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Australia's pre-eminent
games market
5 October 2023
State Library Victoria

AUSTRALIA’S PRE-EMINENT GAMES MARKET
WHERE PUBLISHERS AND DEVELOPERS CONVERGE.

Attending Play Now Melbourne? Here's what you need to know.

About Play Now Melbourne

Australia’s inaugural international games market will be held on Thursday 5 October at the State Library of Victoria as part of Melbourne International Games Week. 

Play Now Melbourne will feature an impressive line-up of leading international publishers, platform holders and investors including Sony PlayStation, Meta, Landfall Games, Kepler Interactive, Devolver Digital, and more.  

Applications for developers have now closed, and more than 40 developers from around Australia have been selected to pitch their projects. 

Explore Melbourne

The undisputed cultural capital of Australia, Melbourne is home to some of the world’s best restaurants, cultural experiences, and live entertainment. 

Play Now Melbourne is presented by VicScreen as part of Melbourne International Games Week – Asia Pacific’s largest digital games celebration.  

Get to know the city, plan your journey to Play Now Melbourne and create your very own Melbourne itinerary. 

Latest news
26 September 2023

VICSCREEN SECURES ADDITIONAL GLOBAL GAMES PUBLISHERS TO PLAY NOW MELBOURNE

Sony PlayStation, Devolver Digital, Massive Monster, Fellow Traveller, Ultra Players, Team 17, Raw Fury, Akupara Games and Shueisha Games have now joined Meta, Landfall Games and Kepler Interactive to search for the next big games to come out of Australia. 

5 August 2023

Play Now Melbourne has launched! Here’s how to get involved.

VicScreen is calling on Australian game developers to mark their calendars for 5 October 2023 and participate in Australia's foremost games market, Play Now Melbourne. 

5 August 2023

PLAY NOW MELBOURNE - LAUNCH OF AUSTRALIA’S GAMES MARKET

Today marks the launch of Play Now Melbourne, the inaugural Australian international games market.