This op-ed from our CEO, Ron Curry, first appeared on Kotaku on 17 April 2019. “More opportunities for Australia’s world-class screen industry”– boasted the head from a press release issued on 11 April, from the office of Minister for Communications and the Arts, Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield. “Well this is... Read More
Media Releases
IGEA EXPANSION CONTINUES – Game developers join IGEA
Sydney, Australia – 7 March, 2019 – The Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) has today announced that two Sydney-based developers, 3RD Sense and Reach Game Studios, have joined as new members of the association, bringing the number of members up to 35. 3RD Sense have been in business for 18 years. They... Read More
IGEA statement on the Australian Government’s Response to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee report on gaming micro-transactions for chance-cased items (loot boxes)
On 6 March 2019, the Australian Government released its response to the report by the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee (the committee) into gaming micro-transactions for chance-based items that was released on 27 November 2018. The response can be found here. IGEA welcomes the Government’s agreement with the committee that loot boxes... Read More
Tony Lawrence joins IGEA Board
Sydney, Australia – 6 February 2019 – The Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA), has today announced the appointment of Tony Lawrence of Mighty Kingdom to its board. This appointment reflects the association’s increasing representation of Australian game developers, along with its publisher and distributor members. Tony Lawrence is a very well-known and... Read More
Building a thriving games development industry in Australia
IGEA launches report to provide recommendations for industry support Sydney, Australia: December 13, 2018– The Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA), has today launched ‘Building a Thriving Interactive Games Development Industry in Australia‘, a formalised set of recommendations to government and industry on how Australia can better capitalise on the weightless... Read More
Sydney based game developers join IGEA
SYDNEY, Australia: December 7, 2018– The Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) has today announced that two Sydney-based independent video game developers Blowfish Studios and Chaos Theory Games have joined the association as members. Blowfish Studios is an independent game developer and publisher making games for consoles, mobile, PC and VR. Blowfish have recently... Read More