G-Star has been waiting for this day, all the players from all over the country have come to Busan

BEXCO closes tomorrow… The highest number of visitors ever

On the 19th, the third day and first weekend of the “G-STAR 2022” international game fair, the BEXCO area in Haeundae-gu, Busan, the venue for the event, was crowded since the morning.

The ticket-buying stalls outside the venue were crowded enough to fill the queue, and long lines formed for the open-air stalls and food trucks.

Kim Ye-jin (18), a high school senior who visited the G-Star site in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, said, “I was waiting ‘I should go to G-Star after the exam is over’ about 100 days before the college entrance exam.”

I can’t wait,” he said.

New gaming experience booths such as Nexon Korea, Netmarble and Kakao Games set up in BEXCO Exhibition Hall 1 had a long line with an expected wait time of over two hours in less than an hour after opening.

Kim Mo (20), a university student, said: “The last time I visited G-Star was 4-5 years ago, and I was thrilled because it was held on a large scale for the first time in a while.” time”. Come and line up,” he said.

Sixth grade elementary school Park Joon-oh (12), who visited the event with four friends from the neighborhood, looked around enthusiastically, holding an armful of free gifts from various booths.

“I often play mobile games with my friends,” Park said.

Also the second exhibition hall, consisting of two new works of Hoyobus, the creator of “Genshin”, and the mobile game “Goddess of Victory: Nike”, which was released this month and ranked first in the market of app, it was packed with people.

Park Jin-kyu (31), an employee, said: “I’m a fan who has been playing since the beginning of ‘Genshin’.” He smiled.

Costumed gamers who watched the exhibit “transform” into their favorite game characters also stood out.

Hyunseung Ko (22), who visited the exhibition hall dressed as ‘Uma Musume: Pretty Derby’ character ‘Tokai Teio’, said, “I usually play subculture games (Japanese anime-style games), including Uma Musume, but I made the funnest event I wanted to have fun, so I went to the event site after the cosplay.

A careful management of safety by the organizers, local governments, the police and the fire brigade also stood out.

Event organizers and police personnel were deployed throughout the event venue, BEXCO Square, as well as nearby subway stations to prevent crowding incidents.

In particular, on the narrow escalator leading to the 3rd floor of the 2nd exhibition pavilion, there has always been a security guard guiding the escalators to keep at least one space apart.

Visitor Jeong Mo (28) said: “It’s inconvenient because the organizers seem to be overly controlling, but I still think safety is the top priority.”