CONSCRIPT leads the nominations for Australian Game Developer Awards

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NEWS THIS WEEK

• IGEA celebrates the 2024 Australian Game Development Awards Finalists
• PAX Aus 2024 reveals new guests, including Weta Workshop
• Cult of the Lamb Weddings Being Held at PAX Australia
• Everything announced at Nintendo Direct August 2024
• Sony's Latest Big Game, Concord, Is Flopping
• Remedy partners with Annapurna for Control 2 and potential film and TV adaptations
• Visions of Mana Dev Reportedly Being Shut Down by NetEase‍

RELEASE RADAR

• HARRY POTTER: QUIDDITCH CHAMPIONS – 3 September 2024 – PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch
• SUMERIAN SIX - 3 September 2024 – PC
• AGE OF MYTHOLOGY: RETOLD - 4 September 2024 – PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
• NBA 2K25 - 4 September 2024 - PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch
• ACE ATTORNEY INVESTIGATIONS COLLECTION - 6 September 2024 – PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Switch
• ASTROBOT – 6 September 2024 – PlayStation 5

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