{"id":6299,"date":"2026-07-23T12:25:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T04:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/john-romero-gamescom-asia-thailand-game-show-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:25:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T04:25:46","slug":"john-romero-gamescom-asia-thailand-game-show-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/john-romero-gamescom-asia-thailand-game-show-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"John Romero Keynotes gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 in Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the founding fathers of the first-person shooter is coming to Bangkok. <a href=\"https:\/\/gamescom.asia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026<\/a> has announced that <strong>John Romero<\/strong> \u2014 co-founder of id Software and co-creator of Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein 3D \u2014 will headline the show&#8217;s business area conference with a keynote titled <em>&#8220;Why We Still Make Games.&#8221;<\/em> The event runs <strong>29 October to 1 November 2026<\/strong> at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/roQle3abCcw\" title=\"gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2025 Highlights\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2025 Highlights \u2014 via gamescom asia on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>John Romero&#8217;s Keynote \u2014 &ldquo;Why We Still Make Games&rdquo;<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/john-romero-2026-scaled.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"John Romero at MCM Comic Con London, May 2026\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Photo: David Maynard \/ WikiPortraits (CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Romero&#8217;s talk promises a personal look at four decades in games \u2014 from the garage sessions that produced the id Software catalogue to building Romero Games in later years. The keynote is scheduled for the business area conference, which is open to industry professionals and media on <strong>29 and 30 October<\/strong>. For Singapore attendees flying up on a media or professional pass, those are the days to book around.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Romero, the conference spans four stages and features over <strong>70 speakers from more than 20 countries<\/strong>, with executives from Roblox, Tencent, Rovio Entertainment and Gameloft confirmed among the line-up. A pitch competition, Invest Circle and VIP Mixer round out the industry programme, alongside the Thailand Game Talent Showcase spotlighting student-made titles from Thai universities.<\/p>\n<h2>Bigger Than Ever \u2014 The 2026 Show Floor<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gcaxtgs25-opening-ceremony.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Opening ceremony at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2025, QSNCC Bangkok\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Koelnmesse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This year&#8217;s entertainment area expands to <strong>four halls for the first time<\/strong>, pushing the total event footprint past <strong>35,000 sqm<\/strong> \u2014 a 20% jump from the inaugural 2025 edition, which drew 206,159 visitors from 95 countries across 294 exhibitors. Given that scale in its first year, the 2026 growth is a strong signal that the show has found its footing as Southeast Asia&#8217;s answer to a full-scale gaming and pop-culture convention.<\/p>\n<h2>Confirmed Exhibitors: Nintendo, CAPCOM, SEGA, Pokemon Company and More<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gcaxtgs25-show-floor.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2025 show floor\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Koelnmesse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The exhibitor roster already reads like a major trade show. Platinum Sponsor <strong>Synnex-Nintendo<\/strong> is on board alongside <strong>AMD, Bandai Namco Entertainment, CAPCOM, SANDISK, SEGA<\/strong> and <strong>The Pokemon Company<\/strong>. For Singapore fans of Nintendo Switch titles, mainline Pokemon games and the CAPCOM back-catalogue, having all three on the same floor in one Bangkok weekend is a worthwhile draw \u2014 and Bangkok is a two-hour flight from Changi with no visa required for Singapore passport holders.<\/p>\n<h2>ACE Bangkok Joins the Show \u2014 Anime, Manga and Fandom Under One Roof<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gcaxtgs25-crowd.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Crowd atmosphere at gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2025\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Koelnmesse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>New for 2026: <strong>ACE Bangkok<\/strong>, described as Thailand&#8217;s newest pop-culture platform covering anime, manga, comics, film and fandom, will be embedded within the show for the first time. That makes the entertainment area meaningful for fans beyond games \u2014 if last year&#8217;s 200,000-strong turnout was mostly driven by gaming alone, ACE Bangkok could push the 2026 figure considerably higher and widen the appeal for Singapore&#8217;s pop-culture crowd.<\/p>\n<h2>Dates, Tickets and Getting There from Singapore<\/h2>\n<p>The public entertainment area runs <strong>30 October to 1 November 2026<\/strong> at QSNCC Bangkok. Industry and media access opens a day earlier on 29 October. Accreditation applications are open via the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSerVlsAi8aLYy19bq2YAL-IfaFw1cqJGp4Dfc67oIL3eLVGpw\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official media form<\/a>. Public ticket and exhibitor details are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/gamescom.asia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gamescom.asia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For Singapore readers, October is a historically good month for a Bangkok trip \u2014 cooler weather, no overlap with major SG convention dates, and a weekend bracket that makes the public days doable on a short getaway. Keep an eye on <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/event\/\">our events page<\/a> as more exhibitors and speakers are confirmed ahead of October.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Inbox press release from Kozanecki Consulting (james.kozanecki88@gmail.com)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"John Romero keynote not yet confirmed on official gamescom.asia speaker page at time of publication; attribution to press release received by GameTrader\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doom and Quake co-creator John Romero headlines gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026 in Bangkok, 29 October to 1 November. Nintendo, CAPCOM, SEGA and The Pokemon Company are among the exhibitors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[17],"tags":[893,584,891,894,890,892],"class_list":["post-6299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","tag-bangkok","tag-doom","tag-gamescom-asia","tag-gaming-events","tag-john-romero","tag-thailand-game-show"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gcaxtgs26-keyvisual.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1DB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3100,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/gamescom-asia-x-thailand-game-show-2025-draws-over-200000-visitors\/","url_meta":{"origin":6299,"position":0},"title":"gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2025 Draws Over 200,000 Visitors","date":"October 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Southeast Asian gaming scene just hit a major milestone. 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