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PAX Australia 2016 Wrapup

 

PAX Australia 2016 Wrapup

6th Nov 2016

While PAX Australia’s action packed weekend may be ending later today, all of the announcements, news, and latest gaming advancements that were on display will surely stick around.

The crowds were large, the exhibitions packed, and the events thriving. If you weren’t at PAX Australia this year, you were missing out!

Remember, if you missed any of the panels, tournaments, or other parts of PAX Australia 2016, check out their official Twitch feeds for some replays of the all the action. You can checkout PAX, PAX 2 and PAX 3 channels or catch up on the thrilling battle for glory in the PAX Arena.

ESL Counter-Strike: Global Offensive AU & NZ Championship Finals
It took the entire weekend to finally get our last two teams, but at last it was Australia’s Athletico versus their fellow countrymen, Team Chief.

The ESL CS:GO AU/NZ Finals was a best of five series, with game being an absolute stellar of an opener. Athletico went on an unimaginable eight round win streak to come back and win game one.

The Chiefs were able to come back on the second map, taking game two and tying the series at 1-1. Athletico took map three (de_nuke, one of their pocket maps), taking a 2-1 series lead.

Another great performance on de_train be Athletico gave them the 3-1 series win and the title of Season 2 ESL CS:GO AU/NZ Champions!

Thanks to their performance this past weekend at PAX Australia, both Athletico and Chiefs have earned two of the four available spots for Oceania to participate in the upcoming ZEN eSports League set to launch later this year. You can find out more information on this major announcement here.

Omegathon Final
For the first time ever, the Omegathon Final was contested by two serious female gamers. The Omegathon is a weekend-long event where select PAX Aus attendees face off across a variety of games. The finals concluded with Sonic the Hedgehog 2 at the Galah Theatere.

With the entire arena packed, the two battled it out for the final glory.

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Other Tournaments happening today
DOTA II – 10:30 AM, PC Tourney Room
FIFA 17 – 10:30 AM, Console Tourney Room
Super Smash Bros. Melee – 11:00 AM, Console Tourney Room
Magic: The Gathering – 12:00 PM, Tabletop Tourney Room
Super Smash Bros. 3DS – 12:30 PM, Handheld Tourney Room
Street Fighter V – 3:30 PM, Console Tourney Room

Sunday PAX Aus host panels
There were still some major host panels left to cover on the final day of PAX Australia 2016. Below is a quick overview.

Pokémon @ PAX Australia (12:00 PM, Dropbear Theatre)
PC PowerPlay Presents: The Future of PC Gaming (12:30 PM, Main Theatre)
DayZ: 0.62 and the Road Ahead (3:30 PM, Kookaburra Theatre)

The showfloor is still active
The PAX Australia show floor was especially busy this year, with attendees getting a chance to test out some of the upcoming games from publishers like Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Bandai Namco. Over 100 indie game developers were also on hand to showcase some of their creations.

Cutting edge technology was also on full display, with exhibitions hosted by Twitch, PlayStation 4 , Logitech, and Activision.

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