PAX East 2025
PAX East is a celebration of gaming and gaming culture featuring thought-provoking panels, a massive expo hall filled with the best publishers and studios, new game demos, musical performances, tournaments, and a community experience unlike any other. No matter your preferred genre or platform, if you love games, welcome home.
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PAX East 2025 Spotlight
I'm not proud, but I couldn't stay awake during PAX East 2025's World of Warcraft panel - and I wasn't alone
Staying awake at the World of Warcraft panel at PAX East was an uphill battle
Jules Chin Greene
How Dead by Daylights can create their own version of the game with Choose Your Own Chapter
Announced at PAX East 2025, Dead by Daylight's Choose Your Own Chapter takes community feedback in gaming to a new level entirely
Grant DeArmitt
What makes Mafia: The Old Country the "best looking Mafia" game yet? The seamless transitions between cutscene and gameplay, say the devs
The Mafia: The Old Country devs want to make a game that feels like a movie, and at PAX East 2025, they told us how they were going about it
Grant DeArmitt
One of my favorite bits of Final Fantasy is the tiered magic system - and Wizards of the Coast figured out a novel way to do it in Magic: The Gathering
Cure, Cura, Curaga... Fire, Fira, Firaga... how the tiered magic system of Final Fantasy made its way into Magic: The Gathering.
Chris Arrant
PAX East 2025 Feed
I'm not proud, but I couldn't stay awake during PAX East 2025's World of Warcraft panel - and I wasn't alone
Staying awake at the World of Warcraft panel at PAX East was an uphill battle
Jules Chin Greene
How Dead by Daylights can create their own version of the game with Choose Your Own Chapter
Announced at PAX East 2025, Dead by Daylight's Choose Your Own Chapter takes community feedback in gaming to a new level entirely
Grant DeArmitt
What makes Mafia: The Old Country the "best looking Mafia" game yet? The seamless transitions between cutscene and gameplay, say the devs
The Mafia: The Old Country devs want to make a game that feels like a movie, and at PAX East 2025, they told us how they were going about it
Grant DeArmitt
One of my favorite bits of Final Fantasy is the tiered magic system - and Wizards of the Coast figured out a novel way to do it in Magic: The Gathering
Cure, Cura, Curaga... Fire, Fira, Firaga... how the tiered magic system of Final Fantasy made its way into Magic: The Gathering.
Chris Arrant
The Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy set has been in development for 4 years - and MTG's creators enjoyed FF XVI like fans to get a genuine feel for it
The sleepless weekend inside Wizards of the Coast offices (and employees' households) when Final Fantasy XVI was released.
Chris Arrant
The Alexandria RPG Library at PAX East connected me to the tabletop games of yore
The Alexandria RPG Library is a massive collection of out-of-print TTRPG books, and I went nuts at PAX East over them
Jules Chin Greene
Dead by Daylight's Five Nights at Freddy's map changes the killer queue forever
Not only will Dead by Daylight soon introduce Five Nights at Freddy's Springtrap - it will also add a Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria map AND a gaming mechanic for which fans at PAX East 2025 went wild
Grant DeArmitt
Driving century-old cars, talking to local historians, learning Sicilian swears - How Mafia: The Old Country's devs brought the game back in time
I'm just saying, I don't know of a Mario Kart dev team that ever got behind the wheel like the Mafia: The Old Country folks did
Grant DeArmitt
Catch up on all of Popverse's PAX East 2025 coverage!
We were at the four-day Boston gaming event from start to finish, and we want to tell you all about it
Graeme McMillan
Carnies on Consoles: A shocking personal realization from PAX East 2025 concerning the connection between spectacles from ye olden days and now
Talk about "geek" culture! Get it? Because PAX East and carnivals both... nevermind
Grant DeArmitt
Upend your ideas of what a "cozy game" is with this political indie game about post-colonial Southeast Asia
Compensation Not Guaranteed by Toge Productions is a gorgeous and hard-hitting look at post-colonial governments in Southeast Asia
Jules Chin Greene
Prepare for a new kind of Chocobo Racing that even Post Malone might play, as the Golden Chocobo will be the ultra-rare card in the upcoming Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy set
There are said to be only 77 Golden Chocobo cards in existence. If you find one, let me know.
