Austin Convention Center
Where was RTX (event) located from 2011 to 2016?
RTX ( event ) RTX is a series of annual gaming and Internet conventions created by Rooster Teeth held in Austin , Texas and for a period of time also Sydney and London , England . Starting as a small community gathering of 500 people in 2011 , RTX significantly expanded in its following years , housing an estimated 62,000 people in 2017 . 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 . History . RTX was announced 16 February 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 . RTX 2011 . RTX 2011 was the first official convention for Rooster Teeth fans . It was held from 27 to 29 May . Attendees were treated to a tour of the office , an exclusive T-shirt and the chance to take part in a special episode of the Rooster Teeth series , Immersion . The convention was deemed a success , and RTX became an annual event . RTX 2012 . After the success of RTX 2011 , RTX 2012 expanded significantly with 4,500 attendees . RTX 2012 was held from 7–8 July at the Austin Convention Center , and was treated as more of a traditional gaming convention , introducing features such as an exhibit hall which included exhibitor booths from gaming and internet personalities and companies , various panels , and the first publicly playable demo of Halo 4 . 343 Industries also showed off forge in Halo 4 for the first time . Similarly to the previous year , RTX attendees had the chance to take part as extras in the upcoming Rooster Teeth series Day Five . RTX 2013 . RTX 2013 was held from 5–7 July at the Austin Convention Center , once again with significant expansion with over 10,000 attendees . 343 Industries returned to run a Halo 4 tournament and have a panel in which they made announcements regarding Halo 4s future DLC . The Rooster Teeth series RWBY made its premiere . Ubisoft brought a publicly playable demo of . Attendees also had the opportunity to use the Oculus Rift virtual reality device , try out for Rooster Teeths gaming competition series The Gauntlet , and take part in an episode of The Slow Mo Guys , as well as many other activities . The YouTube gaming group known as The Creatures also made an appearance , and made several important announcements involving their recent work , a new member to their group and the face reveal of Sp00n , who up until this point , had never revealed his face . RTX 2014 . RTX 2014 was held from 4–6 July at the Austin Convention Center . Tickets went on sale on 31 January 2014 . 343 Industries and Certain Affinity announced the addition of the Gungoose , a new version of the Mongoose , would be added to Halo 2 : Anniversary . Coagulation was also announced as one of the six multiplayer maps to be re-imagined for and will support the new Gungoose Capture The Flag game mode . The Creatures returned again , with another member added ( Dexter Manning ) . During the Achievement Hunter panel Matt Bragg and Jeremy Dooley were hired ; the latter would eventually become the sixth main member after Ray Narvaez , Jr . left in 2015 . RTX 2015 . RTX 2015 was held from 7–9 August at the Austin Convention Centre , the Hilton Austin Hotel and the JW Marriott . The pre-alpha of was available for demo . Rainbow Six Siege was playable and beta signups were guaranteed for attendees . RTX 2016 . RTX 2016 dates were announced on 12 November 2015 , and was held from 1–3 July 2016 . Like the year before , RTX 2016 was held at the Austin Convention Center , the Hilton Austin Hotel and the JW Marriott . It housed around 60,000 attendees . RTX 2017 . RTX 2017 was held from 7–9 July and attracted 62,000 attendees . Its keynote was by Andy Serkis . The first two episodes of the Netflix anime series Castlevania had a special theatrical screening followed by Q&A with Director Sam Deats and executive producers Fred Seibert and Kevin Kolde . It featured concerts with Spazmatics and Phantogram , both hosted at Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater . It also featured an early screening of War for the Planet of the Apes at the Paramount Theater . RTX 2018 . RTX 2018 was held August 3–5 . Crypt TV will premiere season 2 of The Look-See . RTX 2019 . RTX 2019 was held from 5–7 July . RTX at Home 2020 . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2020 event was initially rescheduled from 3–5 July to Labor Day Weekend , 5–7 September , before being canceled completely . Rooster Teeth has since scheduled an extended virtual event , dubbed “RTX at Home” , in its place , which was held from 15 to 25 September . RTX at Home 2021 . Following from the previous convention , the 2021 event will once again be entirely virtual , taking place from 8–17 July . RTX Sydney . On 11 June 2015 , Rooster Teeth announced RTX Australia , a collaboration with Hanabee and Supanova Pop Culture Expo . In 2017 , the event was renamed RTX Sydney . In August 2018 , Rooster Teeth announced they would replace RTX Sydney 2019 with three Lets Play Live events in different cities . RTX Australia 2016 . The first RTX Australia was held at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney , from 23 to 24 January 2016 and attracted 11,000 attendees . RTX Sydney 2017 . RTX Sydney 2017 was held from 4–5 February at the International Convention Centre Sydney in Darling Harbour , Sydney . On 19 June , the first guests were announced and included Rooster Teeths Burnie Burns , Gus Sorola , Kerry Shawcross and Miles Luna , Achievement Hunters Jack Pattillo and Kinda Funnys Greg Miller . In November 2016 , Hideo Kojima was confirmed as a guest and attendance was anticipated at under 20,000 . In December 2016 , it was announced that the Nintendo Switch would be playable to demo for attendees at the convention . RTX Sydney 2018 . RTX Sydney 2018 , the third consecutive RTX convention to be held in Australia , took place from 3–4 February at the International Convention Centre Sydney . This was the first time members of The Yogscast were in attendance . RTX London . Rooster Teeth announced RTX London on 3 February 2017 , during RTX Sydney . RTX London 2017 . RTX London 2017 was held on 14–15 October 2017 , at ExCeL London . RTX London 2018 . RTX London 2018 took place on 15–16 September at ExCeL London .