Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW) returns this October, providing global investors, publishers, and game studios a prime gateway to Australia’s fastest-growing digital games ecosystem.
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The Victoria Government has announced expressions of interest to join this year’s program of events, which will take place from October 4 to 12.
This year’s event will include a focus on satellite events, with submissions invited to present MIGW events in outer metropolitan and regional Victoria, extending Asia Pacific’s largest digital games event beyond the city.
From workshops to exhibitions, live demonstrations, talks and conferences, MIGW provides an international platform for Victoria’s thriving games industry and showcases this growing sector of our state’s $41 billion creative economy.
This event draws more than 125,000 attendees and offers significant opportunities for investors and global businesses to engage with Victoria’s rapidly expanding digital games ecosystem, tapping into a vibrant industry backed by strong government support and innovation.
With a growing reputation around the world, MIGW brings together local and international games industry leaders, developers, publishers, educators, studios and businesses, alongside events for the public. The 2025 program will once again activate spaces including ACMI, Fed Square and the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
This event unlocks strategic opportunities for investors to access Victoria’s world-class talent, cutting-edge studios, and innovative digital technologies.
Highlights include the return of Big Games Night Out, a free, family-friendly takeover of Fed Square and ACMI with playable games, food and entertainment; High Score, a conference on music and sound design in video games.
Play Now Melbourne will once again invite local developers to pitch their projects to some of the world’s best publishers, platform holders and investors. It provides a direct pathway for investors to discover emerging IP and connect with the next generation of gaming innovators in Victoria’s flourishing ecosystem.
PAX Aus will also return to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, with another epic celebration of games and games culture. Visitors will have the chance to discover and play the latest work by Victorian games studios as part of the PAX Rising program, which is backed by the Labor Government.
In addition to these key events, MIGW hosts more than 60 initiatives and events that are pitched by producers from the sector. Expressions of interest are now open for events to be part of the 2025 program.
Victoria is home to Australia’s largest games industry, and is globally renowned as a creative hub for unique and compelling games, with the most studios and biggest workforce in the country. Local creators have developed some of the most popular and innovative titles, including Cult of the Lamb, Stray Gods: The Role Playing Musical, and Untitled Goose Game.
Supported by Victorian incentives, grants, programs, and the Australian Government’s digital games tax offset, Victoria offers a prime destination for investors seeking sustainable growth in digital entertainment and interactive media.
Expressions of interest to join the program are now open. To apply, visit gamesweek.melbourne/about/event-registration. The full program will be announced in August.
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