In Real Life

The Prodigal Son: One Developer’s Journey From THQ Studio Australia To Montreal

Kotaku AU

After the closure of THQ’s Australian studios, we follow the progress of ex-THQ Studio Australia Game Programmer Anthony Reddan, a young developer who recently left Australia to work overseas in Canada. Is his journey representative of a brain drain in the Australian games industry, or is the local indie development scene on the verge of a glorious rebirth?


June 17, 2011
In Real Life

How A Tax Bill Could Kickstart The Aussie Games Industry

Kotaku AU

Yesterday it was reported that there was crossbench support for the R&D Tax reform – a reform that may end up kickstarting the declining games industry in this country. How? Why? We spoke to Antony Reed, Chief Executive of the Game Developers’ Association of Australia about the impact.