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,…
There's no escaping the news that Queensland is currently suffering what is fast becoming the worst flood disaster on record in the state. There are some heartbreaking stories of loss of life and pictures of immense property and infrastructure damage. Thirty-five Brisbane suburbs are currently gulfed by floodwater, and Australia's third largest city is currently a power-less ghost town as Brisbanites are advised against entering the CBD. Bus transport is no longer in service, other public…
Congratulations must go to Brawsome and Play-bit Entertainment on their success of securing the latest round of funding from Film Victoria's Game Investment Program. Andrew Goulding from Brawsome and Chris Watts from Play-bit are not only top blokes but are both extremely dedicated and hard working guys who really are passionate about making games. Not only do they contribute back to the community through participation in conferences like Freeplay, they're very approachable guys who are more…
New Zealand games developer, Sidhe, will be ramping down on contract-for-hire work this year. While the studio isn't ending all contract work completely (they're still working on the multi-platform Rugby Challenge), they are instead putting a lot more focus in the digital download space as their goal for 2011.
Mario Wynards, managing director at Sidhe, realised the decline of work-for-hire and the importance of original I.P and self-publishing as far back as 2008, however, this marks as the big…
When : 19 January · 19:00 - 22:00
Where :
Downstairs, The Bank Hotel
324 King Street
Newtown, Australia
HAPPY NEW BEER!
What's your new year's resolution? Does it involve lots more pixels? Good!!
This one's just over a week before GameJam Sydney 2011 - come meet the crew and competitors before the big event!
The Global Game Jam is the world’s largest game jam event, and brings together thousands of game enthusiasts participating through many locations around the world.
Work in teams to brainstorm, implement and complete a game within 48 hours from 28th to 30th January.
Melbourne
Where: at La Trobe University, Bundoora
IGDA Melbourne is hosting the 2011 Global Game Jam at LaTrobe Melbourne, 28th – 30th January 2011
Game Jam is on in a few weeks, and if you're interested in taking part, you may be…
When: Tuesday 11 January
Where: 3 Degrees, QV Building
Time: 7.30pm – 10pm
IGDA Melbourne are holding their first meet up for 2011! Make sure you come along to tonight's meeting (11/1/11, 7:30pm to 10pm, at 3 Degrees bar (an over-18′s venue) in QV, Melbourne CBD). Up for discussion are the details for Game Jam including special guests and judges, however, it's a great chance to catch up and discuss anything else with your fellow developers.
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ATTENTION due to circumstances out of our control…
