Overview
If COD is life (that's Call of Duty for those not in the know) and you regularly get into passionate debates about which console is superior, you might already be aware of the huge games festival that's descending on our fair city from this Saturday. Recognised as the largest games festival in all of Asia Pacific, Melbourne International Games Week is a citywide presentation of creativity, talented developers and behind-the-scenes insights into an industry that continues to boom in Melbourne. Over 50 per cent of Australia's games industry is located here in Victoria, and these developers are making big waves globally: local studio Mountains' quirky game Florence won a coveted Design Award at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference back in June.
Running from October 20–28 at numerous venues throughout Melbourne CBD, the sprawling festival includes dozens of events, including the Australian Game Developers Awards, which celebrates the best games from Australian creators.
But you don't need to be a budding developer, or even a fully fledged games addict, to get involved. The festival also sees the return of mega games expo PAX Aus, the only edition that takes place outside of the United States. Held across the festival's final weekend, October 26–28, PAX Aus gives gamers the chance to discover and play new and retro games as well as learn about the latest industry innovations. Now if you were acing the Mario Kart Rainbow Highway before you could even legally ace the IRL highways, we've got some good news for you — we've nabbed three double passes to PAX for you. Spend your Sunday enthralled in the very best of games culture, with tabletop games, esports tournaments, music concerts and over 100 panel discussions from local and international business leaders, creatives and personalities. All you gotta do is enter our comp.
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