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@cyberpunktcg booth at @paxaus was an absolute highlight for me. The game is awesome to play, the cards are gorgeous and the whole experience was satisfying. Can't wait for the next Cyberpunk event.
@trashquinn
@lpgdistribution
@lpgevents
@castleforge_gaming
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#cyberpunktcg #cyberpunk2077 #cycg #Castleforgephotography #paxaus

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My first stop at PAX was the @cyberpunktcg booth!

@beatdropbandit & @castleforge_gaming sat down for the learn to play while I absolutely fanged it to the other side of the TCG hall, I made it back in time for our session 🙂‍↕️

@tombvader swung by and gave me my favourite badge ribbon i got all weekend!! and also had a few people that thought they were comedians saying rebecca deserved it

I absolutely smoked @castleforge_gaming in our learn to play and I picked up our Rebecca promo cards, the moment we stepped outside of the booth a man already offered to buy our promos off of us 🥴

Please more CTCG at cons I can’t get enough

#cyberpunk #PAXAus #PAXAUS2026 #CTCG #cyberpunkcosplay @paxaus @rocketcommsanz

Thank u @sunnysalina and @roguelin_ for your appearance!!

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So many people I exceeded the number you’re allowed to tag in a single IG post, here’s the next wave of everyone I caught up with at @paxaus 🤝📸

Once again, thank you to everyone I met & caught up with! Too many wonderful people in one place, this alone made the whole weekend worthwhile! I wish it lasted at least a full week! 💛

I have a vlog of PAX AUS in the works, 🎥 so keep an eye out. 😉 #PAXAUS #PAX

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Thank you for a wonderful weekend everyone - and thank you for sending through our selfies.
It was exhausting but also really great to see so many friendly faces and people I love to watch behind the screen!
I wish I was brave enough to ask for pictures with everyone I wanted to, but there is always next year!

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PAX AUS 2026 🎮🔥

Good vibes only this year! Loved catching up with old friends, kicking it & meeting new ones. Leaving this year feeling inspired and a lil more determined to turn things up. Only regret? Not taking enough photos with everyone. 😭📸 BUT TY @paxaus for an amazing weekend!

What was your favourite thing about PAX this year? 🔥

Spot anyone in the montage? Tag em' down below 👀👇

#PAXAUS2026 #GOVEE #MWAVE #AftershockPCs #ROGanz #PowerA

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Nailed it.
Review coming tomorrow!

@paramountau @streetfightermovie @theeventdepartment #StreetFighterMovie

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PAXAUS 2026 (with friends)!

As many of you know I struggle a lot with social anxiety and being able to push myself to talk and open up to people but this year I can say that even though I was incredibly cooked on 3 hours sleep most nights, I had my most social PAXAUS yet! And one of the best parts of the whole event is getting to meet up with your friends and fellow creators.

It was so good to meet many of you for the first time and of course the regular faces I see at events!

PAXAUS is always better with friends, so if you ever feel similarly, where you get intimidated by crowds or social anxiety bogs you down, maybe bring someone along next time! If not, there’s always support sprinkled around the venue, from break/AFKrooms to booths by @beyondblueofficial !

So to all the friends I met at PAXAUS last weekend, thanks for being understanding and hope to see you all again soon!

Also to my mods overseas, come down for the next one yeah? 😏

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#ad #invited #paxaus #gaming #friends

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THANK YOU PAXAUS!
But also, a huge thank you to my friends and family for your ongoing support. I'm absolutely devastated that I didn't get a photo with everyone 😭
I mean it though, I started my PAX with some amazing personal news (will share after i shared with friendos). Then when I collected my badge and was so confused, @beatdropbandit was there being his amazing self which helped me more than anything. The next day during media hour I had a strong sensation of imposter syndrome, followed by my equipment not working, forgetting my business cards, and having people message me saying they see me from the line-up. I felt so overwhelmed. Despite me being so disregulated, @macca709 managed to find me in the huge crowd and took me for a walk back to our apartment and calmed me down.
@mitchellkimber17 for existing and being our beacon in the crowd (he a very tall boi). Also, for not reacting poorly when people asked if you were my partner 🤦🏻‍♀️ (we both still very single, he's my sisters partners younger brother aka, my little brother).
@gingerperks_ and @k0r8z meeting you both in person was amazing and you both were so supportive with meeting up and going to things. You've both encouraged me to get out there more for next year!
@stackgemma you're just amazing. Your positivity radiates through everyone, and the fact you made time for me when you didn't have time showed the type of friend you are. My favourite memory of pax still remains the day you spotted me in a meet up, yelled my name and charged through a crowd to hug me.
@jaquillyn.tv it was amazing to finally meet you! You were so friendly in person and I hope to catch up with you again soon!
@rocketcommsanz
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#paxaus #pax #pax2026 #contentcreator

