Other Games Links

Lists links to many games-related websites, with a particular focus on Australia.
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Australian

Mental Health Services

Checkpoint

Resources For Parents

Videogames.org.au

LAN Party Services for Hire

Applause Entertainment - Locations unknown
Extreme Gaming - Sydney, New South Wales
Game Truck Australia - Newcastle, New South Wales
Game Vault - Perth, Western Australia
GameAware - Melbourne, Victoria
Gamerz - Sydney, New South Wales
Games 2 U - Macarthur & Nepean regions, New South Wales - Adelaide & other regions, South Australia
Games On The Bus - Sydney, New South Wales
Ghostly Games Entertainment - Brisbane, Queensland
Mobile Video Games - Central Coast & Newcastle, New South Wales
Ultimate Games - Melbourne, Victoria
Ultra Gaming - Sydney, New South Wales

Gaming Leagues / eSports Organisations

AEL (Australian eSports League) - Dota 2, League of Legends, CounterStrike: Global Offensive, Hearthstone
CouchWarriors League - Dragon Ball FighterZ, Street Fighter: Champion Edition, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Super Smash Bros. Melee
ozfortress - Team Fortress 2
OzHadou - Fighting games
WAESL (Western Australian eSports League) - CounterStrike: Global Offensive, Rocket League, League of Legends, FIFA, Call Of Duty: BlackOps Coldwar, VALORANT, Tekken 7, Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, Dota 2
XP Esports Australia - Rainbow Six Siege, Rocket League

Gaming Conventions / Exhibitions

Freeplay - (Independent Games Festival) - Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne eSports Open - Melbourne, Victoria
PAX (Penny Arcade X) Australia - Melbourne, Victoria
Perth Games Festival - Perth, Western Australia

Entertainment Conventions (with gaming)

AVCon (Anime Video Convention) - Adelaide, South Australia
Evolve Pop Culture Fair - Perth, Western Australia
GAMMA.CON - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Geekfest / Palmerston Youth Festival - Darwin, Northern Territory
RahCon - Mandurah, Western Australia
Smash (Sydney Manga and Anime Show) - Sydney, New South Wales
Supanova Pop Culture Expo - Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Games Markets

Adelaide Game

Online Games Websites

Gaming Alliance Australia

Games TV Stations / Channels

New Game Plus TV

Gaming Associations

AESA (Australian Esports Association)
Esports Australia
Esports Games Association (EGAA)
GDAA (Game Developers Association of Australia)
igea (Interactive Games and Entertainment Association)
Let's Make Games - Perth, Western Australia

Gaming Conferences

GCAP (Game Connect Asia Pacific) - Melbourne

Game Development Communities and Events

CanDev - Canberra
Jamadelaide - Adelaide
Adelaide Game Developers - Adelaide
Melbourne International Games Week - Melbourne
PIGMI (Perth Independent Game Maker's Initiative) - Perth
Playup Perth - Perth
Tas Game Makers - Tasmania
Tsumea

Game Development Competitions

Australian STEM Video Game Challenge (Primary School and High School students only)

Game Development Facilities

The Arcade - Melbourne

Game Development Funds

Creators Fund | Creative Victoria - Victoria
Funding for Games | Film Victoria - Victoria
Screen Finance Program - Queensland
South Australian Video Games Development Rebate - South Australia
Conceptual Design, and Production and Release grants - Tasmania
Digital Games Tax Offset - A federal government tax offset of 30% will become available from 1st of July, 2022.

Game Development Institutions

AiE (Academy of Interactive Entertainment) - Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne, and Sydney campuses

LAN News Articles

Troops gather for action - Greg Thom, Herald Sun, 19th of July, 2000 - Shafted
Industrial-strength gamer networks - Adam Turner, SMH, 15th of October 2002 - AusGamers, Shafted
LAN Planner: RetroLAN in Sydney, Tomorrow! - David Wildgoose, Kotaku, 6th of February, 2009 - SOGC
LAN Planner: Trick Or Treat Yourself To Some Gaming - David Wildgoose, Kotaku, 22nd of October, 2009 - SOGC
Sydney’s Biggest Gaming LAN Finds New Home - Tracey Lien, Kotaku, 3rd of September 2009 - SGL
Gamers set for epic multiplayer challenge - Tina Liptai, The Standard, 17th of September 2009 - LAN Of The Damned
7 Tools You Need To Survive A LAN Party - Adrian Covert, Gizmodo, 16th of September 2011
Frag Reel Friday: LAN parties - Alex Walker, ABC, 27th of January 2012 - SGL, Respawn
LAN party: social video gaming in Bunbury - Sharon Kennedy, ABC South West WA, 26th of November 2014 - Avalanche
LAN parties live on - How the Internet hasn't killed them off, yet - Chris Smith, Tweaktown, 10th of January 2015 - GGF
I Love LANs, I Hate LANs, I Love LANs - Alex Walker, Kotaku, 24th of February 2016 - ACL, SGL

International

Gaming Associations

IESF (International e-Sport Federation)
IGDA (International Game Developer's Association)

Gaming Leagues / eSports Organisations

ESL (Electronic Sports League)

Game Development Events

Game Development Tools