It's November. PAX Aus 2026 was a month ago. You're still recovering. We're still recovering…
And yet.
We know you love PAX. You know you love PAX. We know that you know that we know that you love PAX.
So, naturally, we've decided to tell you when we're doing it all over again.
PAX Aus returns 8-10 October, 2027 | Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Yes, we're announcing this in November. No, we don't know how to act normal about it either.
See you there?
Just wanted to check in here on Elon twitter to make sure yall are ok. I know it’s a huge blow to billionaire sexual assault fans, and I truly (lack) understand(ing for) the pain you’re feeling. Just take it easy, ok?
WOAAAH NEW BLOCKS!! 🧊
Come test more features from the upcoming game drop! Turn packed ice blocks into a full brick set, including packed ice bricks, slabs, stairs, walls, and chiseled blocks. Enjoy the ambiance over frozen rivers and oceans – listen to the singing sounds from ice blocks over water, echoing through the freezing cold. Available now in Bedrock beta and preview and Java snapshot.
Learn more here! https://t.co/BCA3usp8AG
18 NEW ZEALAND INDIE GAMES ARE COMING TO PAX AUS!
Yep. EIGHTEEN.
NZ CODE is bringing a whole bunch of Aotearoa's latest indie games to Booth #1840, and there is a frankly unreasonable amount of weird, wonderful stuff to play.
Here’s a tiny (XD) taste of what you can find:
🧪 Apothecurse
Play as an aspiring alchemist, brew potions and uncover the dark secrets of a plague-ridden city.
🧙 Bashful Adoration
Four competitive witches. One crush. Bombastic combat. Love, rivalry and friendship. Obviously.
🐋 Beyond These Stars
Build a city on the back of Kewa, a SENTIENT SPACE WHALE, and journey across the stars.
🍔 Burger Bois
Run a food truck, make burgers and attempt to turn around a failing food business.
🛼 Canvas City
Turn-based tactics. Roller skates. Street artists. Rebellion. Take back the city one map at a time.
🍳 Cooking For MA!
Cook your way through the spirit world to save your grandma from an evil sea serpent.
🚁 https://t.co/KwboupUvmy
Take control of a drone and tackle high-risk missions where stealth and split-second decisions matter.
🎱 Dungeon Baller
Pinball meets dungeon crawling. Launch tiny heroes, smash monsters and hoard ridiculous loot.
🌽 FarmZ
Farm by day. Defend your farm by night. And yes, your crops can become weapons.
🎣 GO PHISH
Go fishing. Go phishing. Pay your rent. Crack passwords and drain savings in this rogue-ish debt-builder.
🧟 Killing Things With Your Friends
Team up, tear off mutant limbs and use them as weapons. Friendship has never been so... medically questionable.
💼 Middle Management
Build an office, manage your workers and delve into brains to create the perfect employees.
✈️ Night Plane
You're a flight attendant on a doomed plane. Check tickets, serve passengers and work out which ones are secretly demons.
⚔️ Nothing Lost
Every death makes your next hero stronger. Battle through ever-changing dungeons and combine the powers of your fallen heroes.
🪐 PlanetSmith
Build, explore and survive across fully spherical alien planets. Then build a rocket and LEAVE THE PLANET.
🧩 Shape Sender Deluxe
Meet Sendy. Solve 90+ handcrafted physics puzzles. Then make your own. Keep an eye on Sendy.
🌌 Star Catcher
Fish for lost souls across a sea of stars, explore ancient islands and venture into the great cosmic unknown.
⚔️ The Order of the Damned
A grimdark Arthurian action-RPG where one of the last knights of a fallen order must face an ancient darkness.
And that's just the tiny preview XD!
Come meet the developers. Play the games. Find your next indie obsession.
18 games. One booth. Probably several games you didn't know you needed to play.
Go discover something.
We are so grateful that Dinosaur Polo Club will be sponsoring NZGDC 2026! 🌏
Thank you Dinosaur Polo Club and see you all soon in Auckland this September!
Get your tickets in bio.
1 year ago, the wait of 7 years ended and Silksong has finally released.
I will forever be grateful for this experience that changed my life, and I don't have the words to describe my love for it and everyone involved in this journey.
Thank you Silksong, and happy anniversary!!
okay - now that we know @IceflakeStudios has been working on this for many years (?)
it makes a whole lot of sense for why they've then taken up the mantle of fixing up Cities Skylines 2.
Can't wait to see how this shapes up!
Give a warm welcome to LEGO® Skylines, who are joining our city-builder family.
Let your imagination set the limit as you obsess over the details, big or small. There is just one rule. Make it yours.
Read all about it over at https://t.co/iClqgdWB2K
https://t.co/zmJLi70cr1
The reaction to the Chapter 1 blog post has been beyond positive, and honestly a big relief. It confirms we can get creative and lean into the RPG elements we all love.
Hytale is going to drastically change in the coming months and years. It's the hardest path to take, but the right one!
If you have any questions about the game's future, feel free to comment here, and I will be actively replying!
REMINDER!!! We made a brand new area for PAX Aus 2026.
It needs a name! ENTER HERE: https://t.co/UMCbdC1nBc
Submit your best name idea and you could win 2 x 3-Day Badges! (All entries will enter the random chance draw)
Look out for the voting comp on our socials soon!
Roblox prioritizing shareholders over creators is not surprising at all; they are a public company, and that's their duty.
If you want to understand the direction the company is heading, don’t look at the marketing aimed at creators. Read how they talk to investors vs how they talk to developers and artists.
In investor communications, the focus is on scalability, efficiency, margins, and AI-driven growth. In creator-facing messaging, the word “AI” is often avoided entirely, replaced with vague buzzwords like “real-time dreaming” or “4D.” That disconnect is calculated.
The strategy is clear, though: leverage developer and artist content to train their own AI labs and reduce dependence on human-created UGC over time. Whether that future arrives in 2 years or 10, the direction is obvious. At the end of the day, platforms under investor pressure look for ways to scale content creation without scaling payouts.
It’s visible in earnings calls, investor decks, hiring patterns, and the language used, depending on the audience. Creators should pay attention because the story told to shareholders contrasts with the one told to them.
What do I know? I've been on both sides: as a successful UGC creator and now as a UGC game/platform. I met with many of the big companies you can think of and was part of many discussions on monetization and business strategy for those businesses. I know this space from the core; I started from absolutely nothing and worked through every aspect of the business.
But hey, that's just my personal opinion ;)
Loved the Chaotix Casefiles theme song? As a special treat, check out @rebeccasugar's original demo!
Take a listen and learn more about her inspirations and how the song developed into the final version in the show: https://t.co/rdkTafVRIR
It's been almost one week since Early Access launch. This has been beyond our wildest dreams. We will continue to work hard for all of you. Thank you ❤️