Showing off Victorian video games to the world.
Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW) just announced it’s going global for its second year in a row with Steam Festival. Players around the world will be able to access the best of what Victoria’s developers have to offer with a series of free online events running from Friday, 30 September 3 am AEST to Tuesday, 4 October 4 am AEDT.
The digital festival will be hosted on Steam and showcase over 80 local developers and their games over four days, offering demos and discounts on certain products.
There’s also a series of panel discussions with some of Melbourne’s most notable development teams including Cactus Jam, League of Geeks (Armello), Massive Monster (Cult of the Lamb) and Samurai Punk (Justice Sucks).
Over one million unique visitors tuned into last years Steam Festival to see 36 Victorian games exhibited along with 15 playable demos. Over 2.1 million viewers collectively watched over 146,997 hours of content from the 15 hours worth of events.
According to Minister for Creative Industries Steve Dimopoulos, MIGW’s 2022 Steam Festival looks set to showcase even more Aussie talent to viewers around the world.
“We’re backing the return of Steam festival with an even bigger program in 2022, featuring more than 80 of our talented local developers and their games and supporting the businesses that make them,” he said in a press release.
For more info on this year’s Steam Festival and a bunch of other MIGW events, check out their massive program here.
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