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#Ross Symons
Expert ◆
If the government truly cares about the tech sector, it mustn’t neglect video game makers
The Australian game development industry is frustrated. Incredibly so. One of the bodies that represents local companies in the industry, iGEA, recently published an open letter to Senator Mitch Fifield, who, as Minister for Arts, is the chief member of parliament responsible for supporting the games industry. Here’s an except from that letter: “… time […]
Ross Symons · 2 min
Advice ◆
Big Ant’s CEO on surviving through the GFC to succeed alongside global video game giants
Founded in 2001, Big Ant Studios is arguably Australia’s most prolific developer of sports-related video games on console and it is a proving ground for entrepreneurial game makers. Located just a stone’s throw from the Yarra River in Southbank, Melbourne, the company surivived its ill-fated first title as well as the ‘bushfires’ of the GFC […]
James Harkness · 2 min