PAX Australia 2019 was filled with so many great panels, but there was one panel we recommended above all others. Games and Moral Panic: Why Are We Here Again? was a panel that strove to answer questions many of us had about the Australian games industry, and why classification is such an important and enduring issue.

At PAX Australia, Sony was showing off one of its next big titles, MediEvil Remastered. The game's release leans heavily into Sony's recent remastering trend, and follows in the footsteps of recent hits Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Crash N. Sane Trilogy. They're all classic Playstation titles, but of the three of them, MediEvil is arguably the least loved. This package, unlike the others, also only contains a single game, the original 1998 game, and not the middling sequel. I've said this before and I'll say it again — MediEvil needs more love. That's why I was delighted to see it had a significant presence at PAX this year.

Devolver Digital can always be relied on to publish fantastic games. But what I didn't expect was to walk away from the PAX show floor and spend the next week still thinking about just how fun Mediatonic's Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is. Even more so because it's a battle royale game.

PAX Australia is over for another year — and what a PAX it was. As always, there was plenty of spectacle, from fantastic cosplay to the latest and greatest upcoming game titles. Amongst all the noise and excitement of the show floor, it was easy to overlook the quietest and most intriguing part of the show, PAX Rising. It's here that indie games had their time to shine, with a range of fantastic titles on display. For those that may have missed out, here are the indie games that I thought shined brightest on the PAX show floor.

Some gamers just want a solid machine to play their games on. I'm not here for it. If I can't be extra, then I don't want to game. Give me the stupid lights and the cat airs on my headphones. Give me that obnoxious putrid green on everything. Razer is clearly leaning very heavily into my exact demographic, and I'm not too ashamed to admit that I'm a sucker for it.

In the grand scheme of things, hard drives are pretty unsexy. They're the solid, reliable husband of PCs, and not the flirty side fling. They lack the bold, beating heart of GPUs, and the rainbow coloured lighting of other, more out-there components. Hard drives, traditionally, are very boring, but Western Digital's new range gives me hope.

When Gooigi, Luigi's goo clone, was first unveiled for the 3DS remaster of Luigi's Mansion, the internet went a bit mad. Gooigi became an icon of a sort. For a brief time, he was making headlines and turning heads, and then he vanished. But in Luigi's Mansion 3, Gooigi is back baby — and y'all had better bow down. Gooigi is your new god.

PAX Australia is finally upon us, and, same as every year, there's a heap of great things on the show floor to poke at, ogle and drool over. Here's some of the cool things that we've spotted in our first squizz of the show floor.

It's that time of year again. Tickets for PAX Australia are going out later today, and as an added bonus, the convention isn't taking place on the Melbourne Cup weekend.

Another PAX has come and gone, with attendees filled to the brim with indies, badges, panels and lots of swag. I toured the show floor over the three days. Here's what stuck out to me from the show floor.

Now that you've had a coffee or two and a little time to recover, tell us: how was your PAX weekend?

Developers and enforcers are recovering from another lengthy, exhausting convention. But for one particular studio, PAX Australia ended up being a touch more brutal.

Hello! Are you going to PAX Australia this year? We are! We'll be doing some panels over the next few days, so if you'd like to know where to find us, here's what we're up to.

To the powers behind PAX Australia, and Australian conventions in general, here's a free tip.

Gaming conventions are always a good opportunity to catch up, and PAX Australia is no different. And whenever there's a gaming convention, there's a party, an afterparty, and a networking event or three. And all of these events usually involve one thing: alcohol.

Anyone who plays PUBG on the reg is bound to have a favourite strategy. Perhaps you stock up at the military base, or enjoy a good fire fight in the school. But what about Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene himself? Well, he's all about that bush.

There's always plenty of games to see at PAX Australia - too many, really. But over the course of three days, and with the full team in tow, the Kotaku got to see some real gems from the show floor. So with the help of Jackson, Amanda, Tegan and Rae, here's what we liked from PAX this year.

I'm not at PAX anymore, and I am sad.

I'm not at PAX for 362 days of the year, so what makes not being at PAX today a trigger for staring wistfully out the window, wishing it was a stage full of panelists talking about bad dating sims?

The answer to everything, of course, is science. And the answer to dealing with it? Also science.

So, PAX is done and dusted for another year. But how did you find it?