Video game brings fans from across the world to London
This weekend, fans of a popular video game are lining the streets of London to attend the annual TennoCon convention.
Video game brings fans from across the world to London
This weekend, fans of a popular video game are lining the streets of London to attend the annual TennoCon convention.
The event centres on two games, WarFrame and Soulframe, with Warframe played by 80 million people worldwide. It's a third-person action game developed by London-based Digital Extremes.
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A fan dressed as the drifter at TennoCon 2024. (Gerry Dewan/CTV News London)
The convention has brought fans from all over the world, some travelling from Australia, Asia and Europe.
'I've met, you know, people in Alabama and California, Puerto Rico, just everywhere,' said Warframe enthusiast, Dalton Mathew.
With popularity growing each year, 3,000 seats sold out in 35 minutes for this year's event.
One attendee, Jonathan Dietzman, traveled with his son from North Carolina without a ticket, hoping a space would open.
'And if I get a lucky, I get lucky. If not, I still can watch it just like everyone else. They're going to stream it live so we can watch it that way. And I'm actually here on location, so I can semi hear it,' said Dietzman.
Millions of people join the convention through Twitch, YouTube or Stream.
- With files from CTV London's Gerry Dewan
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