Crowds, cosplay & craziness: Scenes from PAX West 2016

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Didn’t get tickets to PAX this weekend? Here’s an inside look at the mega-video game convention that fills Seattle’s Washington State Convention Center with crowds, cosplay and a dizzying assortment of games.

This year’s show was sold-out again, drawing tens of thousands of video game enthusiasts and has been renamed as PAX West. Let’s take a look at this year’s spectacle.

Rex
PAX attendees can ride a 25-ft tall Rex, one of the dinosaurs from ARK: Survival Evolved.
long line at PAX
Long lines are everywhere for gaming talks and demos at PAX.
Twitch streaming at PAX
Twitch game streaming broadcasting live from the PAX show floor.
eSports commentators
eSports announcers commentate at the ESL Arena at PAX West.
Gamers try out the latest games and gaming rigs at PAX.
Gamers try out the latest games and gaming rigs at PAX.
Sony Playstation VR
Everyone is showing off VR games at this year’s show.
PAX attendees take a break on bean bag chairs.
PAX attendees take a break on bean bag chairs.
Cosplay sword battle at PAX.
Cosplay sword battle at PAX.

Here is a gallery of some of our favorite cosplay from this year’s show.

See more photos from the cosplay at PAX West 2016.

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