PAX Aus will return to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in 2021, taking place 8-10 October. The games community is rejoicing at the expo’s return to the real world, after 2020 saw PAX Aus merge with PAX West to form the ten-day online event PAX Online, which included a virtual artists’ alley, expo hall and indie showcase.
The announcement statement acknowledged that 2020 ‘challenged from every direction’, and promised a total return to form with an in-person event: