Digital
‘Apex Legends’ performs strongly for Electronic Arts despite weaker financials
EA's numbers are slightly down from last year, but its lauded free-to-play shooter Apex Legends has broken records.
Victoria to get $288 million to support arts sector following challenging 2020
Victoria’s creative industries will see some relief in the form of a $288 million investment from the State Government in…
Bystander Intervention for Freelancers
How do you speak up for the rights of others when you don't have job security? Media Mentor Esther Coleman-Hawkins…
Simon Boxer's personal Ring of Pain: The long road to games success
Ring of Pain is one of Australia's recent videogame successes, thanks to FIlm Victoria and Humble Games. But Simon Boxer's…
How does the Digital Games Offset fit into Australia's screen incentives?
Is a $500k minimum spend punishingly high? Is a 30% offset enough? What's different for film and TV? Game developers,…
Budget 2021: useful money and dangerous holes for the screen sector
The 2021-22 budget costs the tax rebate changes and provides useful piecemeal support to fix the Covid blow, but government…
30% Federal tax offset for videogame development announced
Australia's first-ever nationwide tax offset for game development will be included in the next Budget, supercharging the local videogame industry.
VICSCREEN to boost Victoria's screen industry with new $191 million strategy
Victoria’s screen industry, encompassing film, television and videogames, today received a large investment commitment as part of a four-year strategy…
Australian games label leads IGF award nominations with ‘Genesis Noir’, ‘Paradise Killer’
Fellow Traveller, an Australian game publishing house, has earned a number of nominations at the Independent Game Festival awards.
Tribeca Festival introduces first ever videogame award on its 20th anniversary
For the first time in the famous film festival’s history, Tribeca will bestow a videogame with the inaugural Tribeca Games…