As I was gathering information with a couple others for 2008 gaming related events for the new PMS site, I found that there wasn’t anything close to a comprehensive list of game related shows, tournaments, and expos anywhere. While I will be adding this to my site in a few weeks, I thought I would kill two birds with one stone and use it for my blog so that people can start their planning proccess for the year!! Here is a list so far of what I found for consumer and industry game-related events, (you have no idea how long this took me) and I am still researching as we speak…

If you have any major events to add please post them!!

2008 Gaming Related Events

June 2-4 Games for Change: New York, New York
June 3-8:  Computex: Taipei, Taiwan
June 12-14 Digital Downtown: New York, New York
June 14-17:  DreamHack Summer: Jonkoping, Sweden
June 13-15 Major League Gaming (MLG): San Diego, California
June 20-21 Digital Game Expo (GXPO): Raleigh, North Carolina
June 23-24 Game Developer’s Confernce (GDC): Lyon, Paris

July 3-6 Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC): Paris, France
July 3-6 Anime Expo (AX): Los Angeles, California
July 3-6 Million Man Lan (LANWAR): Louisville, Kentucky
July 11-14 Major League Gaming (MLG): Orlando, Florida
July 15-17 E3 Media and Business Summit: Los Angeles, California
July 23-25 Casual Connect: Seattle, Washington
July 24-27 Comic-Con: San Diego, California
July 25-27 Matchbox360: West Midlands, United Kingdom

Aug 1-3:  Quakecon: Dallas, Texas
August 8-10 Otakon: Baltimore, Maryland
August 14-17 GenCon: Indinapolis, Indiana
August 18-20 GC Developers Conference: Leipzig, Germany
August 22-24 Major League Gaming (MLG): Toronto, Canada
August 25-27:  Nvision LAN: San Jose, California
August 29-30:  Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) - Seattle WA

September 5-7 Showdown LAN: Worcester, Massachusetts
September 15-17 Game Developers Conference (GDC): Austin, Texas
September 18-20 Games Convention Asia: Suntec City, Singapore
September 19-21 Showdown LAN: San Mateo, California
September 25-28 Digital Life – New York, New York
September 26-28 Showdown LAN: Peoria, Illinois
September 26-28 New York Anime Festival: New York, New York

October 3-5:  E For All: Los Angeles, California
October 3-5 Major League Gaming (MLG) – Dallas, Texas
October 9-12:  Tokyo Game Show: Tokyo, Japan
October 10-11 BlizzCon:  Anaheim, CA
October 21-23:  America’s Video Game Expo (VGXPO): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 26-30:  Dream Hack Winter: Jonkoping, Sweden
October 30- Nov 1 GameCity: Nottingham, UK

November 3-5 Future Play: Toronto, Canada
November 4-7 Electronic House Expo (EHX): Long Beach, California
November 5-9 World Cyber Games (WCG)- Cologne, Germany