Amidst the latest push for Government support by the Games Industry Association of Australia (GDAA), Gamespot AU has conducted an interview with GDAA president, Tom Crago on the what the GDAA exactly wants from the federal Government and how it would benefit the local games industry...
GS AU: What sort of rebate are you asking for?
TC: The last federal budget saw the announcement of a terrific new program for Australia's film, television, and post-production industries. It essentially allows for a 40 percent rebate to be provided to Australian film producers for Australian-produced feature films. We'd like to see this initiative extended to the video game industry. We'd like to see it applied to games in exactly the same way it is applied to films. It seems strange that it should be extended to TV and post-production, and not to video games. It's a sign of a government behind the times in terms of how Australians are spending their leisure hours and dollars.