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List of gaming conventions This is a list of noteworthy gaming conventions [nb 1] from around the world. This list is sectioned by location, and each gaming convention includes the dates during which it is typically held. Dates listed are approximate or traditional time periods for each convention.
Gamescom is the world's largest gaming event, with 370,000 visitors and 1,037 exhibitors from 56 countries attending the event in 2018. [3] The event is used by many video game developers to exhibit upcoming games and game-related hardware. [4] The "gamescom - Opening Night Live" (ONL) show takes place every year on the evening before the opening.
A gaming convention is a gathering centered on role-playing games, collectible card games, miniatures wargames, board games, video games, or other types of games. These conventions are typically two or three business days long, and often held at either a university or in a convention center hotel. [citation needed] The largest gaming convention, Spiel, is a trade fair held in Essen, Germany ...
Gen Con is the largest tabletop game convention in North America by both attendance and number of events. It features traditional pen-and-paper, board, and card games, including role-playing games, miniatures wargames, live action role-playing games, collectible card games, and strategy games. Gen Con also features computer games.
RTX was a series of annual gaming and Internet conventions created by Rooster Teeth held primarily in Austin, Texas and for a period of time also Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and London, England, UK. Starting as a small community gathering of 600 people in 2011, RTX significantly expanded in its following years, housing an estimated 62,000 people in 2017. RTX gained attention for its ...
The list of modern fan conventions for various genres of entertainment extends to the first conventions held in the 1930s. Some fan historians claim that the 1936 Philadelphia Science Fiction Conference, a.k.a. Philcon, was the first science fiction convention ever held. Others, such as Fred Patten and Rob Hansen, make this claim for the January 1937 event in Leeds, England, [1] organized by ...
E3 (short for Electronic Entertainment Expo) [a] was an annual trade event for the video game industry organized and presented by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). [2] It was held principally in Los Angeles from 1995 to 2019, [b] with its final iteration held virtually in 2021. The event hosted developers, publishers, hardware manufacturers, and other industry professionals who ...
Defunct gaming conventions (1 C, 28 P) E Electronic Entertainment Expo (30 P) Pages in category "Video game trade shows" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.