{
  "id": 8154606,
  "title": "Total War: Warhammer 40,000, Alien: Isolation 2, Modern Warfare 4, and more will be playable ahead of release at PAX Australia next month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/total-war-warhammer-40-000-alien-isolation-2-modern-warfare-4-and",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-18T02:44:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/events-conferences/total-war-warhammer-40-000-alien-isolation-2-modern-warfare-4-and-more-will-be-playable-ahead-of-release-at-pax-australia-next-month/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PAX Australia, set to return to Melbourne in October, will showcase a variety of playable games, including Total War: Warhammer 40,000, Alien: Isolation 2, Persona 4 Revival, Yakuza's Stranger Than Heaven, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's multiplayer. Square Enix will allow players to try Final Fantasy 14 on Switch 2 and create themed photos. Square Enix's localization director Michael-Christopher Koji Fox and global community producer Toshio Foxclon Murouchi will participate in a behind-the-scenes panel featuring a hot sauce challenge. FF7 Revelation will also have an early reveal. Ubisoft's Ubisoft Community Esports stages will host Rainbow Six Siege competitions, Assassin's Creed sea shanty singalongs, and a Just Dance-Along, along with other events. The event takes place from October 9–11, with badges available on the official website.",
  "summary": "I'm gonna start lining up now.",
  "key_points": [
    "Total War: Warhammer 40,000 playable at PAX Australia",
    "Alien: Isolation 2 among games showcased",
    "Persona 4 Revival and Yakuza Stranger Than Heaven demo"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This early access to highly anticipated games at PAX Australia shifts the event's focus towards hands-on experiences, benefiting attendees who get to play before release and hype surrounding the showcased titles.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}