Our new whitepaper, Australia Empowered by Applied Games, showcases Australian examples of how games, gamification, simulation and VR are being used to enhance health, mental wellbeing, online safety, road safety, education and environmental outcomes. Full report: https://ow.ly/Jesc50Zo26r

Lovely article from @screenhub.bsky.social about the brilliant #Tasmanian #gamedev industry, including our very own @secretlab.games and @yarnspinner.dev, plus @smashattackaus.bsky.social, and @tasgamemakers.com! www.screenhub.com.au/news/industr...

You love to see it - here's some key friends from Tasmania talking about the thriving games scene there! Thank you ScreenHub https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/industry-news/tasmania-games-industry-funding-growth-2704722/

It's hard to believe this year has already hit July. It's important to reflect on the year that was, and the year that is to come. Please enjoy our bi annual publication highlighting our major activities and accomplishments this year. Download your copy here: https://igea.net/2026/07/2026-eofy/

Tomorrow morning we kick off this years IGEA Educates summit! There's still time to join us - register and join our discord before 10am! https://Igea-Educates-2026.eventbrite.com.au

A lovely round up of the Australian Consumer Sales data we put out earlier this week. Thank you ScreenHub! https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/games/australian-consumer-sales-video-games-2025-2703495/

Another MIGW delegation has been announced! This time Screen Canberra will select up to 4 delegates to support at Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW) 2026. EOI's will close 8 July 2026 - Apply here! https://screencanberra.com.au/initiatives/migw-2026-delegation/

IGEA has released the 2025 Australia and New Zealand Consumer Sales data results. View the full stats here: Australia: https://igea.net/2026/06/2025-australian-video-game-consumer-sales-results/ New Zealand: https://igea.net/2026/06/2025-new-zealand-video-game-consumer-sales-results/

Wonderful to hear Secret Lab own Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison on yesterdays Afternoons with Joel Rheinberger! Talking all things games industry in Tasmania - check it out from 2 hours and 12 minutes. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/hobart-your-afternoon/afternoons/106816658

Join us and Stepico with a webinar: Serious Games in Practice: Turning Simulation into Training Impact. This session will connect broader industry trends with examples of how game studios can apply their expertise beyond entertainment. See you at 4 pm on 2 July! https://ow.ly/iVs450ZfuH9

Good news out of the ACT - a great feature on Uppercut Games newly announced title and how Screen Canberra helped this happen! https://region.com.au/canberra-studio-puts-australian-gaming-on-the-map-with-new-title-unveiled-at-xbox-showcase/973863/

Great news out of QLD - Screen Queensland have announced the recipients of the most recent games funding round. Congratulations to the 12 funded projects! https://screenqueensland.com.au/sq-news/media-centre/games-grants-growing-queensland-games-development/

In partnership with the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA), the Department of State Development (DSD), and supported by Create SA, the SAFC is supporting a South Australian presence at Melbourne International Games Week. Learn more and apply: https://ow.ly/eT3S50ZbHuy

Screen NSW has opened a competitive market travel grant to support a limited number of experienced NSW digital games practitioners to attend Gamescom 2026 being held in Cologne, Germany, from 26-30 August 2026. Applications are open now until the 26th of June. Apply: https://ow.ly/WZRK50ZbHl1

Did you see Screen Australia has started a podcast? Head of Games Joey Egger and Ari Harrison of Umbrella share the opportunities and creative strategies for screen and games collaboration as part of a new mini series! https://ow.ly/n55t50ZbBc2

One of the most consistent shocks for people is the average age of gamers - Here Julian Price discusses some interesting stats from IGEAs Australia Plays studies, in comparison to the ESA's recent stats. https://ow.ly/Qint50ZbAwc

Liquid Development, a Keywords Studio, is growing its Australian team and looking for talented AAA artists to join them. All open roles: www.keywordsstudios.com/en/careers/b...

IGEA and the NZ Game Developers Association present the 2026 New Zealand Policy Platformer. As the NZ general election approaches, we outline opportunities and policy settings, and present a unified vision for a modernised partnership between industry and Government. https://ow.ly/otbo50Z9J1K

Service and Creative Skills Australia (SaCSA) is mapping real-world career pathways to better understand progression, skills development and workforce challenges. If you work in game production, art or design, your experience can help inform future workforce planning. https://ow.ly/zRgQ50Z6ZjH

12 hours until the deadline for speaker submissions! We have come to the end of the extension, and we won't be extending again. Get a feel for the community and celebration that GCAP and AGDAs brings to the aussie game dev scene: https://ow.ly/6ohB50Z5q8e - then apply! https://ow.ly/NmVJ50Z5q8f

The IGEA Educates Summit returns on 7 July 2026 with this year’s theme: Stepping Stones. The Summit is designed to help students and emerging developers better understand the expectations, pathways, and realities of working in games. Grab your FREE ticket here: https://ow.ly/wAqp50Z3RSv

In this special episode of Game Wise, Jens sits down with Peter Xi, Partner at RSM specialising in R&D Tax and Government Incentives, and Roisin Arkwright, National Tax Technical Director at RSM, to unpack what the latest Federal Budget means for Australian game studios. https://ow.ly/XI5b50Z3HY5

Congratulations are in order for the 11 projects in South Australia that have received funding from the SAFC's new Digital Games Fund! SAFC has also welcomed the members of their new Games Industry Advisory Group, which will provide strategic direction for games. https://ow.ly/xqTH50Z3HoU

Play Now is BACK as part of Melbourne International Games Week 2026! Presented by VicScreen, Play Now Melbourne has become the leading marketplace for doing business with Australia’s digital games sector, drawing in international publishers and platform holders. https://ow.ly/Knmf50Z2313

Roblox has begun rolling out Roblox Kids and Roblox Select accounts in Australia, Indonesia, the Netherlands and New Zealand. These accounts will bring in a variety of safety tools to help parents. Roblox has put together a helpful primer on what families should know: https://ow.ly/97GW50Z21Xa

💙 Starting May 21 (PDT), you can play Bluey’s House in Crossy Road Castle exclusively on Apple Arcade! 📽 Watch the full trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mql_...

