New government, new chance at getting the R18+ rating for games. It seems that this government is interested in acknowledging IEAA figures that show the average Australian gamer is 28, more than 50% of gamers are over 18 and 88% of Australians support an R18+ rating for games. It is a shame that this information from The Age comes with the title “R-rating risks influx of excessively violent games”, but overall the mood of the story is neutral towards giving adults the choice to play adult games…
Next Generation has posted an extensive interview with Pandemic president Josh Resnick covering what it’s like at post-independent Pandemic. Apparently not much has changed, everything that made Pandemic what it was is the same and they have a lot of creative freedom, which is a sign of the “new EA”, which is buying studios that are good at what they do, and leaving them alone to do it.
[EA will] enable them to take their passion, put it in the products, and basically stay out of their way. It’…
Tired of the daily grind and want to be excited about coming in to work each day? Interzone Games is looking for talented people with the ability to work as part of a dynamic team in a productive and enjoyable work environment. If you are such a person, get in on the ground floor with a triple-A development studio with big plans, world-class talent, and world-class funding.
If you join us at our Perth development office you'll be at a studio:
* working with the guy who created the green…
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gameOn 08 part 1
gameOn is a FREE PUBLIC program presented by the CIPrecincts in conjunction with the KG urban village, supported by the IGDA, Griffith QCA + QANTM
ALL WELCOME to all events
Get Game: Wii Challenge - Wed 5 March, 5-7pm @ The Block, CIP, (Musk Av) KG
This year’s Wii Challenge is set to be just as entertaining as the last; only in 2008 new Wii innovations will be put to play alongside commercial games. So put your Wii caps on and get ready to have some fun on…
I'd like to take this time to thank our sponsors and also talk a bit about the new site which we're currently testing.
If you haven't noticed, we have two fantastic new sponsors. Infinite Interactive and Electronic Arts Australia are kindly supporting Sumea, and it's very much appreciated! Thanks also to the many other sponsors who have renewed their sponsorships with Sumea. If it weren't for sponsorship, I'd have a pretty hard time in keeping things going here, so you have my utmost gratitude…
Next-Gen have compiled a huge list of the top 100 developers based on their success in 2007 and their potential in 2008, and our very own Steve Fawkner from Infinite Interactive is on the list! And I'm not talking about the tail end of that list either, he's actually up there in #22! Now, if you go through the list, you'll notice some notable names from some of the word's top studios like Valve, Pandemic, EA etc who Steve has managed to be ranked higher than.
22. Steve Fawkner
26. Shigeru…
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You are invited to the IGDA Perth Chapters March event.
The annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the largest event aimed at professionals working in the games industry. It is on now, in San Francisco, finishing up on Friday. Key stakeholders from the Australian games industry are in attendance with one mandate - to come back with an inside scoop for the next IGDA Perth event.
When: Tuesday 4th March, 2008. 7:00PM till late.
Where: The Velvet Lounge, 639 Beaufort St…
EA's newly acquired Pandemic will be developing the next iteration in the Lord of the Rings franchise. EA CEO John Riccitiello revealed the news in an analyst meeting on the 12th of Feb. Not much else is known about this except that it is scheduled to release during EA's 2009 fiscal year, which runs from April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009.
AFTRS LAMP is presenting a seminar, interview and workshop for story-tellers interested in adapting their work for games. Among the speakers are Matt Costello, writer of award-winning novels, games and television, including the critically acclaimed The 7th Guest, The 11th Hour and Doom 3; and Kurt Busch Studio Director of Krome Studios Melbourne.
Matt will “talk about the key ingredients of planning, writing, designing and structuring a compelling game, referring to the types of stories and…
We're well used to hearing about Infinite Interactive and Irrational Games / 2K Australia picking up awards left, right, and centre for their latest games, but it's great to hear that Firemint have picked up on from the International Mobile Gaming Awards 2007's "People's Choice Award" for World Rally Championship 3D. Firemint has received critical acclaim in the past for their titles such as The Fast & the Furious: Fugitive 3D and Madden NFL '08 3D, so I'm sure they've pretty chuffed with…
