Game industry veteran David Hoppe has officially taken over the reigns of Gen Con LLC as the new president. “I’m ecstatic to return to the hobby game industry and join the incredibly talented team at Gen Con, Gen Con has accomplished so much over the past 50 years, and I’m looking forward […]
Gen Con 50 Breaks Attendance Record
As expected, Gen Con LLC is reporting record attendance for last weekend’s convention. Gen Con says turnstile attendance was nearly 207,979, marking an increase of about 4 percent over 2016. For the first time in its 50-year history, the convention sold out of all attendee badges before the event began. “Our team is [&hell
Gen Con Sells Out Historic 50th Convention
Gen Con, North America’s longest-running and best-attended tabletop game convention, has announced a complete sellout of badges for its 50th convention to be held August 17-20 in the Indiana Convention Center. The convention will not sell badges on-site and attendees, as in prior years, will be asked to display their badges while atte
Tips If Your Attending Gen Con 50
This week marks the 50th annual Gen Con, held in Indianapolis, Indiana. What was a small gathering of friends at Gary Gygax’s house in 1967 has grown to become the biggest tabletop gaming convention in the U.S., attracting more than 60,000 people and hundreds of new games every year. For the uninitiated it […]
Gen Con 2017 Program Book Now Available In PDF
For those of you that can’t make it to Gen Con this year, you can get a taste of the program book via the Gen Con website. The PDF clocks in at 308 Pages! Don’t forget out Gen Con Coverage, will start in full on Wednesday, Aug 16th. Make sure you’re following us […]