NSW devs, this ones for you! Screen NSW and PAX Australia are offering up to 10 NSW-based independent game developers the opportunity to receive funding support to exhibit their digital game at PAX Australia in Melbourne 9-11 October 2026. Applications are open NOW: https://ow.ly/ZXLx50YXV15

Huge congratulations to the Beethoven & Dinosaur team for an incredible launch of Mixtape! With the positive reviews pouring in, the playlists queuing up, this is sure to be an instant aussie game classic. Here's just one of the positive reviews: https://ow.ly/Ynkq50YWnzK

Thank you everyone who joined us for the APRA AMCOS and IGEA Melbourne Games Mixer! It was a great night of connecting developers with musicians, with lots of good food and great networking. Can’t wait for the next one!

Tiltshift - A Fast Paced, Dual Stick, Action Adventure Delivery game... With Robots! www.PlayTiltshift.com #IndieGame #GameDev

The river is your weapon. Thornhold is a free browser autobattler where the path you carve through the forest decides everything. Out today on itch. @itch.io #indiegame #roguelike #autobattler #deckbuilder

We’ve released another episode in our podcast series highlighting Australian success stories. Jens sits down with Dinith Abeynaike, Founder and Product Lead at Foxie Games, to unpack the journey behind one of Australia’s most successful niche game studios. Listen: https://ow.ly/y4BE50YUPsn

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One week till our 5th Games Exchange! 🥳 We've traded Aussie games for Aotearoan ones for showcase on both ends! Drop by Redfern Community Center on 8th May, Friday to check out the games! We also have some free food and drinks 😋 See you 5:30PM - 8:00PM! RSVP: events.humanitix.com/australia-x-...

Do you have a great idea for a microgame? Are you keen to revisit and remix side-scrolling games and classic iconography from arcade and console games of the 1980s and 1990s? ACMI is looking for applications for their new microgames series - Learn more here: https://ow.ly/lC4R50YT4wW

Jens is seeing some familiar faces at the SCREEN FOREVER 40 conference - thanks to Screen Australia for putting together this panel on adapting screen IP into games (and vice versa). Learn more about SCREEN FOREVER 40: https://www.screenforever.org.au/40/9951244

ICYMI - In conversation with Canberra studio, Uppercut Games! Always exciting to hear good things coming out of the ACT 👏 https://region.com.au/canberra-games-keep-breaching-new-horizons-and-its-all-thanks-to-independent-studios/

Lovely write up on Level Up Tasmania - check out the games and highlights that were on display if you missed them! https://www.sifter.com.au/post/level-up-tasmania-event-2026

ICYMI - Good news out of WA as it was announced 2026-27 State Budget will continue to support Western Australian arts organisations! $2 million is going into helping grow WA's digital game production as part of their growth in WA's screen industry. Read more: https://ow.ly/g65K50YOR6g

Raelene and Sav are having a blast down at Level Up Tas! Yesterday the Hon Madeleine Ogilvie MP joined for the opening of the show and to check out the incredible tassie talent that the games industry has to offer. If you want to see it for yourself, registration is FREE! https://ow.ly/TS4f50YLr0K

We're exchanging Aussie games for games from Aotearoa! 🥳 On the 8th of May, we'll be showcasing 6 indie games curated by @aucklandmakes.games in Sydney. Drop by to playtest alongside some free food and drinks! RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/australia-x-...

Submissions are now open for PAX Rising! If you're an indie game dev looking to exhibit at PAX Aus this year, then this opportunity is for you. Learn more and read requirements here: https://aus.paxsite.com/en-us/get-involved/rising-exhibitor.html

PAX Rising - SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN Are you an independent game developer looking to share your creations with the world? Why not submit to exhibit as part of PAX Rising? Apply Now: aus.paxsite.com/en-us/get-in...

so @wrenegade.bsky.social and I were interviewed on the @igea.bsky.social Game Wise podcast a while back and the episode has just gone up! we discuss how we made @unpackinggame.com, how our backgrounds contributed, what success felt like and more gamewisepodcast.buzzsprout.com/2517964/epis...

This week has been full of amazing articles - here's one from Games Industry Biz on The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of the Australian games industry! https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-rise-fall-and-resurgence-of-australian-game-development

Fantastic article out of SBS - featuring our CEO! Check out the story of the near collapse and then triumphant return of the Australian Games Industry over the years. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australian-indie-video-games-boom/m8dgxzu2o

💚💛As is tradition, we're cataloguing every game released by Australian and New Zealand developers in 2026 (and beyond)🖤🤍 If you're an Aussie or New Zealand studio working on a game, we'd love to hear about it and add it to the list 😍 Read: www.well-played.com.au/every-austra...

We're rolling out a large study about mods & UGC creators' preferences. The results will contribute to continuously improve @mod.io and help our partners understand your expectations to build better tools and opportunities for you! forms.office.com/r/k4rrHGz5ep

Join nbn this April 17th for the Lag Gauntlet! nbn is introducing latency over our self-contained LAN while gamers play Defence Of The Ancients 2 to see what level of latency impacts Quality of Experience for this longer, strategic game! https://ow.ly/pO6E50YBzS6

Aether & Iron has only been out for 2 hours, and it's already cracked the top of Steam's New & Trending and Popular New Releases! 🥰 Absolutely blown away by the response so far. Thank you so much to everyone who’s checked it out, shared it, or jumped in already.