It's late August, and that means Gen Con, "The Best Four Days in Gaming" will descend upon downtown Indianapolis once again. Last year, the convention drew a record 49,000 gamers, geeks and pop culture fans from around the world, and this year's convention is already heating up. Although the con does not begin until Thursday, many visitors and locals already have begun filtering into the Indiana Convention Center to get their badges and tickets for four days of gaming, comics, costumes, crafts and sci-fi and fantasy in all shapes and forms. Among the convention-goers this year is the Film Yap's Ben Johnson, who will be snapping pics and and providing some commentary — in between the 48 hours of gaming he has scheduled over the next three days. Gen Con may be a gaming convention, but many of the licensed properties you'll see at Gen Con (including Marvel Comics, Dr. Who, Star Trek and Star Wars) have become staples of both film and television, so there is plenty to interest all the movie fans out there!
Gen Con Convention Diary
Gen Con Convention Diary
Gen Con Convention Diary
It's late August, and that means Gen Con, "The Best Four Days in Gaming" will descend upon downtown Indianapolis once again. Last year, the convention drew a record 49,000 gamers, geeks and pop culture fans from around the world, and this year's convention is already heating up. Although the con does not begin until Thursday, many visitors and locals already have begun filtering into the Indiana Convention Center to get their badges and tickets for four days of gaming, comics, costumes, crafts and sci-fi and fantasy in all shapes and forms. Among the convention-goers this year is the Film Yap's Ben Johnson, who will be snapping pics and and providing some commentary — in between the 48 hours of gaming he has scheduled over the next three days. Gen Con may be a gaming convention, but many of the licensed properties you'll see at Gen Con (including Marvel Comics, Dr. Who, Star Trek and Star Wars) have become staples of both film and television, so there is plenty to interest all the movie fans out there!