Feb 5, 2012
Sydney, Australia – 6 February 2012 – Australia’s interactive games industry remains buoyant as the consumption of games continues to thrive, despite a 12.8 per cent contraction in ‘traditional retail’ computer and video games sales to $1.5 billion in 2011, according to the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (iGEA). The latest data from...
Nov 17, 2011
iGEA’s submission to the ALRC National Classification Scheme Review Response to Discussion Paper 77 Share this:
Nov 4, 2011
On Thursday 3 November, Channel 7 ran a story titled ‘Video Games Under Fire’. Due to the one sided view and absence of fact, we felt compelled to write to them. To see our letter, click here Share this:
Nov 4, 2011
Sydney, Australia Friday, 4th November 2011 The video games industry welcomes the proposed Guidelines for the Classification of Computer Games released today by The Minister for Home Affairs, Brendan O’Connor. These Guidelines open the way for the introduction of an R18+ category for video games. According to Ron Curry, CEO of Interactive Games &...
Oct 24, 2011
For immediate release Tuesday, 25th October Don’t think you’re a typical gamer? Think again! New Research Uncovers New Zealand’s Appetite for Video Games New research into how Kiwi’s are playing video games has found nine out of ten households own a device for playing games and nearly four in five parents with children (aged 18 and under)...
Oct 10, 2011
Media Release Sydney, 11th October 2011 – New research into how Australians are playing video games has found nine out of ten Australian households own a device for playing games, and nearly one in five gamers play social network games. In households that play computer or video games, 43 per cent use a mobile phone and 13 per cent use a tablet computer to play...
