Film Victoria funds eight new Australian games
Film Victoria's latest round of production funding will support games from Samurai Punk, Fae Daunt, Ian MacLarty, David Chen, and…
IGEA overhauls talent visas, proposes labour agreement for Australian game dev
Following our report on hiring complications in the Australian games sector, we look in depth at changes to visa codes…
Parliamentary Inquiry recommends federal tax offset for games development
The Inquiry Report pinpointed videogame development as a ‘new and emerging industry,' recommending federal support to increase co-investment opportunities, tax…
SA announces groundbreaking rebate for games industry
In a nation-first, the South Australian state government has extended the state's post-production, digital and visual effects (PDV) rebate to…
PAX Aus and PAX West come together for a 9-day PAX Online in 2020
Gaming culture fest PAX will run online from 12-20 September. The 9 day expo will host familiar events in a…
'I'm serious about the games industry': Two Labor MPs livestream games and talk business
Federal Labor MPs Tim Watts and Clare O'Neil took to Twitch to play a chaotic co-operative game and discuss the…
GCAP conference chooses a new theme and a new path forward
The annual games conference held during Melbourne International Games Week has changed its theme to reflect this year of pandemic.
GDAA and IGEA merge to support Australian game development
Two of Australian games' peak advocacy bodies will merge in a cross-state partnership.
Game devs step up as potential COVID lockdown looms
To help support and encourage people who are self isolating, some game devs are giving away their games for free.
The real life lessons we can learn from virtual reality
With the launch of a new documentary, we look at the way virtual reality technology can be used to teach…