PAX AUS 2025 was probably one of the most rewarding and validating experiences for me ever. I wanted to share and celebrate everything that happened - THIS IS A LONG ONE: First of all @ANZCreators. Many months ago the team thought, "hey it might be cool if we had branded lanyards and name badges for the weekend so creators could find each other!" Due to us having no budget, this turned into one of the coolest collaborations with Red Bull Tetris. We handed out about 500 lanyards across the weekend and had the biggest PAX meetup I've ever seen (thanks for the photo @8bitElliott), followed by a casual mixer event. The ANZ Creators gang continue to surprise and inspire, and I can't wait to see what's next. Thank you especially to @justkyledavid, Jordan & @roguecarls from @redbullau for their time and generosity, and to the ANZ Creators team @ZombiesLvBacon, @MoonlitCharlie & @hannabealla. Next up, Overwatch 2! The community around this game SHOWS UP and it's bloody awesome! I was very lucky to put on the "You Think You Know Overwatch 2?" panel again this year with @dix0nm8, @Profound_Rice, and epic newcomer @MuttnikOW. It was a lot of fun discussion and trivia (with prizes thanks to @Blizzard_ANZ and @PlayOverwatch). We even had @aaronkellerOW send a welcome message which blew us away. Thanks to Nic, @meganleigh_r & Kaedi for the support, as well as @Astrokerrie for saying yes, & @GenerOZity for having us on their stage. The @UbisoftANZ party was spectacular, and a great chance to have some fun and celebrate R6 Siege's 10th anniversary with creators and players. They even gave me a trophy for being the community "Silly Billy" that I shall treasure! It was also a great excuse to meet up with the JCTN team led by @JudgeBrand and @Overlord717. Thanks to @elliebtea, @bvaughan6 & Dylan as well as the @REKTgn team who were working hard! Also can we talk about the Twitch Community Meetup Party and Moondog? Congrats to all the state groups coming together for an epic event bringing @Twitch_ANZ streamers together for a night of connection. Now for the soppy part. PAX is so special for me purely for the PEOPLE. They don't say "Welcome Home" for no reason - content creation is often an isolating experience and this is the event where the internet converges to get some face to face time! I was so lucky to meet so many of you all over the weekend and I'm so grateful to all who came and said hello, and supported the activities I was doing this weekend. I really feel like what I'm doing is valued and I have made some lifelong friendships. See ya next year... how on earth do we go bigger next time? #ANZCreators #PAXAUS #paxaus2025 #Overwatch2 #twitchanz