Chris Arrant
Here's what you need to know about Mafia: The Old Country's new feature: Knife combat
Expect Mafia: The Old Country to have a lot less shoot-outs than previous games in the franchise, but a whole bunch more backstabs. Literally and figuratively
Grant DeArmitt
There are still two iconic movie killers the Dead by Daylight director still wants to see in the game - here's who they are
Coté's choices won't exactly surprise you, but they will leave you asking why these two horror icons haven't made their way into a Dead by Daylight chapter already
Grant DeArmitt
Affinity for complexity: A Wizards of the Coast executive revealed how they gauge how complex (or how simple) to make a Magic: The Gathering set like Final Fantasy
The Complexity Dial isn't a new card in Magic: The Gathering - it's an internal mechanic Wizards of the Coast uses to make the best product for fans.
Chris Arrant
The Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy crossover set deserves Final Fantasy XVI’s creepy villain, Ultima, immortalized in card form
Just look at this guy! Ultima, from Final Fantasy XVI! Who WOULDN’T want a Magic: The Gathering card of him?
Jules Chin Greene
The future of World of Warcraft is in housing, as the game invites players to own "a little slice of Azeroth"
Of everything discussed at the Evolving Azeroth panel at PAX East 2025, housing was the most anticipated by both the crowd of World of Warcraft fans and the developers on stage
Grant DeArmitt
Magic: The Gathering's Final Fantasy set is more complex because Final Fantasy fans are already gamers, but is that what Final Fantasy fans want?
Magic: The Gathering’s crossover with Final Fantasy wants to be an entry point into both franchises for the two fandoms
Jules Chin Greene
Imagine a 200-hour crash course on Final Fantasy XIV in just one month - this Magic: The Gathering designer just did it for all right reasons
Wizards of the Coast wants to make the upcoming Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy crossover as genuine as possible - so two employees went hardcore for a month
Chris Arrant
I don’t even play Magic: The Gathering, but I need all of the Sephiroth stuff from the Final Fantasy crossover
At PAX East 2025, the Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy panel unveiled new looks at the Sephiroth cards from the crossover set, and I am a changed man
Jules Chin Greene
World of Warcraft's developers reveal the one secret that almost evaded gamers in the game's history
Speaking at PAX East 2025, World of Warcraft devs Maria Hamilton, Jesse Kurlancheek, Jeremy Feasel, and Paul Kubit addressed the secret it took 11 months for players to discover
Grant DeArmitt
Yoshitaka Amano returns to the Final Fantasy series to paint his favorite video game creation of all time for the upcoming Magic: The Gathering crossover
Yoshitaka Amano returns to Final Fantasy to paint his favorite character - and this time he's drawing her more realistically than he did when he first created her.
Chris Arrant
The first Natural Six US live show at PAX East was like watching The Beatles debut on Ed Sullivan
Natural Six, a new D&D actual play group featuring voice actors Doug Cockle, Ben Starr, Harry McEntire, Alex Jordan and Hollie Bennett, had a smashing first show abroad at PAX East
Jules Chin Greene
Nicolas Cage's Dead by Daylight character is the real thing, because "there's never been a Nicolas Cage soundalike," according to the Con Air, National Treasure and Face/Off star
Dead by Daylight voice actors usually let metal singers do the screaming... but not Nicolas Cage
Grant DeArmitt
I have finally met the PAX Pin Man here at PAX East (and his iconic 40 pound trenchcoat full of over 1000 pins)
For 14 years, one man has sought to collect every pin that Penny Arcade & PAX has ever made. He has collected over 1600 in the past 14 years, and he wears it all on one trench coat - but he space for three last ones he's missing.
Chris Arrant
The hottest club at PAX East 2025 is practically silent (and that's a good thing)
If you’ve ever loved the atmosphere of a library, but wanted something more vibey and gamer-oriented, than look no further than the Cozy Gaming Lounge at PAX East 2025
Jules Chin Greene
No, Dead by Daylight's Witcher outfits won't let you access Geralt's mutant abilities... but there's a lore reason why (maybe)
Let's be honest - Dead by Daylight fans who know "the bathtub scene" understand that The White Wolf's real power is in his looks. And The Witcher outfits do give us that
Grant DeArmitt
World of Warcraft's next remix will introduce a 'shattered timeline' where "everything went worse," tease developers
Wake up, World of Warcraft fans: the franchise’s next remix will be Legion
Jules Chin Greene
4,000 cans of Red Bull, live art & more: Inside the novel PAX East creator lounge for artists, streamers, and creators
Red Bull cans say they will "revitalize their body and mind", and here at PAX East, they're doing that with the drink and a lounge for creators.
