GenCon is the second largest gaming convention in the world, with a 2022 attendance level exceeding 50,000 gamers. It is only eclipsed by Essen SPIEL with a reported 91,000 gamers, exhibitors, educators, and fans in attendance in 2021. The U.K. Games Expo takes the number three spot, with 2022 attendance topping 46,000. There may be…
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GenCon 2022 Round-up – Publishers’ Offerings
Wow! GenCon 2022 has ended. I have returned home with memories I will cherish for a lifetime. This is the first of several articles in which I cover my GenCon experience, a survey of some of the fantastic companies I spoke with, and an overview of the games I managed to play. I had the privilege…
Rolling Boxcars at GENCON
Rolling Boxcars will be GENCON in August. I (Keith) will be there for various reasons, but first and foremost, I will be there as part of the press pool providing event coverage. During the convention, look for tweets as I provide updates and images of the event from my perspective. After the convention, I will…
News Desk: NecronomiCon Providence to Return in 2022
NecronomiCon Providence has announced that due to the ongoing dangers from the covid-19 pandemic, their biennial weird fiction convention has been moved from its originally-scheduled August 2021 date. On their Facebook page, the organizers stated, “Why bother with the odd years when this year is already odd enough. We’re moving to 18-21 August, 2022”. Passes…
News Desk: Miskatonic Repository Con is Coming
Dear Readers, For those that enjoy Call of Cthulhu, you’re probably already familiar with the Miskatonic Repository and the upcoming event. But for those that aren’t familiar with either, I’m looking at you! The Repository is Chaosium’s Community publishing program, where small independent creators can create Call of Cthulhu RPG content and release it through…
Online Gaming Conventions (August-December)
2020 has been horrible for lots of reasons, but COVID has been devastating to the summer and fall gaming convention seasons, and the in-person winter season looks to be a no-go as well. Thankfully, many convention organizers are turning to online virtual conventions to keep funds coming in, to support charities, and to placate gamers’…
News Desk: VirtualHorror Con — 4-5 April
Word of this awesome opportunity just popped up in our social media feeds. Virtual Horror Con (VHC) is scheduled for 4-5 April from the comfort of your home. A big thanks to one of our long time friends and supporters, Jeremy, of the Lovecraft Tapes for making us aware of this event. VirtualHorror Con is a…
News Desk: Gamesfest UK Receiving Negative Press Over Bigoted Comments
Following some horrendously bigoted and racist-leaning comments by Gamesfest UK over the last several days on Twitter and their Facebook page has been receiving quite a lot of negative press. Several things have happened in the last 24 hours. Today, Asmodee UK has parted ways from Gamesfest UK. According to Gamesfest UK’s Facebook page, the…
Dan’s First NecronomiCon
Confession time – I’m generally pretty terrible about going to conventions. However, this year I did manage to make it to NecronomiCon 2019. This was my first NecronomiCon, It is “an expansive exploration and celebration of all the greats of weird fiction, including predecessors and contemporaries of Providence’s H.P. Lovecraft and the many authors and…
The Stars Were Right at the 2019 ENnies
It’s been an interesting run for Chaosium over the past few years. In 2015, the company was struggling to deliver on its Kickstarter commitments when the Old Ones returned, Sandy Petersen and Greg Stafford, and bringing with them the Moon Design Publications team. They managed to deliver on their Kickstarter commitments and since then have…
Rolling Boxcars 