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Australian tax incentives to woo technology innovators
The Australian Government introduced into Parliament on May 13 legislation to support a new, simpler and more generous tax-credit regime to support research and development undertaken in Australia. The...
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Victoria’s Brawsome! Indie developer trying to make a name
With the madness that is E3 having just lifted, trying to market an Australian indie game is like trying to start a fire in a storm. But that’s just what I’m trying to do. Jolly Rover is the latest...
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Move over UK: Australia ponies up to attract lucrative international game sector
Leaders in the interactive games industry in the UK are worried now that many large studios will soon pack their bags and head elsewhere after the British government went back on its assurances that...
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GDAA gets new committee, new focus on building
The Game Developers’ Association on Australia has reorganized with a new Committee structure that incorporates players from across the ever-broadening industry spectrum. The new Committee is made up of...
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Bringing Gamebook Adventures to the iPad
When Gamebook Adventures was originally conceived for the iPhone and iPod Touch back in 2008, the iPad was just a twinkle in Apple’s eyes. Our original intention was to harness the spirit of old...
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Ten, Twenty, Thirty
The gaming community is obsessed with numbers. According to the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association, the average age of a gamer in Australia is 30 years old; 68 percent of all Australians...
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Freeplay Indie Games Festival 2010 Winners
The Jolly Rover First, we’d like to give big kudos to the organizers of Freeplay, the Independent Games Festival, for hosting a successful event this year at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne....
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Melbourne chosen to host PAX game expo for two years
Penny Arcade President, Robert Khoo, has announced that Melbourne would host the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) Australia in 2013 and 2014. This is the first time the event has been held outside the United...
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The importance of being Indie
When I imagine the word indie I always think of highly caffeinated gamers playing, testing and eating another double cheeseburger at two in the morning. I imagine a group of likeminded individuals...
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PAX Aus 2013: Post Show Report
At the opening of the first Australian Penny Arcade Expo in July this year, scores of people filled the Melbourne Showgrounds in a hall that usually holds showbag stands, most arriving from a short...
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