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10 Key Games Industry Jobs, and Advice from Experts Who Work Them

Thinking about a job in the games industry? Read some expert advice from people working in specific roles.

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New Australian games industry report tracks major job trends

Games Jobs Live, a recruitment insights program, has revealed major trends in the Australian games industry job market.

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Australian game development jobs have grown 59% in FY21-22

IGEA has released its Australian game development industry snapshot for the financial year.

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$117 billion worth of games industry acquisitions took place in 2021

A new global report has detailed how 2021 became the biggest year for video game industry deals.

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Keywords Studios acquires Tantalus, will create 130 more gamedev jobs

Tantalus founder Tom Crago will oversee the new studio, which will become Keywords Australia.

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Australia's video game tax offset is not a silver bullet

Foreign companies provide massive job boosts and up-skilling, but they have no interest in telling local stories, and they almost…

Three months after playing AO Tennis 2 at the Parliamentary Friends of Video Games, parliamentarians are recognising the importance of Federal support for game development.
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Politicians warn against ignoring videogame sector

MP Tim Watts' motion to recognise the social and economic contributions of videogames didn't shy away from the industry's flaws.…

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Tasmania Game Makers vie for national recognition

After Tasmanian game developers stayed silent on IGEA's national industry survey, an advocacy group is hoping to fill the gaps.

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'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…