It's *fantastic* to see the release of Halogen from Rockethands. Why? Well, firstly, it's because we don't hear enough about game developers from Perth. I know there are a few more of you out there, but you're all too darn quiet.
Secondly, Rockethands are a team of seven game developers who all used to work at Interzone Games. If there was one good thing to come from the whole Interzone Games debacle, Rockethands would be it. And here they are with the release of their first iPad exclusive game…
Thanks to Brawsome for letting me know about Lylian, a game in development on and off for the last two years by Pixelpickle Games. Pixelpickle Games is a a small company founded by Robert Dowling who does contract cinematics and animation work and somehow manages to fit in development on Lylian when he can find it. He describes PixelPickle Games as...
...a very small independent company focused on creating small yet fun and unusual games initially for the PC with an outlook to develop for…
This was posted on the Freeplay website today and it looks like an awesome way to celebrate the burgeoning indie scene here in Australia. Be sure to submit your entries in by the 19th of July, indie developers!
From Freeplay:
We’re excited to announce that this year, we’ll be holding the inaugural Freeplay Awards!
There’s been some really amazing things happening in the indie games scene and we want to celebrate that. Not only will be be looking at completed games, but we’ll also have…
*** THIS POSITION IS CLOSED ***
THQ Studio Australia, based in Brisbane, Australia, is seeking a talented Tools Programmer to work as part of an exciting new project. This is a unique opportunity to work on defining the tools and technology for the company’s next-generation games. The successful applicant will have significant experience developing tools and technology and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Your daily challenges:-
• Development of tools and technology in the…
July’s meet up has an industry panel discussing what inspires them to make games. Come along and hear what they have to say, and ask what you want to ask.
Confirmed on the panel are:
* Kevin Chan – General Manager of Blue Tongue Entertainment
* Cam Lee – Producer at Electronic Arts (EA)
* Neil Rennison – Co-founder and Creative Director at Tin Man Games
When: Tuesday 6 July 7pm
Where: The Embassy, 1 Queensbridge St Southbank – while they're still pulling beers, we’ll keep drinking them!
Feel…
so, a lot of game content is data driven nowdays.
xml is good, and human readable. it also has a concept of schemas.
Now have game content driven in xml and schemas used to validate, so pretty much have enough information from the schemas to make a generic visual editor for xml documents.
and voila, i have the first generation of game data editors for my game....
first c# wpf app, pretty nice tech to work with, at least quite to develop .c# feels halfway between c++ and python, each of which i…
We knew it was in development, and we knew that it was going multi-platform, but the latest e3 press release from THQ on Blue Tongue Entertainment's de Blob sequel officially confirms it, and promises a whole lot more in the process.
de Blob 2: The Underground will make its first appearance on the PS3 and XBox 360 console along with the Wii and Nintendo DS, and one wonders what the Melbourne games developer will be able to achieve with all the extra power on the more capable consoles. The press…
Perth, Western Australia (June 14, 2010) - Black Lab Games is pleased to announce that its new tactical battle game, Star Hammer Tactics, is now available for the Xbox 360 via the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
Strike Group Commanders are urgently needed to command the forces of the Novus Space Navy as they defend the planet Novus from the dangerous and mysterious alien race known as the Nautilids.
Star Hammer Tactics is an easy-to-learn game of tactical battles. Deploy your forces, engage your enemy…
Jumbuck Entertainment is a company that perhaps isn't as well associated as many others to the local games development industry, but that may be about to change. The digital media company based in Melbourne specialises in selling digital downloads primarily to the U.S and British markets, and they're about to launch a new program call "Launchpad".
The initiative is aimed at funding local startups for the development of new apps, with the hopes of commercialising the results as well as spurring…
