🚨 Another PAX Rising Indie Revealed! 🚨 X300 is Australia's first slow-burn psychological survival horror set in the Australian Outback. After receiving a message from his missing brother, Bruce Mercer follows a trail to a classified Cold War facility that was never meant to be found.

🎲 Roll for initiative... because Jasmine "ThatBronzeGirl" Bhullar is joining us at PAX Aus 2026!

100 days until PAX Aus. (For real this time) 100 days until the best weekend of the year. You in? Book your badge now: spkl.io/633227G8Sn

🚨 SATURDAY BADGES ARE 50% SOLD OUT! 🚨 Half gone. Half remaining. Maybe don't leave it too long. Future you will thank you. Book your badge now! events.ticketbooth.com.au/tickets/pax-...

ICYMI! Please welcome Australian-born actress Lenore Zann to PAX Aus! Book your badge now: events.leapevents.com/tickets/pax-australia-2026 SATURDAY BADGES SELLING OUT FAST! PAX Aus 2026 | 9-11 October | Melbourne | Australia's BIGGEST Gaming Festival

The annual "What are you cosplaying as at PAX Aus?" post has arrived. It's basically tradition at this point. Grab the template. Fill it out. Share it with your friends. Tag us. Use #PAXAus.

⚡️ Sugah, we've got a good one. Please welcome Australian-born actress Lenore Zann to PAX Aus!

🚨 Another PAX Rising Indie Revealed! 🚨 Everyone knows adventurers need healing potions. Turns out they also need pizza. 🍕 A cooking game with a fantasy twist! Open your own pizzeria deep inside a dungeon, serving weary adventurers who come to rest and refuel between their quests and bounties.

🚨 Another PAX Rising Indie Revealed! 🚨 Look, we're not saying we'd abandon civilisation and move to a mysterious island to spend our days making friends with bees...

🚨 Another PAX Rising Indie Revealed! 🚨 Being a cowboy is hard. Being the last Australian cowboy in the American Frontier? That's a whole different problem. 🤠

MAGPIE WINS! Welcome to the Magpie Room! 📍 Level 2, near the Drop Bear Theatre The Magpie Room is where you can find shiny treasures! Discover Classic Gaming, beginner-friendly tabletop, trading card and RPG experiences, plus drop-in activities running all weekend long.

🚨 Another PAX Rising Indie Revealed! 🚨 You know that weird feeling when you find an old forum, abandoned website, or long-forgotten online game? Now imagine logging back in... and finding someone else already there. 👀

🚨 Another PAX Rising Indie Revealed! 🚨 Action. Dogs. Cafe. Honestly, they had us at the first three words. 🐶☕ Cyber Paradise® – Action. Dogs. Cafe. Revive Mini-the-dog digitally in an atmospheric, neon-drenched cyberpunk world of roguelite action and cafe stories.

🚨 Another PAX Rising Indie Revealed! 🚨 At some point, someone asked an important question: "What if a llama disguised itself as a duck?" And honestly? We're glad they did. 🦙🦆

🚨 Another PAX Rising Indie Revealed! 🚨 Every year, PAX Rising introduces us to incredible games. Today, we're introducing an incredible creator. What started as an idea from a 9-year-old has grown into a sold-out card game that's captured the attention of players across Australia. 🐉⚔️

PAX Together celebrates diversity and inclusion in the gaming world. We're seeking submissions for theatre panelists, workshop presenters, community groups and accessible indie games to join us in #PAXTogether in October! #PAXAus Get Involved: aus.paxsite.com/en-us/get-in...

Looking to showcase your unreleased tabletop game at #PAXAus? Applications to join us in Collaboratory are now open! If you’re a designer who’s ready to unveil their next project to the world, Collaboratory is the place for you! Apply here: aus.paxsite.com/en-us/get-in...

Our team here at the PAX Aus Centre for Game Enjoyment want to hear from YOU! We want to know what games you'd like to see in the PC Freeplay and Console Freeplay areas at PAX! Let us know in the magical typey box. 👇 #PAXAus

Book your badge for PAX Aus 2026 to go into the draw to WIN THE ULTIMATE PAX AUS 2027 PACKAGE! Book your badge: events.leapevents.com/tickets/pax-... Already booked? Enter here: gleam.io/6GJVp/win-th...

Welcome to the first bout of the PAX Aus New Area Poll Bracket! Magpie vs Bilby - GO! COMMENT BELOW!

🥊🎤 PEOPLE WHO TAKE BRACKETS FAR TOO SERIOUSLY… IIIIIT’S TIIIIME. After a week of suggestions, debates, campaigning and what we can only assume was some very passionate animal lobbying… our top 8 are locked in!

Not all New Area naming suggestions are created equally. Some are so amazing, they make it into a specific post, instead of the main draw. If it was exclusively up to us to choose, we'd run with Help me Vegemite.

Okay, so we did some number crunching... here are the top 10 suggestions to date for our New Area at PAX this year. Kangaroo, Bilby, Cassowary, Magpie, Platypus, Koala, Emu, Tasmanian Devil, Thylacine, Echidna.

REMINDER!!! We made a brand new area for PAX Aus 2026. It needs a name! ENTER HERE: gleam.io/6CSLo/help-u... Submit your best name idea and you could win 2 x 3-Day Badges! (All entries will enter the random chance draw) Look out for the voting comp on our socials soon!

A MASSIVE Congratulations to @giorgiacostumes.bsky.social on SECOND IN THE WORLD at the Cosplay Central Championships of Cosplay at @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social over the weekend! A well deserved recognition for such a stellar design. You've done us proud #PAXAus! VOD: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6EZ...

We made a brand new area for PAX Aus 2026. It needs a name! ENTER HERE: gleam.io/6CSLo/help-u...

PAX Aus Storytime is about to trigger a server-wide event and you don’t want to miss this! We’re proud to announce our 2026 Storytime speaker: Holly Longdale!

Looking to submit a panel to PAX Aus 2026? Check out this handy little video to answer the burning questions around panels and get your ideas 'PAX ready'! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzSs... Submit your panels at aus.paxsite.com/en-us/get-in...

We made a place for cosplay. Not a corner. Not a hallway. A whole. Entire. Land. Cosplay Land is coming to PAX Aus, tucked up on the mezzanine near the Clarendon Street entrance.

150 days til PAX! Which means you still have time to emotionally prepare. ...... Barely.

PAX Together is back for PAX Aus 2026! #PAXTogether celebrates diversity and inclusion in the gaming world. This year, we have three dedicated spaces: the lounge itself, a theatre, and our community group area. Here is a thread on how to get involved.

Got something to say about games? We got a stage (or several) for that. We’re calling for panel submissions covering everything from tabletop to video games - the culture, the craft, the industry, and everything in between. Step up and take to the stage at #PAXAus.  aus.paxsite.com/en-us/get-in...

“So badges are on sale now?” “Yes.” “And Saturday badges are selling out fast?” “Yes.” “Uh-huh… and badges are on sale now?” “Yes.” “I see… and Saturday is selling out fast?” “Yes.”

Thinking of submitting a PAX Aus panel this year? 7:30pm AEST TONIGHT, our friends at @anzcreators are chatting with @kittycanteven - PAX Content Manager. They'll cover what makes a great submission, what stands out, what we are looking for and more! Tune in here: www.twitch.tv/anzcreators

A quick hello from SpicythaiDesign!

Merch Pre-orders end tomorrow! Yes, tomorrow tomorrow. Secure your merch with your badge now: events.ticketbooth.com.au/tickets/pax-... 🧢 Bucket Hat - $30* 🎗️ Lanyard - $12*

Community Room Submissions are NOW OPEN! Got a niche? A fandom? A “surely there are others like me” situation? TCGs, retro, KPOP Demon Hunters, parenting + gaming… we see you. If you build it, they will come. We’ve got the space. You bring the people. Apply here: aus.paxsite.com/en-us/get-in...

PAX Aus is proud to host the Australian leg of the Cosplay Central Crown Championships, ReedPop’s prestigious global cosplay competition. Cosplay Central Crown Championships: Cosplay Judges: Cinderys - Art and Cosplay, Soylent Cosplay + SpicythaiDesign

🚨 PRE-ORDER MERCH ENDING 30 APRIL! 🚨 Available when you purchase your badges, for a limited time only. Book now: events.ticketbooth.com.au/tickets/pax-... 🧢 Bucket Hat - $30 🎗️ Lanyard - $12

3-Day Badges: SOLD OUT Single Day Badges: 👀 We’re not saying Saturday is next…but we’re also not not saying that. Do what you will with this information. Book now: events.ticketbooth.com.au/tickets/pax-...

Got an exciting new game in the works? Whether it's a console game, handheld, pc game, mobile game or tabletop, now’s your chance to show it off - submissions for the PAX Aus Indie Showcase 2026 are officially open! Submissions close 21 June, 2026. Apply now: aus.paxsite.com/en-us/get-in... #PAXAus

Returning as our Cosplay Central Championships host for 2026, please welcome The Gem Cosplay! A Melbourne-based professional cosplayer, esports caster, panelist, and content creator, Gem is known for their creative wig work, bold makeup and standout characterisation in photoshoots.

Meet our third judge for Cosplay Central Crown Championships, Soylent Cosplay.

Joining the Cosplay Central Championships judging panel, please welcome SpicythaiDesign Sanit Klamchanuan is an internationally recognised cosplayer who has travelled the world attending conventions and judging competitions, known for weaving Thai cultural influences into his original designs.

Say hello to our first judge for the Cosplay Central Crown Championships, @Cinderys.

PAX Aus is home to the Australian qualifier for the Cosplay Central Crown Championships, bringing together cosplayers who have refined their craftsmanship to compete on an international stage on the Sunday of PAX Aus. Apply to compete or learn more: aus.paxsite.com/en-us/featur... #PAXAus

PAX Rising - SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN Are you an independent game developer looking to share your creations with the world? Why not submit to exhibit as part of PAX Rising? Apply Now: aus.paxsite.com/en-us/get-in...

GASP! 3 Day Badge has SOLD OUT! Keen beans! Single Day Badges + Exclusive Pre-Order Merch are still available. Book here: events.ticketbooth.com.au/tickets/pax-...

Midnight tonight. Curtains. Gone. Finished. Early Bird Badges will cease to exist. This is your LAST CHANCE! Book now: events.ticketbooth.com.au/tickets/pax-... FYI - 3 Day Badge is about to sell out too! Only a handful are left!

Early Bird Badges END TOMORROW! As in… after tonight's sleep - if you sleep? You know what to do. Book now: events.ticketbooth.com.au/tickets/pax-... FYI - a very limited number of 3 Day Badges are still available, but they are about to become a memory!