Video games in Australia

The video game industry in Australia is worth $4.21 billion annually as of 2022, inclusive of traditional retail and digital sales.^[1] A report in 2022 by Austrade estimated that 3,228 Australians worked in the video game industry.^[2] In the fiscal year 2016–17, revenue from Australian game developers was approximately $118.5 million, 80 percent of which was from overseas sales.^[3]

Video game retailers in Australia include EB Games, JB Hi-Fi, Gametraders and The Gamesmen. Video games are also sold at department stores like Big W and Target Australia.

^ Stock, Petra (15 June 2023). "Australians spent $4.21 billion on video games last year". CosmosMagazine. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
^ "LEVEL UP | A Guide to the Australian Games Industry" (PDF). Austrade. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ "Australian Video Game Development Industry Snapshot, FY 2016-17".

[1] Stock, Petra (15 June 2023). "Australians spent $4.21 billion on video games last year". CosmosMagazine. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

[2] "LEVEL UP | A Guide to the Australian Games Industry" (PDF). Austrade. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[:3-3] "Australian Video Game Development Industry Snapshot, FY 2016-17".

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