With the ink all but dry on our recent merger with the GDAA, IGEA has cautiously been working on Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) 2020, pending a resolution on the current state of affairs around health, safety and public gatherings. This year, GCAP enters its 15th year, headed by IGEA for the... Read More
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Please tell us how COVID-19 is affecting your games business
The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to an unprecedented change in the way businesses operate, including those in the games industry. It is crucial that we understand the impacts the situation is having on our industry, how you believe it may affect you in the mid to long-term and what support measures... Read More
The Power of Games by our CEO, Ron Curry
About 18 months ago, our team started preparing for our consumer research reports, Digital Australia and New Zealand 2020 which we launched July and August last year. When the team adopted the theme, the Power of Games, little did we realise just how especially meaningful this particular theme would be in the... Read More
Submission to The Australian Government Consultation on a New Online Safety Act
IGEA recently made a submission to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications consultation on proposals for a new On Safety Act. We have responded to a consultation paper outlining some high level proposals for reforming the current on safety framework. Key points from our submission include: Video games are... Read More
IGEA’s GCAP2020 Preparations
Following on from our recent announcement that IGEA and GDAA are joining forces to form one association, IGEA is now responsible and very excited to be ivering GCAP 2020, which is now in its 15th year. Since its reboot in 2010, GCAP has been an important source of networking and professional education... Read More
Media Alert: IGEA and GDAA update
On Wednesday, March 4 the GDAA held its Annual General Meeting. As part of the meeting, GDAA members voted unanimously to allow the purchase of their assets by IGEA, effectively bringing the two associations together, under the banner of IGEA. IGEA will assume the management responsibilities of Melbourne based The Arcade, a... Read More