dates: may 7 - june 25 2008
GameOn Goes Virtual: Landscape Concept Art Competition - Launches 7 May - via 60Sox *
This is an invite to all game enthusiasts to visualise and present a game world landscape in the medium of your choice. Entries are to be uploaded onto the 60sox website and will be critiqued by a panel of judges, at the end of which a finalist will be announced and a prize given on Wednesday August 6. The competition will be open on Wednesday May 7, closing on June 25. Good Luck!…
There's a great interview with Sydney developers, Nnooo, about their Wiiware title called Pop up at Gamespot AU. Nnooo creative developer, Nic Watt answers questions about his casual bubble popping game and provides some interesting insights into the Wiiware distribution system, the freedom and help that Nintendo provided for an approved developer like Nnooo, the classification process that developers have to handle for Wiiware, as well as the casual games market. From Gamespot AU...
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Screenplay has an interview up with Lead Programmer, Trevor Powell, from Krome Studios Melbourne on the Wii version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Trevor talks about how the Melbourne studio, which was previously known as Atari Melbourne House, received the project, and the challenges of developing the Wii version of the game, from tackling the Wii gesture controls, and providing alternatives to some of the processor intensive technology that the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions use...
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At the Konami press event last week, Kotaku got some hands on time with Krome Studio's Hellboy: The Science of Evil. And although the writer had a very limited time with the game, the write up was pretty positive...
The graphics look pretty good and are definitely in the realm of what we have come to expect from our now-gen titles. All in all it was a fun gameplay experience that borrows liberally from several other games of this style. While that might not appeal to some gamers, fans of…
Game Connect: Asia Pacific 2008
Game Developers Association of Australia (GDAA), the organisers of the Games Connect: Asia Pacific (GCAP 08) in Australia, have announced that GCAP 08 will be held in Brisbane, Queensland from 19 - 22 November 2008 at the Hilton Hotel Brisbane.
GCAP also wishes to Call for Papers for the 2008 conference and trade display, with speaker submissions being accepted from now until June 6th from international and domestic leading industry members of the games, IT,…
Pinky has posted in our forum requesting a hand from an industry personnel. We're all about helping each other out here, so if you're an expert in programming, and you've been in the industry for a while, please send Pinky an email! I know there are plenty of you out there who can help out. So if you're willing to lend a hand, you can find sis contact details are below. Thanks guys!
Hi, I'm a matric student aspiring to become a games programmer. At the moment I'm doing a subject called '…
The R rating classification has been brought to the forefront of debate again thanks to the release of Grand Theft Auto IV. An article at The Australian reports that the removal of sexual content in GTA IV, while leaving the graphic violence and drug use intact to make it to the safer MA 15+ category for Australia has highlighted the real need for an R rating classification for games.
With the results of a review of the games classification system coming in a few weeks, the article suggests…
Screenplay reader, Zoid, has been looking for a career change and has his eyes set on the games industry. He's written an entry for Screenplay on his findings where he's uncovered many of the uncertainties, hype, and common (mis)perceptions of working in the games industry. Zoid ends his write up with a number of questions on salary expectations, career progression, and the skillsets employers really look for...
How do you even get to the point of being able to enter the industry? There have…
Submitted by Nicole
AFTRS is now accepting applications for two Digital Media courses in Semester 2, 2008. This is a perfect opportunity for anyone wanting to upskill or acquire a certificate level qualification in the areas of 3D Animation and Motion Graphics.
The 2 courses on offer are:
Graduate Certificate: Digital Media – 3D Animation
A comprehensive specialist course developed and taught by industry experts. Ideal for those with a prior knowledge of 3D computer graphics who are ready to…
There were six titles that were launched with the recent American launch of WiiWare, and one of the games making the cut was Pop, a casual game developed right here in Balmain (NSW) by Nnooo. As Kotaku AU reports, you can't actually grab it just yet, the downloadable game service for the Wii isn't currently available for our region, but the guys from Nnooo have given the WiiWare service some praise which they say offers developers more control and a better royalty split than releasing the game…
