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NZ Games Festival serves up 'The Pavs' Awards for 2020

The 2020 New Zealand Games Festival might have been postponed, but that didn’t stop them running a gorgeous Awards ceremony…

FIlm Victoria funds games
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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…

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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…

A tax offset for video games was recommended
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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…

Hollow Knight, one of the best games from SA
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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 Online will not look like this
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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…

Two Labor MPs talk the game industry
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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…

GCAP chooses a new path forward
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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.

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GDAA and IGEA merge to support Australian game development

Two of Australian games' peak advocacy bodies will merge in a cross-state partnership.

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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.

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