PAX Aus 2026 is here, and we’re kicking off Day One with a seriously packed schedule.
Join us as we take you along for the ride, with live updates from the show floor throughout the day. We’ll be jumping between hands-on previews, developer interviews and plenty of games as we make our way around PAX Australia.
PAX Australia 2026: News, Previews and Live Updates
Here you can expect first impressions, surprises, photos and everything else that catches our eye along the way. We’ll be updating this blog throughout the day, so keep checking back as we bring you the best of PAX Aus 2026.
Oh, and we have some cool little QD pins to give away. So come and find us!
9:24 — Media Hour
We’re all over the expo floor checking out what’s on offer early. Not long to go before doors open!
9:35 — The Crowds Are Building!
9:40 — Speed running stage is ready!
The Speed Running stage is setup and ready for records to be set.
9:46 — Pikmin Bloom!
Make sure your steps count for Pikmin Bloom! There’s an exclusive PAX Aus event on this weekend.
9:50 — Fashion on the Expo
Hey, Final Fantasy 14 fans!
Pick your role, make a cool, shiny bracelet. Choose from Healer, DPS or Tank charms.
9:54 — Tonies galore!
We’re checking out the Nintendo booth! And how cute are these!?
9:56 — Surveys and selfies at the SquareEnix booth.
10:00 — Doors are open!
The clock has struck 10 and the weekend has begun!
10:05 — Come and get your Ocarina at Nintendo!
Hey… Listen!
Check in at the Nintendo booth to get an ocarina keychain.
10:23 — A game for everybody.
Indie games? You got ‘em. We’re checking out the dozens of incredible games on show.
10:36 — More indies!
Enter the Chronosphere dev Rhys has brought his game to the show floor. Elena previewed the game earlier this year.
Meanwhile, Sonia is demoing Rain98 in PAX Rising. More thoughts to come!
10:57 —Tabletop!
Nathanael is checking out the incredibly detailed Trench Crusade wargaming boards in the Tabletop area.
It’s chock full of World War 1 soldiers fighting demons and ghosts, great horror tabletop vibes.
11:01 — More tabletop gems!
Balance of Power is a competitive civilisation building card game where you manage your kingdom, deploy spies and challenge armies.
What really got me was the beautiful hand-drawn card art, wax seals and the fact that the game scales to as many players as you have decks! 100-person battle royale?
11:02 — Keep your sugar levels high
11:27 — Power up your setup
11:45 — Indie demos
11:50 — Nintendo has something for everybody
12:09 — Nintendo booth keeps delivering the goods
1:15 — Trying out tabletop games
Nathanael has just played a round of Netrunner by Null Signal Games. It’s an asymmetric game where one player is the evil mega corporation, and the other is a sneaky hacker breaking in and stealing all their credits. Big Bladerunner vibes.
1:21 — Trying out Fragged Kingdom
In 2024, Nathanael met Wayde Dyer, who was showing Fragged Empire, a post-post-apocalypse sci-fi RPG. This year he is showing off Fragged Kingdom, which is a fantasy take on the same survivalist world, where technology has given way to swathes of nature and fantasy intrigue. Absolutely incredible art, all made by very skilled human hands.
1:40PM — Quick break!
2:32 — No soup for you
2:40 — The tabletop area is pumping
