Jun 16, 2011

GAME DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION WELCOMES R&D TAX CREDIT SUPPORT   MELBOURNE – 16 June, 2011 – The Game Developers’ Association of Australia (GDAA) welcomes the announcement of crossbench support for the $1.8 billion R&D Tax Bill. Antony Reed, Chief Executive of the GDAA, supports the announcement as a demonstration of the Government’s strong...

Feb 8, 2010

Laura Parker of gamespot.com.au chats to all the relevant people about the future of Australian Games Development in 2010.  To learn more, click here

Feb 3, 2010

As reported over at Screenplay: Australian games developers have long criticised the Federal Government for failing to support the local industry. For many years the Games Developers’ Association of Australia has been campaigning to get the same tax breaks and government funding schemes as the local film and television industries, with little significant...

Oct 6, 2009

Tom Crago, the president of the  GDAA, tells gamesindustry.biz how Australia has fared in the last twelve months and looks ahead to the future. Read the full interview at gamesindustry.biz

Aug 11, 2009

Tom Crago is President of the Game Developers Association of Australia, as well as working in the game development field as CEO of Tantalus software.  He therefore is one of the frustrated when it comes to local laws of classification of his product, and is typically embarrassed when meeting international colleagues.  In the shadow of yet another game being...