Munchkin Land #683: GenCon 2023

Dan Patriss shares his thoughts on Gen Con 2023.

Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future!
Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF)

Contact us at [email protected]

NEWS

Gen Con Numbers were record-breaking at 70,000 and will be staying in Indianapolis through 2030
Loracana Takes the Con by storm and lines all around the convention floor
Other nutty news about CCGs, 2 men were seen stealing $300,000 worth of MTG product

Buzzworthy Games From Gen Con

Everything Ever by Floodgate games
Cosmoctopus by Lucky Duck Games
Sky Team from Le Scorpion Masque

AEG showed off a new game by Elizabeth Hargrave (Wingspan) and Mark Wooton (Thunderstone Quest, Boomtown) coming out in 2024 called Undergrove

A Few announcements coming from Renegade Game Studio

In a press release, they announced two new games

G.I. JOE: Battle for the Arctic Circle, which will be powered by the Axis & Allies gameplay engine
They also announced a new addition to the Robo Rally line-up, Transformers Robo Rally game

Upper Deck Showed off 3 new titles

The Vs. System: The Boys 
The Vs. System: AEW game
Legendary Marvel Studios: What If…? (late ’23) Core set not an expansion

Took them a little while but FFG is finally releasing a Deadpool character pack for Marvel Champions. $22 (FFG Announcement)

Finally Dire Wolf Digital announced Dune Imperium Uprising a new expansion coming later ’23

Digital news

Dire Wolf Digital announced Dune Imperium Digital coming soon on steam

I will put a link to it so you can wish list it. I cannot wait for this one. Q4 release

Crowdfunding
KICKSTARTER
Ascendency my #1 to try game from Gen Con
Mistwind
Shadowrun: Takedown
Thunderstone Quest:Uncharted Waters
Call of Duty:The Board Game
Kaikoro Kingdoms
GAMEFOUND
Monster Hunter World:Iceborn The Board Game