Film Victoria is pleased to announce that continued support of the Digital Media Fund (DMF) has been confirmed with a commitment of $3 million for DMF programs and initiatives.
In an announcement earlier today, the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Marsha Thomson stated "We"ve already had success with work funded through the Digital Media Fund including the production of international award-winning games and short interactive animations. It is also vitally important that…
GameDaily.com has an indepth preview of King Arthur, the movie licensed game in production at Krome Studios which was recently announced at E3 this year. The article reveals that the title will have a single player and co-op mode, the choice of 5 different players with various types of weapons and combos, along with an interesting horseback battle mode. Also mentioned is the extent of which Krome Studios is capturing the likeness of the big budget film...
"Developer Krome Studios is spending a…
Australian product placement agency In Shot and leading Australian mobile applications and games developer Kukan Studio have announced an exciting new content partnership to develop mobile branded games for advertisers.
As part of its push towards offering further branded entertainment content opportunities to advertisers, In Shot will work closely with Kukan at the client contact stage to initiate and develop concept ideas into production.
?Mobile branded games provide the first real…
Submitted by James Grant Hay
Australian product placement agency In Shot and leading Australian mobile applications and games developer Kukan Studio have announced an exciting new content partnership to develop mobile branded games for advertisers.
As part of its push towards offering further branded entertainment content opportunities to advertisers, In Shot will work closely with Kukan at the client contact stage to initiate and develop concept ideas into production.
?Mobile branded games…
Gamespy has a preview of Tribes Vengeance, concentrating on the multiplayer side of the game and how it feels compared to previous versions of Tribes..
"...much of the Tribes universe has stayed remained intact, but there have been a significant number of changes. The many tweaks, while minor, will require some re-acclimating for veterans...
As developer Irrational Games has said all along, it's trying to make the game more accessible while not losing the core audience; at this stage, it looks…
Submitted by Blue Tongue HR
Blue Tongue is now hiring a number of new positions in addition to the ones recently advertised. The positions cover all areas of gaming, but specifically are:
Producer (1 available)
Project Manager (1 available)
Animators (2 available)
Texturer/Modeler (1 available
Engine Programmer (1 available)
Lead Programmer (1 available)
Game Programmers (2 available)
Game Designer (1 available)
Junior Audio Engineer (1 available)
To see more information on these jobs,…
AustralianIT reports that game development teachers in Victoria may be going back for some education themselves. The aim is to keep them on their toes with the latest industry techniques, in the hope of bringing out better graduate students ready for the industry...
"Victorian Information and Communication Technology Minister Marsha Thomson said the GDAA had been contracted to research, develop and initiate a professional development program for teachers and trainers of computer game courses…
Some news on Catapult, the GBA authoring software from Nocturnal Entertainment...
1. The Spanish version of Catapult v1.40b has been released today. The French version should be out within a week.
2. The Melbourne International College has licenced 'Catapult Educational' to be used within several of their IT courses next session. An official press release is pending...
For more news on Nocturnal Entertainment and Catapult, please click on the following link...
The Games and Girls Symposium: Getting Girls On The Games Agenda is a new Auckland based event looking to explore gender issues around videogaming. The all day symposium will be held on 7 July 2004 in the Auckland Town Hall.
The event will feature a range of speakers including industry professionals and academic researchers, as well as having an exhibition component.
The symposium is free to attend but is limited to 200 places with preregistration required. Download the schedule and…
Zaph has posted in the forum about Transformers Armada making an appearance on the rather infamous Penny Arcade website. Usually one would recoil in fear at the thought of their game being ridiculed before an audience of the many thousands that visit the site, but Atari Melbourne House have nothing to worry about, as the guys think the game is pretty damn good. :)
The comic on Transformers Aramada.. (contains adult humour)
The news story on Transformers Armada..