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A quick reminder that the Games In Progress Forum is TONIGHT. There are still a half-dozen tickets available at Eventbrite, and with eight talks and games & prototypes demonstrations, you’d be crazy to spend your Wednesday night any other way!

A quick reminder for game developers that the WA Screen Awards submissions close on Monday! This is the first time a Games category has been included in the distinguished screen sector awards ceremony. Any project that completed production between 01/01/2011 and 31/03/2013 is eligible. For more details about the awards…

This is your friendly event reminder that the Games In Progress Forum is next Wednesday. When: Wednesday 22nd May, 6:30pm (first presentation starts at 7pm) Where: QANTM, SAE College, 3-5 Bennet Street, East Perth Entry: Free! Tickets: At Eventbrite. Facebook?: Facebook! And also, here’s our speaker line-up, ready to give…

Following on from their successful workshop last year, Business Foundations have two new FREE workshops for game developers in Perth. A Business Planning & Strategy workshop is being held on Friday 24th May, between 8:30am and 12:00pm, and the Marketing workshop is on Wednesday June 12th, from 1:30pm to 5:00pm.…

Our good friends (and stylish party fiends) at IGDAM are organising the Melbourne Mega Dev Party for the weekend of PAX. The party is on Sunday 21st July, starts at 7pm, and is being hosted at the fancy-lookin’ Transit Lounge in the Melbourne CBD. If you’re looking to meet and…

The West Australia Screen Awards, hosted by FTI, are including two new categories in this year’s line-up: Best Game and Best Interactive Fiction. This is a great addition to WASA, and we’re very pleased to hear of the inclusion for games and interactive content in WA’s premier screen sector awards…

It’s that special time of year, where we announce our May event! The Games In Progress Forum It’s time to talk games! Specifically, let’s talk about the games we’re working on; the problems that have us stumped, and the discoveries that have made us leap from our workstations. There will…

Two bits of local game development news for your eyeboxes today! Tickets available for pervasive games workshop Registration is currently open for an exciting workshop by Dr. Kate Raynes-Goldie from Atmosphere Industries on pervasive and urban games at Spacecubed. The two day workshop is aimed at non-profits, community groups, educators…

Freedom Fall Beta released on Desura This morning, the paid beta for Freedom Fall was released on Desura. Stirfire Studios has had the game in development for over a year, and they’re nearing full-feature release of the game soon. Freedom Fall is also currently on Steam Greenlight, the popular crowd-sourced…

Perth-made Fallout fan film at PAX Australia Fallout: Lanius, the Perth-made fan film of the popular post-apocalyptic game franchise, Fallout, will be premiering at PAX Australia later this year. If you’re going to be at the convention, you might be interested in these details from the press release from yesterday’s…