Zoo Games today announced that it will publish Puzzle Kingdoms from Infinite Interactive.
Press release
Puzzle Kingdoms is a completely new interpretation of the deep puzzle genre that raises the level of play beyond the standards of casual gaming by integrating a fantasy storyline with engaging strategy and tactical puzzle gameplay. Players will build and manage armies led by heroic commanders to save the world of Etheria from the brink of destruction.
"By blending the nuanced gameplay of the…
AustralianGamer have a great interview with Krome Studios co-founder and Creative Director, Steve Stamatiadis. Steve chats to Yug about all things going on at Krome including some bits on the Star Wars games that Krome have been working on and how they got the job from LucasArts, the next Ty - The Tasmanian Tiger game, and starting on the game for his comic book creation, Blade Kitten. Steve ends the interview with some great advice for aspiring artists wanting in the games industry...
Steve:…
Okay, so the truth is that they didn't steal any ideas from me or my team that worked on this project last year (obviously...)
Anyway, for my final year project I joined a team of six people and put together a program called "Game Creature Designer" (and yes, the title needs some work).
For those of you who've used the Spore Creature Creator, the program we made was basically that but in 2D.
The user would connect to a server set up to handle connections by this program.
Then you'd have a…
Time / Date: 6:15pm - 8:30PM; Saturday, 2nd August, 2008
Location: Metro Bar, Medina Hotel - Opposite the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
The IGDA Perth Chapter is hosting a social event to coincide with the end of the GO3 Conference. Come and mingle with conference delegates, sponsors and exhibitors from the GO3 Electronic & Entertainment Expo and Conference. We will be serving some cocktail food and there will be a cash bar.
For information on future and past IGDA Perth events,…
Press Release
Melbourne-based developer Tantalus today announced three new management appointments, aligned with its strategy of becoming one of the world's leading independent game developers. Established in 1994, Tantalus is already considered a leader in the handheld space, with ten titles released on the DS and PSP platforms. Combined unit sales from Tantalus titles in the last year alone were in excess of two million.
Into this exciting mix now comes highly credentialed veteran Joss Ellis…
One of the issues raised during last week's Q&A on ABC television was the subject of R-ratings for video games. Now's your chance to watch how misinformed people are about games!
Welcome the Senate
Thursday, 24 July
With the Independent Senator, Nick Xenophon, the National's Senator Barnaby Joyce and Labor Senator, Mark Arbib, on Q&A this week, we only have one thing to say... welcome the Senate. Joining them were journalist and author of "Inside Kevin 07", Christine Jackman, and Chief…
Next Tuesday we have Jayeson Lee-Steere, Technical Director from EA Florida flying into Perth to present exclusively for the IGDA. Jayeson will be presenting "The Challenges of Next Generation Hardware" which will cover the key insights he has learned in his 4 years at Electronic Arts, working on EA's next-generaton AAA sports games. As usual, the event will feature a raffle for some incredible prizes from our good friends at GameTraders, countless networking opportunities, and a fully…
