New South Wales has joined South Australia in widening its 10 per cent post, digital and visual effects (PDV) rebate to include game development.
The games industry is among the early winners of next week's Federal Budget, which will include a 30 per cent Digital Games Tax Offset.
The South Australian government has extended the state's 10 per cent post-production, digital and visual effects (PDV) rebate to cover to video game development, hoping to grow jobs and boost international investment in the sector.
Last week, the CEO of the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association Ron Curry penned a clearly frustrated open letter to the Minister for Communications and the Arts, Mitch Fifield.
Nine Melbourne-based game developers will share in over $440,000, thanks to the latest round of Andrews Labor Government production investment funding.
Firemonkeys was established when local independent studios Firemint and IronMonkey were bought and merged by global games giant EA Games in 2012.
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Film Victoria will award grants of up to $25,000 for female practitioners in the gaming industry as part of its Women in Games fellowship.