conventions
PAX Aus 2021 tickets back on sale after first round hiccup
Tickets to PAX Aus 2021 are back on sale. The first round of badges, on sale only a few weeks ago, created a great deal of drama as demand surged, servers failed, and excited punters missed out. Today, the second round of tickets is live. Ticket quantities remain limited, and demand will be high. You…
Gamescom 2020 cancelled, replaced with online event
Gamescom, the largest video games convention in the world, will not take place this year. The decision to cancel the 2020 event comes after the German government announced a ban on all major events until August 31. Gamescom was scheduled for August 22-24, meaning it only just fell within the bounds of the event ban….
PAX Aus and EB Expo are now the same massive convention
Event organiser ReedPop have continued their string of high-profile 2018 announcements, revealing that the long-running EB Expo will merge with PAX Australia later this year to form a single, massive convention.
EB Expo 2017 heads home to the Gold Coast
After beginning life on the Gold Coast in Queensland’s Great South East, the EB Expo gaming convention has made its home in Sydney for the last few years. It was an important growth period for the con, and with its draw now larger than ever, one of Australia’s two largest consumer show-and-tells is heading home.
PAX Aus 2017 returns to Melbourne October 27-29
The PAX Australia gaming convention will return to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in 2017 running over the weekend of October 27-29.
What’s it like to attend RTX Sydney if you don’t really know that much about Rooster Teeth?
Geek and gaming conventions are pretty magical places. RTX doesn’t have same energy as that of a PAX. It’s a different vibe, cruder, in line with the kind of scatological humour Rooster Teeth excels at. These attendees are rowdier, less patient and a great deal snarkier than your average PAX-goer. This is not to suggest…
PAX AUS 2016: Day Three Wrap Up
The sun has set on the third and final day of PAX Aus 2016. As the the last punters streamed of the Final Round of the Omegathon in Main Hall, there was a genuine sense of glumness mingled with satisfaction in the air. PAX is over for another year and we’re deeply bummed about that,…
PAX AUS 2016: Day Two Wrap Up
Day Two of PAX Australia 2016 brought out the crowds, packing the queue room to get into the expo hall to capacity. The halls were filled with happy faces and the atmosphere was one of positivity and excitement. Here’s what we got up to.
PAX AUS 2016: Day One Wrap Up
The fourth annual PAX Australia convention got underway in Melbourne and we were there when the doors opened, ready to take it all in.
First time at PAX Aus 2016? Here’s what you should be checking out
For those who’ve never attended a PAX before, figuring out what do and see during the three-day gaming convention can seem like a monumental task. Worry not, friend, for at PAX Aus there are very few wrong answers. Here’s a few ways we’d recommend spending your PAX as a first-timer.
GX Australia 2017’s Kickstarter enters its final 48 hours
With only AU$17,000 remaining, the Kickstarter for GX Australia 2017 has entered its final 48 hours and it needs your support now more than ever.
3-Day Badges for PAX Aus have sold out
We hope you got your 3-Day Badges for PAX Aus because they have just sold out.
EB Expo 2016 tickets are on sale today
EB Expo will return to Sydney this year, bringing more new games, guests and sweet loot than you can shake a foam Minecraft sword at. It’s not for another couple of months, but here’s the good news — tickets are on sale right now.
With two weeks to go, RTX Australia 2016 is now sold out
In great news for the local gaming convention scene, the first RTX Australia gaming convention has officially sold out ahead of its January debut according to Rooster Teeth Productions and Hanabee.