Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA)
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Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) is the industry association representing developers, publishers & distributors of video games in Aust & NZ.
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Sustained growth, new features, leading cross-platform UGC support, more than one game onboarding per week, industry analysis, as well as our plans and ambitions for next year, it's mod․io's 2025 year in review!
blog.mod.io/2025-year-in...
blog.mod.io/2025-year-in...
2025 — Year in Review
Sustained growth, leading cross-platform UGC support, new features, industry analysis and our plans for 2026; it’s mod.io’s year in review!
blog.mod.io
January 22, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Sustained growth, new features, leading cross-platform UGC support, more than one game onboarding per week, industry analysis, as well as our plans and ambitions for next year, it's mod․io's 2025 year in review!
blog.mod.io/2025-year-in...
blog.mod.io/2025-year-in...
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The backstory behind one of four new commissioned games for ACMI’s Game Worlds - and you don’t even have to visit to play it. It’s also a lovely piece of speculative world building. (The other three new commissioned games are also online including one written for the Commodore 64)
We put up a big post about Hint Line ‘93, the game we made for the ACMI museum!
yarnspinner.dev/blog/hint-li...
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We Pitched a Museum a 1993 Game Hint Line (And They Actually Said Yes) | Yarn Spinner
Early 2025, ACMI, the Australian museum of screen culture, put out a call for comissions for Game Worlds. They wanted to commission microgames from Australian developers, and the brief was…
yarnspinner.dev
January 22, 2026 at 10:56 AM
The backstory behind one of four new commissioned games for ACMI’s Game Worlds - and you don’t even have to visit to play it. It’s also a lovely piece of speculative world building. (The other three new commissioned games are also online including one written for the Commodore 64)
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ONE WEEK TO GO GIRLYPOPS!!!! 💗
To celebrate the release of Don’t Stop, Girlypop! next week, we’re giving you the chance to win this cute keyboard!!
Don’t miss it!!! Enter here: https://bit.ly/49Oj4KB
To celebrate the release of Don’t Stop, Girlypop! next week, we’re giving you the chance to win this cute keyboard!!
Don’t miss it!!! Enter here: https://bit.ly/49Oj4KB
January 22, 2026 at 4:02 PM
ONE WEEK TO GO GIRLYPOPS!!!! 💗
To celebrate the release of Don’t Stop, Girlypop! next week, we’re giving you the chance to win this cute keyboard!!
Don’t miss it!!! Enter here: https://bit.ly/49Oj4KB
To celebrate the release of Don’t Stop, Girlypop! next week, we’re giving you the chance to win this cute keyboard!!
Don’t miss it!!! Enter here: https://bit.ly/49Oj4KB
The Creative Workplaces Survey has opened to the sector this week. This is your chance to share your experiences and help create the first national picture of what it’s really like to work in Australia’s creative industries.
https://creativeworkplaces.gov.au/survey
https://creativeworkplaces.gov.au/survey
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The Creative Workplaces Survey has opened to the sector this week. This is your chance to share your experiences and help create the first national picture of what it’s really like to work in Australia’s creative industries.
https://creativeworkplaces.gov.au/survey
https://creativeworkplaces.gov.au/survey
It’s sad to see this event go. Massive kudos to the games event team who worked incredibly closely with industry to listen, evolve and deliver a great program each year.
https://www.sxswsydney.com/press-releases/sxsw-sydney-concludes
https://www.sxswsydney.com/press-releases/sxsw-sydney-concludes
January 14, 2026 at 12:52 AM
It’s sad to see this event go. Massive kudos to the games event team who worked incredibly closely with industry to listen, evolve and deliver a great program each year.
https://www.sxswsydney.com/press-releases/sxsw-sydney-concludes
https://www.sxswsydney.com/press-releases/sxsw-sydney-concludes
We extended the applications for the IGEA x GDC Scholarship 2026! We’re offering 10 passes to help marginalised Australian devs attend GDC.
Open to women, queer folks, First Nations, gender diverse, disabled, neurodiverse people & POC.
Apply by 15 January: lnkd.in/dmRHW36E
Open to women, queer folks, First Nations, gender diverse, disabled, neurodiverse people & POC.
