2. Companies in Australia
• There about 40 companies based in Melborn and
Queensland as well as 8 in New Zealand
• THQ Studio Australia
Irrational Games
Krome Studios
• Game loft
• Creative Assembly
• There are less in australia due to the relese dates
beigng 1 month later than the international
market
3. Companies in Canada
• 350 companies including
• EA Black Box
EA Canada
EA Montreal
Eidos Montreal
Piranha Games
Relic Entertainment
Ubisoft Montreal
Ubisoft Quebec
Ubisoft Toronto
Rockstar Vancouver
4. Tax breaks
• Reseach and refundable development tax
• Small companies get 45% tax offset
• But they have to earn less than 20 million
• So the larger companies are now trying to lose
buisness to get under the 20 million
5. Gross income and average wages
• Canada employ 16 thousand employees
• The games industry earn an average slary of
$62,000, more than double the overall average of
just $29,000
• The games industry contributes 1.7 billion to the
canadian economy
• "The economic break given to developers in
Quebec is huge: companies can save up to 30
percent of payroll in tax credits, with a 7.5
percent bonus if the game includes a French-
language version."
6. Gross income and average wages
• Australia employ 700 employees
• The games industry contributes 100 million to
the Australian economy
Average wage for games is $73,000
As opposed to $50,000 for the average national
wage
