Australian Made
Back in March of this year, Screen Australia announced that they were going to create the Games: Expansion Pack fund, totalling $3,000,000 in order to support the development of locally made titles and with that, they opened up applications to developers from across the country.
Over 100 applications were received for it and now 31 games have been selected, with a number of them aiming to release on Switch. Due to the quality of the applications and the diverse line-up being shown, the fund also saw an increase of an extra million dollars, bringing the total package to $4m.
Ron Curry, CEO of IGEA commented, “After strongly advocating for the reinstatement of the Australian Interactive Games Fund for many years, we thank The Minister for the Arts, the Hon Tony Burke MP and the Australian Government for their support of the highly creative and technically skilled video game industry. Games: Expansion Pack is directed toward emerging, or small to medium independent games studios. It was fantastic to see Screen Australia bolstering support to cater to the high demand and quality of applications for the initial round of funding.
“The Digital Games Tax Offset (DGTO) is also due to be introduced and legislated this financial year and is aimed at larger projects and studios. By assisting early career developers, products and studios through Games: Expansion Pack, the Albanese Government is set to facilitate support across the entire game development ecosystem. This will result in growth in employment, promotion of digital and screen skills development, plus increased revenue for the highly talented and reputable Australian game development industry.”
Here is the list of games and developers, as provided by Screen Australia, where the games are coming to Switch, for the full list, you can hit up the website here. The list is in alphabetical order, to make things easier:
A big congratulations to the above teams and the rest of them on the list, we can’t wait to see what the games you are making play like. Do any of those games above interest you? Be sure to let us know in the comments.
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