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PUBG is raising funds to aid Australia as it recovers from the bush fires News Feb 20th, 2020

PUBG is raising funds to aid Australia as it recovers from the bush fires

An in-game limited edition frying pan is being sold

Australia's video game developer and publisher trade bodies to merge News Feb 14th, 2020

Australia's video game developer and publisher trade bodies to merge

Game Developers Association of Australia to come under the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association name

Fallout 2 and Tides of Numenera vet McComb has joined indie studio Drop Bear Bytes Job News Feb 12th, 2020

Fallout 2 and Tides of Numenera vet McComb has joined indie studio Drop Bear Bytes

His previous work includes Fallout 2

Game studios including Bungie and Ubisoft donate money to those affected by Australia fires News Jan 13th, 2020

Game studios including Bungie and Ubisoft donate money to those affected by Australia fires

Wildfires have been raging in the country since July 2019

Australian Fallout 76 customers are being offered refunds News Nov 4th, 2019

Australian Fallout 76 customers are being offered refunds

Those who claimed between November 24th 2018 and June 1st 2019 are entitled to a refund

Over 20% of full-time Australian game developers aren’t earning minimum wage News Oct 8th, 2019

Over 20% of full-time Australian game developers aren’t earning minimum wage

Most respondents have been working in the industry for less than five years

BioWare vet Gaider has co-founded new developer Summerfall Studios Job News Sep 18th, 2019

BioWare vet Gaider has co-founded new developer Summerfall Studios

The company’s first title will be announced at PAX Australia on October 10th

Sledgehammer Games is setting up shop in Australia Job News Sep 5th, 2019

Sledgehammer Games is setting up shop in Australia

The Activision-owned company is best known for its work on the Call of Duty franchise

Six people arrested in Australia for allegedly rigging Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament News Aug 27th, 2019

Six people arrested in Australia for allegedly rigging Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament

It’s the first major investigation of its kind in the country

Unannounced Rockstar game Bonaire receives ban in Australia News Aug 22nd, 2019

Unannounced Rockstar game Bonaire receives ban in Australia

It is the company’s second title to be refused classification in the country

DayZ's classification is being reinstated in Australia News Aug 21st, 2019

DayZ's classification is being reinstated in Australia

The initial ban occurred following the use of Cannabis in-game

Gfinity Esports Australia is ceasing operations in November 2019 News Aug 15th, 2019

Gfinity Esports Australia is ceasing operations in November 2019

The company began in August 2017

Australia and New Zealand games markets worth combined $3.1bn in 2018 News May 23rd, 2019

Australia and New Zealand games markets worth combined $3.1bn in 2018

Former worth $2.8bn; the latter $355.6m

Australia's Labor party courts developers with pledge to reinstate the Interactive Games Fund News May 13th, 2019

Australia's Labor party courts developers with pledge to reinstate the Interactive Games Fund

$25 million fund will be reinstated pending the results of elections this Saturday

Aussie tennis pros embrace Fortnite with $700,750 Australian Open Summer Slam News Jan 8th, 2019

Aussie tennis pros embrace Fortnite with $700,750 Australian Open Summer Slam

Fortnite's cultural power breaks through into one of the biggest down under sporting events

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