Clara Reeves, CEO of digital games studio Hipster Whale, has joined the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) board for a three-year term.
Screen Australia will commit $6 million over two years to support small to medium independent game studios with projects with budgets below $500,000.
Rogue-like action-adventure game 'Cult of the Lamb' from Melbourne/UK indie studio Massive Monster herded its way to four wins at the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association Australian Game Developer Awards, including Game of The Year.
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 Western Australian government has announced $2 million in pilot funding for the state's digital games and interactive sector to support supporting content development, capability development, and strategic industry-building opportunities.