Early this morning, the largest table top gaming convention in North America announced that due to ongoing concerns stemming from the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Gen Con 2020 and all Pop-Up Gen Con events for this year are cancelled.
Despite being one of the most popular and successful gaming conventions, the organizers reminded their audience that they are still a small business, and the decision to cancel is very difficult, both “emotionally and financially.”
For attendees who pre-purchased badges for Gen Con 2020, organizers ask that rather than requesting a refund, they instead allow this year’s badge to be applied to Gen Con 2021 instead, as a means to “keep staff employed through these unprecedented times and come back better than ever next year.”
Gen Con Online
As a way to still connect with their audience during quarantine, Gen Con organizers have also announced they will be hosting Gen Con Online – a “virtual convention featuring a slate of events and programming you can attend from the safety of your devices” at home. The event is slated to take place July 30 – August 2, the dates in which the original convention would have taken place.
Read the original article from Gen Con.