Some conventions that might be of interest:

Gamefest, Sept. 16-18, Birmingham UK

Eurogamer Expo, Sept. 22-25, London UK

New York Comicon, Oct. 13-16

Paris Games Week, Oct. 21-25

Dreamhack, Nov. 24-27 J?nk?ping, Sweden (LAN)

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