GWU Australia has been surveying freelance game developers in Australia as part of our project to set sustainable rates in our industry. Today we are releasing some very preliminary examples of the sort of rates that freelancers across the country have told us they are charging. One of the biggest issues in our industry is […]
This last week, the games industry has again been rocked by stories of people with power preying upon their colleagues, employees and fans. It is a harrowing moment but also important that we reckon with these revelations. GWU Australia condemns the perpetrators of these abuses. We have only one thing to say to those who […]
One of the big challenges facing game workers in Australia is that if you’re freelancing or contracting your skills out, it can be hard to know what to charge. With no set industry rates, you just don’t know where you fit in the puzzle. Game Workers Unite Australia is starting a new project to change […]
Enforcers are the lifeblood of the PAX conventions. Without them, the entire operation simply could not succeed. In many parts of the world, particularly the USA, Enforcers are paid for their time. Unfortunately here in Australia, Enforcers have been traditionally engaged as unpaid volunteers since the first PAX in 2013. Ahead of MIGW 2019, Game […]
Today Game Workers Unite Australia released the second round of results from their Games Industry Survey, now running for its second year. The survey canvassed 258 different developers across the Australian games industry. Based on these answers, many of Australia’s game developers continue to be underpaid and deeply concerned about the future of the industry. […]
Game Workers Unite Australia utterly condemns the massacre on Friday 15 of March at the Al Noor and Linwood Avenue mosques, and urges members of our community to help by raising support for the victims and their families of this shooting. There are a number of organisations collecting money and helping on the ground, which […]
Game Workers Unite Australia is saddened and frustrated by Electronic Arts’ decision this week to lay off a substantial portion of the FireMonkeys workforce. Although EA’s official statement says that the decision “may impact some roles”, GWU Australia understands that up to a quarter of the studio, some 40 to 50 people, have been notified […]
Australian game developers are struggling against poor pay, a lack of job security, and limited opportunities, according to survey data compiled and released by Game Workers Unite Australia ahead of Melbourne International Games Week 2018. 155 developers have completed the survey so far, painting a dismal picture of income and working conditions. Infographic Key takeaways […]