<div>Image: Mario King Of Kart Tournament – courtesy of MIGW</div> <div class="smp-page-header " style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; margin-top: 2.5rem; text-align: center; padding: 0px 0px 2.3125rem; color: #353535; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;"><strong>MIGW highlights the integral role Victoria plays in Australia’s games industry. The state is home to more games studios and workers than anywhere else in the country, while <span style="text-align: justify;">Victorian-made games have been played by millions across the globe.</span></strong></div> <div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-right: -15px; margin-left: -15px; color: #353535; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;"> <section class="page-content col order-xl-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; width: 1140px; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; flex-basis: 0px; -webkit-box-flex: 1; flex-grow: 1; max-width: 100%; -webkit-box-ordinal-group: 2; order: 1;"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box;"> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem;">The Victorian Government is backing Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW) to reach a new level in 2023, with the first program announcement revealing 10-days of events that will give gamers the chance to see, play and celebrate the latest in games.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem;">The first round of MIGW 2023 programming was unveiled – featuring everything from <em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif;">Mario Kart</em> tournaments to major industry events – which will take over Melbourne from 30 September – 8 October 2023.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem;">Flagship events such as the <a style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; color: #e10098; background-color: transparent;" href="https://gamesweek.melbourne/events/2023/gcap-2023-empower">Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP)</a> industry conference will see local studios and developers connect with games leaders from across the globe. The fan-favourite epic games expo <a style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; color: #e10098; background-color: transparent;" href="https://gamesweek.melbourne/events/2023/pax-aus-2023">PAX Aus</a> will also take over the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 6-8 October.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem;">Melbourne’s live music community is invited to join the action at <a style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; color: #e10098; background-color: transparent;" href="https://gamesweek.melbourne/events/2023/high-score-2023">High Score</a>, a conference focused on the art of composing music for games, while <a style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; color: #e10098; background-color: transparent;" href="https://gamesweek.melbourne/events/2023/freeplay-parallels">Freeplay: Parallels</a> will showcase some of the most cutting-edge works emerging from Victoria’s indie developers.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem;">Australia’s best and most innovative games will be celebrated at the <a style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; color: #e10098; background-color: transparent;" href="https://gamesweek.melbourne/events/2023/the-agdas">Australian Game Developer Awards</a> on 4 October. On 6 October, the <a style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; color: #e10098; background-color: transparent;" href="https://gamesweek.melbourne/events/2023/mario-king-of-kart-tournament">Mario King Of Kart Tournament </a>will see 32 racers vie for the coveted title of 2023 ‘King of Kart Champion’ live at Fed Square.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem;">Melbourne International Games Week was established in 2015. Since then, it has grown into the largest games gathering in the Asia Pacific. In 2022, MIGW attracted a record-breaking crowd, with close to 86,000 attendees at in-person events and more than one million from across the globe at online events.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem;">MIGW highlights the integral role Victoria plays in Australia’s games industry. The state is home to more games studios and workers than anywhere else in the country, while Victorian-made games – including <em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif;">Untitled Goose Game</em> and <em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif;">Cult of the Lamb</em> – have been played by millions across the globe.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">MIGW 2023 event runs from 30 September to 8 October 2023 and the full program will be announced in August. </span><strong>View the full program of events <a style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; color: #e10098; background-color: transparent;" href="https://gamesweek.melbourne/events">here</a>.</strong></p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem;"> </p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: VIC, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem;"> </p> </div> </section> </div>