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The Future of Dungeons & Dragons
Calling all heroes, your presence is required!  Join us for an unprecedented look into the future of Dungeons & Dragons, including the evolution of the game, the re-birth of a fantasy setting and the next generation of art.

Wizards of the Coast is proud to host the first-ever keynote address at Gen Con on Thursday, August 16  to share with D&D fans what’s in store for the game that has changed gaming forever. Speakers include President and CEO of Wizards Greg Leeds, Senior Manager for D&D Research and Design, Mike Mearls and some of the greatest creative minds in the industry.  The keynote begins at 7:00 pm in the 500 Ballroom of the Indianapolis Convention Center and will be live-streamed at DungeonsandDragons.com/events.

For more information or to register for this event, click here. Note: A valid Gen Con Indy 2012 badge is required to register.


 First Media Guest of Honor Revealed
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Superheroes & More
Consistently Gen Con’s most requested Media Guest, Wil Wheaton returns to the Best Four Days in Gaming™ in 2012! A star across a variety of media, Wheaton first entered the spotlight as a film and television actor. With prominent roles in Stand by Me and Toy Soldiers, Wheaton endeared himself to the geek community as Wesley Crusher on the popular Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Splitting his time between acting and writing, he currently recurs as Doctor Isaac Parrish on SyFy’s hit series Eureka, as computer hacker Chaos on TNT’s Leverage, and as a “delightfully evil version” of himself on CBS’s The Big Bang Theory. He has recently appeared as serial killer ‘Floyd Hansen’ on Criminal Minds, comic book publisher ‘Miles Sklar’ on NUMB3RS, as the voice of ‘Ted Kord, the Silver Age Blue Beetle’, on Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and as Axis of Anarchy leader Fawkes in Felicia Day’s smash hit web series The Guild. Active in blogging and social media, in 2009, Wheaton was named by Forbes as the 14th most influential web celebrity.

Wheaton will sign autographs Thursday through Saturday, August 16-18 at the Autograph Area in the Exhibit Hall. More information regarding signing times will be made available via signage at the convention.