Move over, Firemint and Halfbrick Studios, there's another local developer hitting it big on the appstore. Stick Skater from Traction Games (consisting of Ben Hazzard and co-developer Liam Stephens) has hit the number two paid application position on the Apple AppStore in the US during the weekend, as well as the number one free application shortly after. While the art for Stick Skater may look a bit rudimentary, the gameplay looks *exceptionally* fun.
(Hazzard) "We modelled the skate…
It's not really directly game related but I thought I'd post it anyway (Let's pretend it's a character study). This is where my recent illustration energies had been going rather than into concept art related topics. Created for a charity Auction and my own pleasure, no brief apart from the comic book cover format. Painted in Photoshop with a few details (background an typography) created in Illustrator.
On a technical/hardware note, this was the first painting I have undertaken largely on my…
Playstation Lifestyle goes indepth with Krome Studios Co-Founder, Creative Director, and creator of Blade Kitten, Steve Stamatiadis on the Blade Kitten game currently in development for the Playstation store. The questions at hand include why they've chosen the Playstation platform for their first DLC title, as well as the many design decisions behind the comic to game adaptation.
It looks like Krome Studios is set on the Blade Kiten IP, with plans on bringing more Blade Kitten episodes and…
IGN AU has an editorial on the ongoing downsizing of the Australian games industry, brought upon the recent round of lay-offs from Krome Studios late last month. They cover the high profile closures of Pandemic Studios Brisbane and Auran, particularly focussing on Auran's Fury's failure to spark interest in the MMOG market.
Of course, the uptake of having many professional game developers let go means that some have taken a chance in the casual and social gaming market on their own, however…
RMIT University are commencing their iPhone games course again this year, so if you're interested in developing for the iPhone (and consequently, the iPod touch and iPad) for a very reasonable price, then you're in luck. There are a limited number of seats, and the course is headed up by Conor O'Kane, so you know you're in good hands.
If you're interested in seeing what last year's students came up with, check this video out!
You can see more videos of Conor's handy work at his youTube channel…
