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Australian Digital Games Tax Offset Has Been Introduced To Parliament, Inching It Closer To Law
The Digital Games Tax Offset, which will allow Australian games developers access to a 30% rebate on projects costing up to $500,000, has been officially introduced to Parliament. It now begins the final part of its journey into law. We wrote about the Digital Games Tax Offset, or DGTO, last year when it was first…
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Australian Game Development Industry Is Winning, IGEA Survey Shows
The IGEA says the Australian game development industry numbers are looking good. Really good. Results from the fifth annual Australian Game Development Survey (AGDS) 2021 released by the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association show the Australian game dev industry has doubled its revenue to $226 million over the past five years. This is huge. The…
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READY: R18+ Video Games Industry Disappointed By Delay
The Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (iGEA) has made a statement expressing their disappointment at the continued delay as SCAG once again pushed back a decision on adding an R18+ category to videogames. Ron Curry expressed his disappointment at another delay “despite mass support from the Australian community” but also expressed he is pleased by…
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Atkinson Claims “Misinformed”, Designed To Stir “Moral Panic”
That’s the view of two industry veterans in response to recent print and radio comments from South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson outlining his opposition to an R18+ classification for video games.