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PAX Australia, the major gaming convention held in Melbourne, is featuring a strong retro gaming presence this year, with classic consoles, arcade cabinets and vintage titles drawing attention from attendees. Visitors are sharing photos and impressions of the retro sections, highlighting nostalgia-driven exhibits alongside the event's usual showcase of new games and hardware.
- 2Blizzard says WoW raid gear will keep scaling vertically●Endgame progression in World of Warcraft: Forever isn't purely horizontal after all. Devs confirmed at PAX Australia tha
At PAX Australia, Blizzard developers confirmed that endgame progression in World of Warcraft: Midnight, known as Forever, will not be purely horizontal. Raid gear will continue to scale vertically in power, alongside ultra-rare chase items and biome-specific equipment. The clarification is drawing attention from players who had assumed the new system would flatten gear progression entirely.
- 3Murderbot fan jokes about subtle Pax Aus costume●I think my # PaxAus costume may have been too subtle. # books # writing # Murderbot # SciFi # DeepCut
An attendee at PAX Australia dressed as Murderbot, the security-unit protagonist of Martha Wells' science fiction series, and joked that the costume may have been too subtle for fellow convention-goers to recognise. The self-deprecating quip plays on the idea that some deeply loved characters make for deliberately low-key cosplay, leaving fans of the books to spot the reference themselves.
- 4Total War: Warhammer 40,000 Playable at PAX Aus 2026▼PAX Aus 2026: Hands-On with Total War: Warhammer 40,000
Attendees at PAX Aus 2026 in Australia are getting hands-on time with Total War: Warhammer 40,000, the strategy game bringing Games Workshop's sci-fi universe to the Total War series. Early previews from the show floor are drawing attention from strategy and Warhammer fans eager to see how the franchise adapts to the 40K setting.