1. Best of Gamescom

2. A visitor of Gamescom, the world's largest computer games fair, wears illuminated purple eyelid LED lights in Cologne, Germany. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

3. Attendees watch a staged play of World of Tanks, developed by the Wargaming company, on a large screen. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

4. A cosplayer uses an escalator. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

5. A boy poses for a picture, inside the hand of a Rabbid Kong figure. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

6. Gamers enjoy a virtual ride in a roller coaster, while wearing virtual reality goggles. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

7. Wigs, in a range of colors and length, are seen on sale. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

8. A cosplayer in a Batman costume plays the upcoming action shooter video game Battlefront II, based on the Star Wars film franchise. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

9. Gamers play Battlefield 1. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

10. Visitors of Gamescom walk between halls. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

11. A man rides a model of a dragon. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

12. German Chancellor Angela Merkel opens Gamescom. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

13. A gamer in a cage plays Robo Recall. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

14. A woman poses with Nintendo's Mario. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

15. Gamers play video games. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

16. People dressed up as "Middle-earth: Shadow of War" game characters. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

17. A man walks past Xbox controllers. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

18. People dressed up as video game characters. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

19. Visitors dance on stage with the Just Dance video game mascot. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

20. A man uses 3D goggles. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

21. German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands next to a screen depicting a Minecraft rendition of her and the Reichstag building. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

22. Children play video games. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay