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Verify on official websitePAX Aus is a celebration of gaming and gaming culture featuring thought-provoking panels, a massive expo hall filled with the best publishers and independent studios, game demos, musical performances, tournaments, and a community experience unlike any other. Held across three full days and all under one roof, PAX offers the community the opportunity to meet with old friends, make new ones, interact with game developers, publishers and brands, and get hands-on with everything they love about gaming.
Friday, October 10, 2025 - Sunday, October 12, 2025
Melbourne, Australia
60000 expected
PAX Australia (PAX Aus) is the largest gaming and pop culture festival in the Southern Hemisphere, part of the globally renowned PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) event series. Held annually in Melbourne, PAX Aus brings together 65,000+ gaming enthusiasts, developers, content creators, and industry professionals over three days. The event features an expansive expo floor with major publisher booths, an indie game showcase (PAX Rising), esports tournaments, panel discussions with game developers, tabletop gaming areas, live entertainment, and cosplay competitions. PAX Aus serves as the premier platform for game studios to launch and demo new titles in the Australian market, while the community-focused atmosphere makes it the highlight of the gaming calendar in the Asia-Pacific region. The event program encompasses New Game Releases and Demos, Indie Game Development and PAX Rising, Esports Competitions and Tournaments, Game Design and Development Panels, Tabletop and Board Gaming, providing comprehensive coverage of the most critical developments shaping the industry today. Designed for Gaming enthusiasts and community members, Indie game developers seeking player feedback and visibility, Game publishers and marketing professionals and other industry stakeholders, the conference delivers a carefully curated mix of keynote presentations, interactive panel discussions, and structured networking opportunities. Attendees consistently highlight the quality of peer connections made at the event, with many reporting significant business outcomes including new partnerships, client relationships, and strategic insights that directly impact their organizational strategies.
PAX Aus is a celebration of gaming and gaming culture featuring thought-provoking panels, a massive expo hall filled with the best publishers and independent studios, game demos, musical performances, tournaments, and a community experience unlike any other. Held across three full days and all under one roof, PAX offers the community the opportunity to meet with old friends, make new ones, interact with game developers, publishers and brands, and get hands-on with everything they love about gaming.
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PAX Aus 2025 takes place on Friday, October 10, 2025 to Sunday, October 12, 2025 in Melbourne. All times are in UTC.
PAX Aus 2025 focuses on New Game Releases and Demos, Indie Game Development and PAX Rising, Esports Competitions and Tournaments, Game Design and Development Panels, Tabletop and Board Gaming and 5 more themes. Related topics include Gaming, Gaming Culture, eSports, Tabletop Games.
PAX Aus 2025 addresses key industry trends including AI-generated game content and procedural generation advances, Cloud gaming and subscription services changing distribution, Indie game renaissance driven by accessible development tools, Live-service games and player community engagement evolution, VR and mixed reality gaming experiences maturing. Attendees can expect sessions, panels, and networking focused on these emerging areas.
PAX Aus 2025 is designed for Gaming enthusiasts and community members, Indie game developers seeking player feedback and visibility, Game publishers and marketing professionals, Esports players, teams, and tournament organizers, Gaming content creators and streamers. Key reasons to attend include: Experience the largest gaming festival in the Southern Hemisphere with 65,000+ attendees; Play upcoming game titles before release at publisher demo stations and PAX Rising indie showcase; Attend developer panels and behind-the-scenes sessions on game creation.
PAX Aus 2025 takes place at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia.
PAX Aus 2025 scores highest for networking value (8/10). Networking score: 8/10, Learning score: 6/10, Business deals score: 7/10. The event typically attracts 60000+ attendees.
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