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The Australian Federal and State government is pushing the Interactive Skills Integration Scheme (ISIS) forward to employ game developers outside the sector. The scheme’s aim is to advocate several pilot programs, which will see games development and interactive media professionals employed in one of the ‘pilot businesses’, each of which …

MCV Pacific has continued its expansion with the introduction of Guy ‘Yug’ Blomberg as marketing and advertising manager. Blomberg will be responsible for spearheading the new brand’s ad sales and promoting it throughout the region via a series of events and partnerships. Companies interested in discussing a wide range of …

EA have an entirely new team running the Asia-Pacific region from its Sydney office, which is headed up by former EA UK sales director Mark Bradley. Bradley previously spend almost 5 years working at EA in the UK in multiple sales roles before becoming the general manager of the Nordic …

Mindscape Asia-Pacific (MAP) has issued a statement saying that it is unaffected by its former parent’s decision to pull out of videogames. The statement confirms that it’s still ‘business as usual’ for MAP at the Australian and New Zealand office in Sydney. Tonia Velasco, general manager of sales and marketing …

EB Games Australia has revealed a first list of confirmed EB EXPO titles, although further announcements are expected as the date draws nearer. The list doesn’t confirm which titles will be on display and which will be playable by the public, but is a good indication of building support for …

With the huge Nintendo 3DS price drop now in effect, MCV takes stock of what prices each Australian / New Zealand retailer are hitting. Australia EB Games: $248 GAME: $249 (or $254 with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time 3D) JB HiFi: $239 (or $249 with The Sims 3 …

Citrus Media, publisher of the Australian Game Informer, has released the ABC audit figures for the first half of 2011, showing a marked increase in sales. Game Informer is now selling an average of 39,196 copies per month in Australia and 2,128 in New Zealand, based on January to June …

Pre-order incentives for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim have been detailed for Australian and New Zealand stores. EB Games is carrying a Skyrim Steelbook, a 100 page Skyrim debossed notebook, premium physical map and 4 collectible art cards for AUD$108 or NZD$128. JB HiFi has a combo strategy guide and …

Scribal Custom, publishers of JB HiFi’s in-store publication STACK Magazine, has confirmed its current distribution and newsletter subsribers. The printed version of the magazine now sends 140’000 copies to the nearly 150 JB HiFi stores throughout Australia and New Zealand, while the monthly newsletter now has 144’000 subscribers. Nic Short, …

New South Wales Attorney-General Greg Smith has announced today that he supports an in-principle move to introduce an R18+ rating in Australia. ABC has reported the news, confirming that after the in-principle agreement was reached at the SCAG meeting in Adelaide last month to introduce the rating at a national …