Apply by 15 January: lnkd.in/dmRHW36E
January 12, 2026 at 1:54 AM
We extended the applications for the IGEA x GDC Scholarship 2026! We’re offering 10 passes to help marginalised Australian devs attend GDC.
Open to women, queer folks, First Nations, gender diverse, disabled, neurodiverse people & POC.
Apply by 15 January: lnkd.in/dmRHW36E
Open to women, queer folks, First Nations, gender diverse, disabled, neurodiverse people & POC.
Apply by 15 January: lnkd.in/dmRHW36E
Three Aussie titles are up as finalists for the D.I.C.E Awards! Congratulations to Powerhoof, Team Cherry and SMG Studios 🎉
https://www.interactive.org/awards/29th_dice_awards_finalists_93k3p1.asp
https://www.interactive.org/awards/29th_dice_awards_finalists_93k3p1.asp
29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists Revealed
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is pleased to announce the nominees for its 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards (#DICEAwards), the video game industry’s premier awards show, with winners selected by a panel of industry peers. Greg Miller, founder of Kinda Funny Games, and award-winning med…
www.interactive.org
January 9, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Three Aussie titles are up as finalists for the D.I.C.E Awards! Congratulations to Powerhoof, Team Cherry and SMG Studios 🎉
https://www.interactive.org/awards/29th_dice_awards_finalists_93k3p1.asp
https://www.interactive.org/awards/29th_dice_awards_finalists_93k3p1.asp
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hello, please tell me which australian and new zealand-made games you are excited to see this year. i'm in listicle mode & would love to feature as many as possible. 🫶
January 7, 2026 at 10:45 PM
hello, please tell me which australian and new zealand-made games you are excited to see this year. i'm in listicle mode & would love to feature as many as possible. 🫶
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We are once again putting together the ultimate list of upcoming Australian-developed video games.
Tell us about your game: forms.office.com/r/d4E0jdPQGw
Share or tag any Aussie game dev you know so they can be involved in the coverage!
@igea.bsky.social
checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
Tell us about your game: forms.office.com/r/d4E0jdPQGw
Share or tag any Aussie game dev you know so they can be involved in the coverage!
@igea.bsky.social
checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
The 90+ Aussie games of 2025 and beyond!
Join us in celebrating the incredible talent and passion behind the Australian-made video games of 2025 and beyond
checkpointgaming.net
January 6, 2026 at 6:01 AM
We are once again putting together the ultimate list of upcoming Australian-developed video games.
Tell us about your game: forms.office.com/r/d4E0jdPQGw
Share or tag any Aussie game dev you know so they can be involved in the coverage!
@igea.bsky.social
checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
Tell us about your game: forms.office.com/r/d4E0jdPQGw
Share or tag any Aussie game dev you know so they can be involved in the coverage!
@igea.bsky.social
checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
Applications close this Sunday for the IGEA x GDC Scholarship 2026! We’re offering 10 passes to help marginalised Australian devs attend GDC.
Open to women, queer folks, First Nations, gender diverse, disabled, neurodiverse people & POC.
https://forms.office.com/r/jPVxMTUgd8
#GDCScholarImpact
Open to women, queer folks, First Nations, gender diverse, disabled, neurodiverse people & POC.
https://forms.office.com/r/jPVxMTUgd8
#GDCScholarImpact
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Applications close this Sunday for the IGEA x GDC Scholarship 2026! We’re offering 10 passes to help marginalised Australian devs attend GDC.
Open to women, queer folks, First Nations, gender diverse, disabled, neurodiverse people & POC.
https://forms.office.com/r/jPVxMTUgd8
#GDCScholarImpact
Open to women, queer folks, First Nations, gender diverse, disabled, neurodiverse people & POC.
https://forms.office.com/r/jPVxMTUgd8
#GDCScholarImpact
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ALT: GAMES applications close in one week (midnight 11 Jan) if you want to apply do it now or you’ll forget and be so mad at yourself
We’re so freaking back. Videogames. Board games. Role playing games. I wanna show case you at ALT: GAMES 2026! Submit in the cheeky link.
Successful applications will be paid an honorarium.
If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there.
Link:
powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
Successful applications will be paid an honorarium.
If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there.
