When: 7:30pm - Tuesday, February 8
Where: Cho Gao
Melbourne Central
Level 3
211 La Trobe St (Up escalators Cnr La Trobe & Swanston St)
If you want to see the games that were made in Melbourne during the Global Game Jam event this year, then make sure you head down to Cho Gao next Tuesday. The Melbourne contingent of GGJ participants comprised of 72 developers competing in 18 teams, so there'll be plenty of games to see and play for yourself come presentation night.
The presentation starts…
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