Tag: video games

WA gets in on game grants with $2m pilot funding

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Western Australian Government will provide $2 million in pilot funding to the state’s video game developers, and fly five local studios to Germany this month for the world’s...

Screen Australia awards $4m for local video games

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Screen Australia has awarded more than $4 million worth of grants to fund development on tens of indie video game titles through the Games: Expansion Pack Fund. Initially announced...

Details of govt’s digital games tax offset scheme revealed

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government has unveiled draft legislation for its video game development tax offset scheme, revealing that the Arts minister will determine the eligibility of a company’s expenditure for...

Qld joins game developer push with 15 per cent rebate

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government has followed other states in opening its digital production incentive to game developers, offering a 15 per cent rebate to developers working in the state from...

Games industry weathers COVID-19 ahead of tax relief

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Australian video games industry has largely withstood the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with most businesses reporting either increased or stable revenue over the last year and...

Games sector tax incentive ‘levels playing field’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia based game developers will receive a 30 per cent tax offset on qualifying expenditure, as part of the federal government’s $1.2 billion digital economy package announced Thursday. The...

Bipartisan support for local games sector is growing

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Politicians from both sides of the aisle have backed the growing calls for the federal government to better support the Australian game development sector. Shadow assistant minister Tim Watts...