Link:
powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
January 4, 2026 at 8:37 AM
ALT: GAMES applications close in one week (midnight 11 Jan) if you want to apply do it now or you’ll forget and be so mad at yourself
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Every year this is a manual process and almost certainly we've missed a few games. Submit your games here using our form and we'll get it added! www.sifter.com.au/add-my-game-...
Add my game to SIFTER's Australian Made Games List
Have you released a game made in Australia this year? Use this form to let us know
www.sifter.com.au
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Every year this is a manual process and almost certainly we've missed a few games. Submit your games here using our form and we'll get it added! www.sifter.com.au/add-my-game-...
We are so grateful to the Sifter team for again producing a definitive list of Australian made games this year. If you are looking for a new game to play over the holidays, check out this list from @sifterhq.bsky.social and support the Australian games community: www.sifter.com.au/post/2025-th...
2025 The definitive list of Australian made video games | SIFTER
SIFTER's seventh annual list collecting every single game released in 2025 that has been made in Australia, from PC, Xbox, PlayStation Switch and more.
www.sifter.com.au
December 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
We are so grateful to the Sifter team for again producing a definitive list of Australian made games this year. If you are looking for a new game to play over the holidays, check out this list from @sifterhq.bsky.social and support the Australian games community: www.sifter.com.au/post/2025-th...
Reminder: eSafety has published regulatory guidance ahead of the commencement of new industry codes designed to protect children.
IGEA & eSafety are co-hosting a webinar on how Australian Age-Restricted Material Codes obligations will apply.
https://ow.ly/Yw8T50XClwl
IGEA & eSafety are co-hosting a webinar on how Australian Age-Restricted Material Codes obligations will apply.
https://ow.ly/Yw8T50XClwl
December 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Reminder: eSafety has published regulatory guidance ahead of the commencement of new industry codes designed to protect children.
IGEA & eSafety are co-hosting a webinar on how Australian Age-Restricted Material Codes obligations will apply.
https://ow.ly/Yw8T50XClwl
IGEA & eSafety are co-hosting a webinar on how Australian Age-Restricted Material Codes obligations will apply.
https://ow.ly/Yw8T50XClwl
We have a guest post from the fabulous Sam Marsh of Supaglu! How do you know when to get a HR consultant? What size is 'big enough' for HR? Sam reveals all here:
https://igea.net/2025/12/guest-post-hr-consultant/
https://igea.net/2025/12/guest-post-hr-consultant/
Guest Post: When to get an HR consultant
IGEA member Sam Marsh is a Games Talent Consultant at recruitment agency Supaglu. He help's games studios find the right
igea.net
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We have a guest post from the fabulous Sam Marsh of Supaglu! How do you know when to get a HR consultant? What size is 'big enough' for HR? Sam reveals all here:
https://igea.net/2025/12/guest-post-hr-consultant/
https://igea.net/2025/12/guest-post-hr-consultant/
eSafety has published regulatory guidance ahead of the commencement of new industry codes designed to protect children from exposure to inappropriate content.
IGEA & eSafety are co-hosting a webinar on how Australian Age-Restricted Material Codes obligations will apply.
https://ow.ly/Yw8T50XClwl
IGEA & eSafety are co-hosting a webinar on how Australian Age-Restricted Material Codes obligations will apply.
https://ow.ly/Yw8T50XClwl
December 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
eSafety has published regulatory guidance ahead of the commencement of new industry codes designed to protect children from exposure to inappropriate content.
IGEA & eSafety are co-hosting a webinar on how Australian Age-Restricted Material Codes obligations will apply.
https://ow.ly/Yw8T50XClwl
IGEA & eSafety are co-hosting a webinar on how Australian Age-Restricted Material Codes obligations will apply.
https://ow.ly/Yw8T50XClwl
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It's been a busy year at Yarn Spinner HQ and we have more things cooking than ever before. But we have also been thinking long-term about how YS can grow and thrive as a suite of free and paid tools supporting teams of all sizes.
Check out our website revamp + 2026 roadmap at yarnspinner.dev/2026/
Check out our website revamp + 2026 roadmap at yarnspinner.dev/2026/
Yarn Spinner in 2026 | Yarn Spinner
We’ve been making Yarn Spinner for a decade now. Night in the Woods, DREDGE, A Short Hike, Lost in Random—hundreds of shipped games use it.