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Found even more friends on PAX Day 3! PAX 2027 can't come soon enough 🧡

#paxaustralia

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This is my belated PAX AUS panel appreciation post for the "DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: WHAT'S THAT LIKE IN THE GAMING AND COSPLAY SPACE." (Thanks to the team at @paxaus and enforcers I believe our diva was Morgana)

It's still surreal that this year I was invited by friends to join into not only one but two panel pitches. I'd like to thank @lavabun_ inviting me to participate after we'd only just met the year prior after connecting as PAX Creator Pass holders (special thank you to @veenusau for facilitating the connection).

As someone who often suffers from major imposter syndrome it was so affirming to be heard and validated and share my experiences.

To the other panelists: @cuzb0t @nerdyyrubii @beatdropbandit @misscaramel0 @bumbleebeeismee

Thank you all for all your time, experience, and efforts put into the pre-production, creating graphics, assets, the presentation, creating socials promo, and printing out amazing cards to hand out. Y'all ready did SOOOO much to make it happen and it clearly showed in the turnout.

To the wonderful audience and folks who lined up (whether or not you were able to make it in the room). Thank you, it was so surreal to see y'all all in there listening to all of us including little old me with my kooky hair. Thank you for asking questions and hearing us.

Special thanks as well to the friends and support crews of the other panelists who also took amazing photos of the panel whether you shared it to your story and tagged us or whether you shared it directly with us:

pizza_lord
sonny.Movement
jackwiththefingers
PixelnKrisko
Casper_lan63
(thank you to whoever I missed)

And finally thank you for those who dropped a follow to any or all of the panelists. I hope for the year ahead to continue advocating for retraining our algorithm to deliver the representation we see IRL on our socials because we all bring so much colour, lived experiences, and joy, regardless of the follower/like counts.

Much love,
Minh aka Minhcredible

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i’ll post about my pax weekend soon, but first i want to acknowledge something important to me and give my thanks. long caption incoming lol

on sunday, i hosted my very first panel about diversity and inclusion in the gaming/cosplay space. every time i go to these events, these topics are always missing and never gets talked about enough - online and in person. after pax last year, i made it my mission to host my own panel about this to raise awareness and share experiences with others around australia. safe to say, it went way better than i expected. first time hosting a panel, filled the room up, and still brought the vibes!

to my panelists, once again, i can’t give my thanks more than enough 🫶🏽 i’m glad we got to work together on this and i’m super blessed with the amount of help i received 🥹 i appreciate each and every one of you so much!

to the pax enforcers that were working at dropbear theatre that day - thank you so much for helping me out and letting me know you enjoyed the panel too!! helped the set up feel smooth and easy. thank you to @paxaus and @kittycanteven for giving me this opportunity and allowing me the space to do something like this.

to the friends that turned up and showed support, i love you with all of my heart 🫂 it really goes to show who will truely be there for you and stand by your side with things you’re passionate about. shoutout to sonny for being my fucking rock and helped me calm down my panic attack before the panel started lol

to the audience that took their time out of their pax weekend to watch this, THANK. YOU. you being there lets the community know this is important and shouldn’t be swept under the rug. WE MATTER. BIPOC LIVES MATTER. i also want to give my thanks to those that shared their stories with me directly and opened up - it really meant a lot to me with that trust.

if you actually read this whole caption, i’m shocked HAHA but also thank you for listening 🫶🏽 hope to run this back bigger and better next year (with a bigger room too please and thanks xo) - still feels surreal i achieved this in my creator journey

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@paxaus 2026 photo dump
It's been a huge weekend and despite trying to do less I think I did way more! But, it was fun.
Until next year Pax mates ⚔️
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@castleforge_gaming
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#Castleforgephotography #paxaus #paxaus2026 #cosplayphotography #eventphotography

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