Chris Arrant
Dead by Daylight game director praises Blumhouse's upcoming movie: "They absolutely get what we're trying to accomplish"
Game director Mathieu Côté has a message for Dead by Daylight fans - that movie you're looking forward to is in good hands with Blumhouse
Grant DeArmitt
Final Fantasy sets for Magic: The Gathering aren't out yet, but I already nabbed official MTG x FF items for Arena at PAX East
Imagine MTG's Chandra as a Chocobo from Final Fantasy. Now, see it - and get the sleeves for Arena
Chris Arrant
Dead by Daylight x Five Nights at Freddy's will be the first time fans can become Springtrap
A full decade after Springtrap debuted, Five Nights at Freddy's fans will at last be able to enter the suit. Or rather, as we learned at the Dead by Daylight panel at PAX East... suits
Grant DeArmitt
PAX East 2025’s Pokémon booth has made me realize how old I actually am
“PAX East 2025 reminded me that Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire came out in 2003!” “Alright, grandpa, pack it in.”
Jules Chin Greene
Matthew Lillard returns to Five Nights at Freddy's Springtrap before FNAF 2 as a playable character in Dead by Daylight
Springtrap, AKA William Afton, AKA Matthew Lillard, AKA the big bad of Blumhouse's film sequel, will be playable on an all new Five Nights at Freddy's map
Grant DeArmitt
Dead by Daylight is adding Dragula hosts the Boulet Brothers as DLCs
The Boulet Brothers will be represented as wearable outfits for pre-existing Dead by Daylight killers The Huntress and The Artist
Grant DeArmitt
Dead by Daylight x The Witcher sees Doug Cockle return to the role of Geralt of Rivia
Behaviour Interactive has announced The Witcher Collection for Dead by Daylight, featuring outfits for franchise favorites such as Yennifer, Ciri, and of course, the White Wolf
Grant DeArmitt
Dead by Daylight/Witcher collaboration screenshots leak online hours before 9th Anniversary PAX East 2025 panel
Is Dead by Daylight about to bring in Geralt of The Witcher? An early leak of promotional images seems to suggest so
Graeme McMillan
Elden Ring Nightreign might finally be the game that turns me into a loot goblin
While watching a demo of Elden Ring Nightreign at PAX East 2025, I realized that in order to properly play the game, I’ll need to adapt my play style
Jules Chin Greene
Mafia: The Old Country confirms FOUR returning characters will appear in new prequel (but they're not saying who)
Speaking at PAX East 2025, lead Mafia creatives Nick Baynes, Alex Cox, and Tomáš Hřebíček were forthcoming about who we'll see in the next installment - up to a very, very specific point
Grant DeArmitt
Halloween villain Michael Myers was the key to licensing Dead by Daylight's many killers, says the game's director
Dead by Daylight offers legions upon legions of franchise DLCs. But according to game director Mathieu Côté, that might not've been possible without the OG slasher from John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic
Grant DeArmitt
The MVP of PAX East 2025's Elden Ring Nightreign demo was a random fan pulled from the crowd
At PAX East, a fan named Sophie stepped up to the plate at the Elden Ring Nightreign demo and crushed it
Jules Chin Greene
Livestream all of Boston's PAX East 2025 free with Popverse
Watch the big panels from Magic: The Gathering, Larian Studios, and more with Popverse's PAX East 2025 livestream.
Chris Arrant
A comic con surival kit, from convention experts to you ahead of San Diego Comic-Con, New York Comic Con, and more
Here it is - the ReedPop insider's con survival guide. Accumulated and documented over years of con travel by numerous people here at ReedPop, this isn't the basics - this is the #protip of all pro tips on making your con travels easier.
Chris Arrant
Comic Con Essentials: If you're going to a comic con, you'll need this (and this, and this)
It's dangerous to go alone - take this! A comprehensive guide of things to bring to a comic convention
Lauren Sisselman
