"Dirchie Kart is a Hi-Def remix of 16bit kart racing in 720p and 5.1 surround, detailed physics, track friction and multiplayer options add new depth to an old formula.
Challenge your avatar against a host of Dirchie characters in fast and furious single or multiplayer karting, join up to 4 friends in a split screen party of Race, Battle and Drag events with an assortment of rockets, mines and other items."
It's been a lot of hard work but it's finally ready for release. Anyone with creators…
Rockstar and Team Bondi's Brendan McNamara have been going overdrive in promoting their detective thriller console game, L.A Noire, through various paper and electronic media outlets, and it's to be taken as a good sign that the game which has been long in production is fast nearing completion.
As the usual case in game development cycles, the studio seems to be winding down production as a whole bunch of artists and programmers are not required anymore to finish off their flagship title. A…
When: 22 January (10:00am – 2:00pm)
Where: 74-78 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills, 2010
Prospective students and parents will have the opportunity to tour the Qantm facilities, see student work, meet the staff, ask questions and seek assistance with applications. Two Qantm information sessions will be run during the day at 10.15am and 12.15pm.
For more information, please visit the Qantm Sydney website at:
http://sydney.qantm.com/en-gb/home/
Firemint and HalfBrick Studios, as well as PikPok in New Zealand, have been recognised for mobile gaming excellence by being shortlisted for various categories in the seventh annual International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGAs).
Being shortlisted from a field of over 250 is a heck of an achievement!
The categories that local developers have made it in are:
Best Casual Game
Bird Strike : Gold Edition - PikPok, New Zealand
Fruit Ninja - Halfbrick, Australia
Excellence in Design
Real Racing 2 -…
How big is the local games industry? It's certainly been a long time since the local games industry last had a proper headcount. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provided some incredibly detailed stats back in 2007 on the Australia games industry sector, providing a breakdown of the different skillsets employed in the games industry, the ratio of males to females, as well as the amount of developers in each state. It also included other informative details like the amount of profit that the…
when: 27 January, 18:00 - 20:00
where:
AIE Melbourne
Level 8, 14 Queens Rd
Melbourne, Australia
If you interested in starting a career in Gaming, 3D Animation and/or Film and would like to know more attend our Information Evening on Thursday the 27th of January 2011 from 6pm to 8pm.
This is a great opportunity to learn about everything that AIE has to offer and ask any questions that you may have and have an immediate response.
If you have any friends that are interested in AIE then you are…
Drop Spider Games is proud to announce the release of Golem Defense HD on the iTunes App Store. Priced $US 3.99 for iPad.
Build and control an army of Golems to drive back an invading evil force. Liberate the land and crush the invading spawn. You will need to make decisions with lightning speed, plan your attack, build your defenses and resolve clashes between good and evil.
Golem Defense is a frictionless and highly accessible fantasy real time strategy game. Just using swipes of the finger…
Queensland based game developer and publisher, N3V Games has announced that they will be donating 50% of revenues for each purchase that players make on special in-game items for their free to play online game Runes of Magic.
The special charity event kicks off at 12am, Saturday January 15 and finishes at midnight on Sunday January 23rd.
Players of Runes of Magic can do their bit to help the victims of the flood by buying the Star Mount (permanent) or Flame Mount (permanent) for their in-game…
On Tuesday, Melbourne independent developers, Brawsome and Play-bit Entertainment revealed that they were successful in their applications for Film Victoria's Games Investment Program.
There were another three projects that were green lighted, and with a recently released press release from Film Victoria, we can see the complete list of grant recipients as well as the new projects that will be developed under the program. A total of $330,000 worth of funding this round go to:
• Rugby Union,…
