RTX (event)
| RTX | |
|---|---|
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Gaming, internet, content creation |
| Venue |
Austin Convention Center (RTX; 2012–present) Australian Technology Park (RTX Australia; 2016) International Convention Centre Sydney (RTX Sydney; 2017) ExCeL London (RTX London; 2017) |
| Location(s) |
 Austin, Texas Sydney, Australia London, England
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| Country |
 United States Australia United Kingdom
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| Years active | 5 (RTX) 1 (RTX Sydney) |
| Inaugurated | May 27, 2011 (RTX) January 23, 2016 (RTX Sydney) October 14, 2017 (RTX London) |
| Most recent | July 1–3, 2016 (RTX) |
| Previous event | January 23–24, 2016 (RTX Australia) |
| Next event | July 7–9, 2017 (RTX) |
| Attendance |
(RTX Sydney)~11,000 (2016) |
| Organized by |
Rooster Teeth Hanabee (RTX Sydney) Supanova (RTX Sydney) |
| Sponsor | Pizza Hut (2015–present) |
| Website | |
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Official RTX website Official RTX Sydney website Official RTX London website |
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(RTX)
~600 (2011)
~5000 (2012)
~10,000 (2013)
~30,000 (2014)
~45,000 (2015)
~60,000 (2016)
RTX is a series of annual gaming and Internet conventions created by Rooster Teeth Productions held in Austin, Texas and Sydney, Australia, and will soon be held in London, England, and is run by Gus Sorola,Barbara Dunkelman, Bethany Feinstein and Eric Cherry.
Starting as a small community gathering of 400 people in 2011, RTX significantly expanded in its following years, housing an estimated 60,000 people by 2016. RTX has gained attention for its "celebration of that convergence of gaming and Internet culture." In 2016, Tech Crunch described it as "SXSW meets Comic Con." The event includes panels on gaming and internet topics, exhibitor booths from independent and major game developers, as well as meet and greets with game developers, Rooster Teeth employees, and internet personalities. RTX is also notable for being one of the first places consumers may play major video game releases such as Halo 4 and most recently, Rainbow Six: Siege.
RTX was announced February 16, 2011 and the inaugural event was meant to be for 200 people. However, minutes after tickets went on sale the community managed to buy more tickets than originally planned to be sold, accidentally selling over 500 tickets.
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