Like any convention worth its salt, PAX West attracts a huge number of cosplayers each year to Seattle. The hard work, craftsmanship, and dedication to fandom are on display for the world to see.

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Of course, we're at PAX West, too, and we're highlighting many of the amazing cosplayers we saw in a huge image gallery.PAX West is a fan-focused event, but that doesn't mean there isn't news coming out of the con. We got to check out some awesome games, including 7 minutes of Sonic Mania gameplay , the new Sonic game that actually has us excited about the series again.For all the news and features coming out of PAX West, be sure to check out our PAX West 2016 event page.

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