Mon, Oct 22, 2012 | 04:08 BST
Australian government to introduce development incentives
Huge news for the local industry out of Game Connect Asia Pacific this morning: the Australian Government has plans to introduce financial incentives for local development companies.
MCV Pacific reports the news comes courtesy of Game Developers’ Association of Australia CEO Antony Reed.
Details are expected to surface over the next few weeks.
On the state and territory level, the Victorian Government has elected to re-introduce its own incentive scheme, which was cut in May – although with less grant money on offer than in previous years.
GCAP is one of the most important trade events in the Southern Hemisphere and takes place in Melbourne today and tomorrow. The opening address can be seen in full on PlayerAttack; it includes the announcement of PAX Australia’s Melbourne location.
2 comments
#1
Nath_gamer
22/10/12, 5:17 am
I feel like this is personally dressing me!
I’m going to be starting up a game development studio in Australia.
#2
Christopher Jack
22/10/12, 6:52 am
I’ve considered developing as a career path but heard it’s more or less a dead end down under.