The world is different than it was ten years ago. The indust...
yarnspinner.dev
December 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It's been a busy year at Yarn Spinner HQ and we have more things cooking than ever before. But we have also been thinking long-term about how YS can grow and thrive as a suite of free and paid tools supporting teams of all sizes.
Check out our website revamp + 2026 roadmap at yarnspinner.dev/2026/
Check out our website revamp + 2026 roadmap at yarnspinner.dev/2026/
Applications are open for the IGEA x GDC Scholarship 2026! We’re offering 10 passes to help marginalised Australian devs attend GDC.
Open to women, queer folks, First Nations, gender diverse, disabled, neurodiverse people & POC.
Apply: https://forms.office.com/r/jPVxMTUgd8
#GDCScholarImpact
Open to women, queer folks, First Nations, gender diverse, disabled, neurodiverse people & POC.
Apply: https://forms.office.com/r/jPVxMTUgd8
#GDCScholarImpact
December 4, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Applications are open for the IGEA x GDC Scholarship 2026! We’re offering 10 passes to help marginalised Australian devs attend GDC.
Open to women, queer folks, First Nations, gender diverse, disabled, neurodiverse people & POC.
Apply: https://forms.office.com/r/jPVxMTUgd8
#GDCScholarImpact
Open to women, queer folks, First Nations, gender diverse, disabled, neurodiverse people & POC.
Apply: https://forms.office.com/r/jPVxMTUgd8
#GDCScholarImpact
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It's happening! 🎉🎉🎉 Screen Canberra has a new games fund!
Read about it below and join us at Pizza & Pixels on Wednesday to learn more!
Read about it below and join us at Pizza & Pixels on Wednesday to learn more!
IGEA is delighted to hear that Screen Canberra, in partnership with the ACT Government, has announced the Canberra Screen and Games Fund.
Devs in the ACT will be able to access targeted investment for both early stage dev work, and for full scale production.
https://ow.ly/iSY950XBEpu
Devs in the ACT will be able to access targeted investment for both early stage dev work, and for full scale production.
https://ow.ly/iSY950XBEpu
MEDIA RELEASE Launch of Canberra Screen and Games Fund to strengthen industries - Screen Canberra
The ACT Government in partnership with Screen Canberra, has launched the Canberra Screen and Games Fund, designed to strengthen Canberra’s screen and digital games industries, stimulate local economic activity, and showcase our city to national and international audiences. The Fund delivers targeted investment to unlock the potential of Canberra’s creative industries by growing an already … Continued
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December 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
It's happening! 🎉🎉🎉 Screen Canberra has a new games fund!
Read about it below and join us at Pizza & Pixels on Wednesday to learn more!
Read about it below and join us at Pizza & Pixels on Wednesday to learn more!
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Been waiting for the latest scoop on Wylde Society? ✨ Next week’s Wholesome Snack has the goods! 😌
Watch the show live on December 9th, 2025 starting at 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 7AM AUS on the @wholesomegames.com Youtube & Twitch.
Join our mailing list for more tea! 💌
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Watch the show live on December 9th, 2025 starting at 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 7AM AUS on the @wholesomegames.com Youtube & Twitch.
Join our mailing list for more tea! 💌
subscribepage.io/studiodrydoc...
December 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Been waiting for the latest scoop on Wylde Society? ✨ Next week’s Wholesome Snack has the goods! 😌
Watch the show live on December 9th, 2025 starting at 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 7AM AUS on the @wholesomegames.com Youtube & Twitch.
Join our mailing list for more tea! 💌
subscribepage.io/studiodrydoc...
Watch the show live on December 9th, 2025 starting at 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 7AM AUS on the @wholesomegames.com Youtube & Twitch.
Join our mailing list for more tea! 💌
subscribepage.io/studiodrydoc...
IGEA is delighted to hear that Screen Canberra, in partnership with the ACT Government, has announced the Canberra Screen and Games Fund.
