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08/03/2020 — Gen Con Online Draws Over 40,000 for Digital-Only Tabletop Convention

05/19/2020 — Gen Con Announces Cancellation of 2020 Convention, Plans for Online Event

03/12/2020 — Updates on Gen Con and COVID-19

03/12/2020 — R. A. Salvatore Announced as Gen Con’s 2020 Author Guest of Honor

03/05/2020 — Christopher Burdett, Nen Chang, and Steve Prescott Announced as Featured Artists for Gen Con 2020 Art Show

02/20/2020 — Gen Con Selects Take This and Trinity Haven as Charity Partners for 2020 Convention

08/05/2019 — Gen Con Looks to the Future After Record-Breaking 2019 Convention

07/26/2019 — Gen Con 2019 to Feature Record-Breaking Number of Exhibitors and Events

07/25/2019 — Gen Con and Make-A-Wish® Grant First-of-its-Kind Wish at 2019 Convention

07/24/2019 — Gen Con Expands Official Merchandise With Gamer Lifestyle Apparel Offerings

06/21/2019 — Gen Con Expands Gen Con TV Streaming Video Program with New Shows

05/22/2019 — Monte Cook and Shanna Germain Announced as Gen Con 2019 Industry Guests of Honor

05/10/2019 — Tanya DePass and Steve Kenson Announced as 2019 Gen Con Insights Speakers

05/03/2019 — Gen Con Announces Pop-Up Convention Activations in US Game Stores

04/12/2019 — Cherie Priest Announced as Gen Con’s 2019 Author Guest of Honor

03/15/2019 — Emily Fiegenschuh, Ralph Horsley, Omar Rayyan Announced as Gen Con’s 2019 Featured Artists

02/22/2019 — Gen Con Extends Partnership with HotBox Pizza for Three Years

02/08/2019 — Gen Con Extends Partnership with Sun King Brewery for Three Years

01/24/2019 — Gen Con Signs Three-Year Co-Sponsorship Extension with Paizo Inc.

01/11/2019 — Gen Con Signs Three-Year Co-Sponsorship Agreement with Fantasy Flight Games

12/13/2018 — Gen Con Selects Game to Grow and Special Olympics Indiana as Charity Partners for 2019 Convention

04/18/2018 — Gen Con Announces Sustainability Initiatives for 2018 Convention

04/13/2018 — Gen Con Names Indianapolis Public Library as Literacy Partner

03/23/2018 — Gen Con Announces Featured Artists for 2018

03/16/2018 — Gen Con Chooses Charity Partners for 2018 Convention

03/09/2018 — Gen Con Extends Contract with True Dungeon for Five More Years

03/02/2018 — Gen Con Partners with Fantasy Flight Games to Co-Sponsor Gen Con 2018

02/16/2018 — Gen Con Anticipates Second Consecutive Badge Sell-Out & Extends in Indy Through 2022

11/21/2017 — Gen Con Partners with Rio Grande Games for Co-Sponsorship of Gen Con 2018

08/21/2017 — Gen Con Reaches New Milestones with Historic 50th Convention

04/28/2017 — Gen Con Announces HotBox as Official Pizza of Gen Con 50

04/14/2017 — Gen Con to Expand to Lucas Oil Stadium Field, Honor First Convention

04/07/2017 — Gen Con Selects Charlaine Harris of as 2017 Author Guest of Honor

03/31/2017 — Gen Con to Feature Thursday Evening Concert Performance by They Might Be Giants

03/13/2017 — Gen Con Hires New President; Adrian Swartout to Retire after Gen Con 50

02/02/2017 — Gen Con Names Child Advocates Official Charity Partner of Gen Con 50

01/20/2017 — Gen Con Gen Con Renews Official Beer Partnership with Sun King Brewery

12/06/2016 — Gen Con Extends Partnership with Indianapolis through 2021

08/09/2016 — Gen Con 2016 Continues Turnstile Attendance Records in Transformative Year

06/23/2016 — June 2016 Media Alert

05/04/2016 — Gen Con 2016 to Have Record-Breaking Exhibitor Attendance

04/25/2016 — Gen Con Partners with Paizo, Inc, on Multi-Year Co-Sponsorship Extension

04/07/2016 — Gen Con Extends Partnership with Sun King Brewing for Fifth Consecutive Year

12/10/2015 — Gen Con Welcomes New Co-Sponsor Rio Grande Games

12/03/2015 — Gen Con Expands into Lucas Oil Stadium

08/03/2015 — Gen Con 2015 Continues Six-Year Streak of Record-Breaking Growth

02/04/2014 — Gen Con Extends Co-Sponsorship with Mayfair Games