IGN Convention
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IGN Convention | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | comics, pop culture convention |
Venue | Los Angeles Convention Center |
Location(s) | Los Angeles |
Country | Kuwait Dubai, United Arab Emirates Manama, Bahrain |
Inaugurated | 2013 |
Organized by | IGN Middle East |
Website | www |
IGN Convention (IGN Con) is a
IGN Convention is the spiritual successor to GameFest, a biannual, smaller scale gaming gallery which was originally hosted by IGN Middle East's parent company T-break Media between 2010 and 2012,
History
2013
IGN Convention Dubai 2013
Held on 5–6 July 2013 at Meydan IMAX, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Special Guests: Kevin Nash, Naomi Kyle, Ashraf Ghori, Royce Gracie
Key Attractions: Cosplay Competition, Last of Us on IMAX screen
IGN Convention Bahrain 2013
Held on 18–19 October 2013 at Bahrain Exhibition Center, Manama, Bahrain
Special Guests: Troy Baker, Keiji Inafune, Ryan Hart
Key Attractions: PlayStation 4 Preview, Oculus Rift, Cosplay Competition, Bahrain Game Developers
2014
IGN Convention Bahrain 2014
Held on 24–25 October at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Special Guests: Troy Baker, Naomi Kyle, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Julia Voth, The Experiment, Mohammad Fikree, Hamad Qalam
Key Attractions: Cosplay Competition, Troy Baker Concert, Celebrity Q&A, Workshops in Film and Gaming Topics, DJ Session, Sumo Tournament, Freestyle Performance
IGN Convention Dubai 2014
Held on 21–22 November 2014 at
Special Guests: Troy Baker, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Ryan Hart, Riddle, Falah Hashim, Amal Hawijeh, S.A Zaidi and Ghanem Ghubash, Mohammad Fikree, Haidar Mohammed, Ashraf Ghori, Faisal Hashmi
Key Attractions: Cosplay Contest, Troy Baker Concert, Celebrity Q&A, Panels and Workshops
2015
IGN Convention Qatar 2015
Held on 26–27 February 2015 at
Special Guests: Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson, Adam Harrington, Dave Fennoy, NadiaSK
Key Attractions: Celeb guests, video Games showcase, retro gaming museum
IGN Convention Bahrain 2015
Held on 2–3 October 2015 at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Special Guests: Booker T, Dave Fennoy, Adam Harrington, Julia Voth, Riddle
Key Attractions: Cosplay Competition, Celebrity Q&A, Workshops in Film and Gaming Topics, DJ Session, Sumo Tournament, Freestyle Performance
IGN Convention Abu Dhabi 2015
Held on 16–17 October 2015 at
Special Guests: Jack Gleeson, Naomi Kyle, Dave Fennoy, Adam Harrington, NadiaSK
Key Attractions: Cosplay Competition with $10,000 Prize Money, PlayStation VR showcase, HTC Vive showcase, Celebrity Q&A, Workshops in Film and Gaming Topics
2016
IGN Convention Bahrain 2016
Held on 22-23 October 2016 at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Special Guests: Kurt Angle, Giancarlo Esposito, Alodia Gosiengfiao
Key Attractions: Cosplay Competition, Celebrity Q&A, Workshops in Film and Gaming Topics, DJ Session, Sumo Tournament, Freestyle Performance
IGN Convention Oman 2016
Held on 9-10 December 2016 at Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre, Oman
Special Guests: Kristian Nairn, Dave Fennoy, Adam Harrington,
Key Attractions: Cosplay Competition, Celebrity Q&A, Video Games Zone, Table Top Games
References
- ^ "Get Ready! UAE Gamers to Battle at Dubai GameFest 2012 | UniqueAuction.ae". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- IGN Convention Dubai in Pictures
- Hardcore Gaming 101 Blog: IGN Convention in Bahrain
- Superheroes and Celebs at IGN Convention at Meydan IMAX
- Get your game on at IGN Convention
- IGN Convention Comes to Doha
- Troy Baker's Concert in Bahrain
- Sky News Cosplay Report
- Celebrity Ask Me Anything in Dubai 2014
- Bleeding Cool Blog: IGN Convention in Dubai