May 21, 2021

  Another day another game company has pulled the brakes on attending Gen Con 2021     Asmodee USA, Asmodee NA studios, and Ultra PRO Entertainment will not be physically present at Gen Con Indy 2021. This follows the announcement that Paizo was also not going to be there as well.   Asmodee has decided to not physically participate in Gen...

May 11, 2021

  Gen Con, the largest and longest-running tabletop gaming convention in North America, today announced badge registration dates for the upcoming 2021 convention. A limited number of 4-Day and single-day badges for Gen Con Indy will go on sale at noon Eastern on Sunday, May 23. The convention was rescheduled to September 16-19, 2021 and will proceed with a...

Apr 25, 2021

Drac is joined by Rent and Lessah as we talk about Update 49: Peril of the Planar Eyes and we have a long chat about Gen Con and how much different this year is going to be and also talk about all the video content that Lessah releases.   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN287.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |...

Apr 21, 2021

  We know a bit more about what to expect from Gen Con 2021 this fall. (It still sounds odd to say fall)     David Hoppe President at Gen Con breaks all the details in a blog post over at the Gen Con Blog. The key detail to keep in mind as you read ahead is this: we are planning for something that is months ahead while the reality of our world is...

Mar 18, 2021

  There is a glimmer of hope that we will have a Gen Con this year!   Gen Con announced they are postponing Gen Con 2021 as originally planned for August 5-8 in Indianapolis and announcing plans for a hybrid slate of concurrent in-person and online experiences, including the rescheduled Indy convention, this September 16-19, 2021. We believe this is...

Dec 19, 2020

  Gen Con, LLC. Announced that it has postponed badge registration and event submission for Gen Con 2021.     The COVID-19 pandemic pretty much wiped out all conventions of 2020. In hopes of hosting a live event for Gen Con 2021, they have pushed back their badge registration and event submission until the organizers have a better vision of the...

May 31, 2020

We told you that Gen Con 2020 was canceled and is going to hold an online convention due to COVID-19.  They have announced that registrations will open this Monday.     Last week, we had the sad duty of announcing the cancellation of Gen Con 2020 in Indianapolis due to health and safety concerns related to COVID-19. However, while we can’t...

May 19, 2020

  I’ve been saying for weeks this was coming, and today we got the word, There will be no Gen Con this year.     In an open letter to supporters published Tuesday, just 72 days before the doors were slated to open, Team Gen Con announced the cancellation of the convention citing health and safety concerns.   It is with a heavy heart...

May 2, 2020

  Usually, this time we are pouring over the event list and getting ready to try to get the events we want to do at Gen Con, well this year not so much.     Gen Con LLC is taking early action ahead of one of the state’s largest conventions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the dates for the gaming convention itself remain...

Aug 16, 2019

  We stop by Direwolf and chat with Matt to find out about the newest board games and digital games from Direwolf!         DDO Players Gen Con  2019 Coverage Brought To You By The Skullsplitter Dice Company! NEW CUSTOMERS! Mention DDO Players Sent You! And Get A FREE Pair Of Dice At Check Out!...

Aug 16, 2019

  We make our annual stop to Fireside games and have a chat with Justin. Always look forward to stopping in talking to him! *NOTE* This is one of the videos that I thought was lost, but I managed to salvage it, Sorry about the volume of my microphone I did what I could! But this was too good of video not to release!*     DDO Players Gen Con  2019...

Aug 16, 2019

  We stop by the OP (USAopoly), and have a great chat with Ross about all the upcoming games!     DDO Players Gen Con  2019 Coverage Brought To You By The Skullsplitter Dice Company! NEW CUSTOMERS! Mention DDO Players Sent You! And Get A FREE Pair Of Dice At Check...

Aug 15, 2019

  We stop by the Ravensburger Booth and talk with Cassie about some of the newest games from Ravensburger!       DDO Players Gen Con  2019 Coverage Brought To You By The Skullsplitter Dice Company! NEW CUSTOMERS! Mention DDO Players Sent You! And Get A FREE Pair Of Dice At Check Out!...

Aug 15, 2019

  We stop by the Keymaster Games booth and talk with Jennifer about their latest games!     DDO Players Gen Con  2019 Coverage Brought To You By The Skullsplitter Dice Company! NEW CUSTOMERS! Mention DDO Players Sent You! And Get A FREE Pair Of Dice At Check...

Aug 14, 2019

  We get our first look at the upcoming Funkoverse Strategy Game with Stephanie from funko games at Gen Con 2019 *NOTE* We had a serious tech issue with the camera, I managed to save MOST of the video, we lost about 3 mins of footage, the video starts very odd I’m sorry about that, I saved what I could!           DDO Players...

Aug 14, 2019

  We have a chat with Aly From Goliath Games & Games Adults Play about some of upcoming games!       DDO Players Gen Con  2019 Coverage Brought To You By The Skullsplitter Dice Company! NEW CUSTOMERS! Mention DDO Players Sent You! And Get A FREE Pair Of Dice At Check Out!...

Aug 7, 2019

  Gen Con has released preliminary attendance estimates for the 2019 event. The four-day convention had nearly 70,000 unique attendees, up about 12% from last year’s 61,424+. This has been the fifth straight year of unique attendance above 60,000. Gen Con attendance has consistently hovered around 60,000 unique attendees since 2015. The attendance...

Aug 4, 2019

  Drac sits down with Executive Producer Severlin Executive Producer, Community Manager Cordovan, and Developer Lynnabel. To chat about the Hardcore League server, The new alchemist class, the proposed XP changes and more! *NOTE* We sit down in a what was a quite place in one of the hotels, but as this was Gen Con, there are some times when a few people...

Jul 31, 2019

    Tomorrow marks the 51st 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 can be pretty overwhelming, so here are...

Jun 20, 2019

  Help Sun King Brewery celebrate 10 years of Fresh Local Beer! Over the past eight years, Sun King has partnered annually with Gen Con to bring a unique, special-edition beer to attendees. This year, in addition to our Gen Con 2019 beer, Brewtron 9000, we’re bringing back an official Gen Con beer from a previous year, and we need your help to decide...