Tokyo Game Show Opens 30th Anniversary Special Site With Project Lineup
The anniversary site and project list give the first concrete look at how TGS will mark 30 years since its 1996 debut, with a mix of retrospective exhibits and limited-edition merchandise.
Reporting from 1 source: GAME Watch (Impress).
CESA opened the Tokyo Game Show 30th anniversary special site on August 17, one month before TGS2026 runs September 17-21 at Makuhari Messe. The site will post a timeline of the show's history, past posters, and anniversary initiative news. CESA also announced special projects including an anniversary ticket with a gold medal, a producer talk stage, a panel exhibition, and venue activities.
The Tokyo Game Show 30th anniversary special site went live August 17, exactly one month before TGS2026 opens at Makuhari Messe. The site will carry a timeline of the show's 30-year history, past posters, and updates on anniversary projects.
CESA, which also turns 30 this year, will open its own anniversary site on August 26, alongside a hands-on online quiz about Japan's game industry history.
Among the announced projects is a premium anniversary ticket that includes a pure gold medal engraved with visuals from various titles, orderable until September 8. A talk stage featuring producers of game titles reaching milestones in 2026 will launch its first installment on September 11, with more during the event.
- 30th Anniversary Ticket: super-premium ticket with a pure gold medal bonus, orderable until September 8
- 30th Anniversary Title Talk Stage: producer program, first installment September 11
- Tokyo Game Show x 30 Years of Gaming: panel exhibition tracing game industry history from 1996
- 30th Anniversary Support Message Board: venue board, sticker for writing support messages
- 30th Anniversary Photo Share Campaign: photo frame at venue, sticker for posting with #TGS30th
- 30th Anniversary Messages from Game Makers: message boards from creators and development teams at the venue
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「TGS2026」開催まで1カ月！ 「TGS」30周年記念特設サイトが本日8月17日にオープン