PAX Australia's turning 10, and putting on a big birthday show for the occasion
PAX Australia is 10 years old this year, which means it is officially old enough to solve a mystery by cycling around with its friends while uncovering the town's dark secrets. It is also old enough to put on a gaming convention with a stacked lineup of exhibitors.
Bethesda and Sega will both be at PAX Australia in 2023, with Sega showing both Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, which tells Kiryu's story between Yakuza 6 and 8, and retro platformer Sonic Superstars. Devolver Digital will be there to showcase heartmelting action-adventure The Plucky Squire, being developed by All Possible Futures, and New Zealand developer PikPok will demo sidescrolling zombie survival game Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days.
Our favorite part of PAX is always PAX Rising, where you can play upcoming indie games and meet their makers. This year that will include: The Dungeon Experience, a fantasy adventure theme park with a mud crab as its Dungeon Master; The Drifter, a point-and-click murder mystery in which you are the murder victim; darkwebSTREAMER, a horror game about the nightmare of having to play videogames for a living; and Primordials Legends: Hollow Hero, a third-person action game in which you are a combat wombat.
Southeast Asian indie games delegation SEA What I Made! (SWIM) will also bring 15 games from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines, in genres that apparently range «from turn-based RPGs to Southeast Asian-inspired Diablo-likes and even restaurant management sims.»
As always, tabletop games will be included as well, with the first demos in Australia of trading card game Star Wars: Unlimited, as well as opportunities to learn to play Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering.
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