Devs in the ACT will be able to access targeted investment for both early stage dev work, and for full scale production.
https://ow.ly/iSY950XBEpu
Devs in the ACT will be able to access targeted investment for both early stage dev work, and for full scale production.
https://ow.ly/iSY950XBEpu
MEDIA RELEASE Launch of Canberra Screen and Games Fund to strengthen industries - Screen Canberra
The ACT Government in partnership with Screen Canberra, has launched the Canberra Screen and Games Fund, designed to strengthen Canberra’s screen and digital games industries, stimulate local economic activity, and showcase our city to national and international audiences. The Fund delivers targeted investment to unlock the potential of Canberra’s creative industries by growing an already … Continued
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December 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
IGEA is delighted to hear that Screen Canberra, in partnership with the ACT Government, has announced the Canberra Screen and Games Fund.
Devs in the ACT will be able to access targeted investment for both early stage dev work, and for full scale production.
https://ow.ly/iSY950XBEpu
Devs in the ACT will be able to access targeted investment for both early stage dev work, and for full scale production.
https://ow.ly/iSY950XBEpu
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You better save the date, because Don't Stop, Girlypop! is launching on...
✦⁺₊✩☽⋆𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓾𝓪𝓻𝔂 29 2026 ⋆☾✩⁺₊✦
Wishlist now to be notified as soon as we launch 👇
https://bit.ly/4pf7Y7X
✦⁺₊✩☽⋆𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓾𝓪𝓻𝔂 29 2026 ⋆☾✩⁺₊✦
Wishlist now to be notified as soon as we launch 👇
https://bit.ly/4pf7Y7X
December 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
You better save the date, because Don't Stop, Girlypop! is launching on...
✦⁺₊✩☽⋆𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓾𝓪𝓻𝔂 29 2026 ⋆☾✩⁺₊✦
Wishlist now to be notified as soon as we launch 👇
https://bit.ly/4pf7Y7X
✦⁺₊✩☽⋆𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓾𝓪𝓻𝔂 29 2026 ⋆☾✩⁺₊✦
Wishlist now to be notified as soon as we launch 👇
https://bit.ly/4pf7Y7X
Game developers - Screen Australia need your voices! Closing on the 7th of Dec, Screen Currency 2025 is a landmark study on the economic, social and cultural value of Australian screen and games.
Make sure you're represented:
https://ow.ly/mI1b50XB35q
Make sure you're represented:
https://ow.ly/mI1b50XB35q
December 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Game developers - Screen Australia need your voices! Closing on the 7th of Dec, Screen Currency 2025 is a landmark study on the economic, social and cultural value of Australian screen and games.
Make sure you're represented:
https://ow.ly/mI1b50XB35q
Make sure you're represented:
https://ow.ly/mI1b50XB35q
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League of Legends has been around for over 15 years. It's changed and evolved constantly, releasing new versions nearly every 2 weeks. This is a talk on the start of the refactoring process for our Particle System - how do we refactor something that is constantly shipping? Why would we even do that?
Refactoring League's Particle System: Part 1
YouTube video by GCAP
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December 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
League of Legends has been around for over 15 years. It's changed and evolved constantly, releasing new versions nearly every 2 weeks. This is a talk on the start of the refactoring process for our Particle System - how do we refactor something that is constantly shipping? Why would we even do that?
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🐎 WIP Night is back! 🐎
It's a night for Sydney game devs to share their works-in-progress, with microtalks + 10 games to try! Check out what local devs have been cooking, plus some food and drinks!
🗓️12th Dec, Friday. 5:30-8:30PM
📌ACE Parramatta
RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/wip-night-7-...
It's a night for Sydney game devs to share their works-in-progress, with microtalks + 10 games to try! Check out what local devs have been cooking, plus some food and drinks!
🗓️12th Dec, Friday. 5:30-8:30PM
📌ACE Parramatta
RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/wip-night-7-...
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
🐎 WIP Night is back! 🐎
It's a night for Sydney game devs to share their works-in-progress, with microtalks + 10 games to try! Check out what local devs have been cooking, plus some food and drinks!
🗓️12th Dec, Friday. 5:30-8:30PM
📌ACE Parramatta
RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/wip-night-7-...
It's a night for Sydney game devs to share their works-in-progress, with microtalks + 10 games to try! Check out what local devs have been cooking, plus some food and drinks!
🗓️12th Dec, Friday. 5:30-8:30PM
📌ACE Parramatta
RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/wip-night-7-...