Big names confirmed for GamesCom 2011

The first list of game firms appearing at this year's GamesCom in Cologne have been revealed.

Appearing at the August 17 - 21 show are the likes of EA, Nintendo, Ubisoft, 2K and Valve. A number of major names – such as Activision and Square - are not yet listed, while SEGA and Capcom, no-shows in 2010, are yet to appear.

The full list of confirmed publishers so far, as revealed by GoNintendo, is as follows:

• Electronic Arts
• DeepSilver
• Konami
• Namco Bandai
• Nintendo
• Ubisoft
• Warner Bros
• 2K
• Bethesda Softworks
• Frogster
• NCsoft
• Trion Worlds
• Valve Corporation
• Hama
• Razer
• Bigben Interactive