Tokyo Game Show (TGS 2015), 17 - 20 September

The 2015 edition of TGS will be the first to occupy all 11 halls at Makuhari Messe with a record 1,904 booths signed up. This exceeds the final total for 2014, which was 1,715. However, it will be the first TGS for many years to have no stand from Microsoft. Japanese gaming site Famitsu reports that the software giant has effectively given up on the X-Box in Japan.

The Tokyo Game Show remains one of the top gaming shows in the world. While the first two days of the event are industry and press only, days three and four are open to the sweaty masses.
The show is on a huge scale with booths from all the major game publishers, console makers and mobile gaming platforms with a few indies 20 country booths thrown in as well.

If you’re not into waiting in line at the booths for hours, there is plenty of other entertainment – including one of the biggest gathering of cos-players around. There is also a dedicated area for families with small children.