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Southpeak Games to publish Fuzzeyes' Edge of Twilight
Steampunk Action-Adventure Fantasy Game To Debut In 2009
GRAPEVINE, TX - December 6, 2007 - SouthPeak Games, a leading publisher and distributor of entertainment software, today announced it will be publishing FUZZYEYES' upcoming colossus Edge of Twilight in North America and Europe. Scheduled for release in 2009 on next-gen consoles and PC, Edge of Twilight is a fast paced cinematic combat and action game set in a steampunk…
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- BigWorld Technology today announced an agreement with Sierra Online to use the BigWorld Technology Suite in the development of an upcoming PC online game targeting a mass market audience. The BigWorld Technology Suite provides the tools and technology to develop cutting-edge, next-generation online games.
"We look forward to working with Sierra Online to develop a title that holds wide appeal for gamers," said Gavin Longhurst, vice president…
News.com.au is reporting that three overseas game developers have created local branches in Western Australia. It seems like the industry in Perth has been on a steady rate of growth over the years, fueled by the establishment of Interzone Games and the Perth chapter of the IGDA. From news.com.au, the companies are...
Giant Dice: A company founded by former Canadian residents that develops games using phones, websites and actual cities to create surprising and compelling experiences.
Floor Pty…
Angry-gamer.net (found via Kotaku AU) has reported the rumour that Auran is facing financial difficulties and has begun shedding many staff members yesterday afternoon, with more to come today. It's believed that the company had banked heavily on Fury's success, but the claim is that Fury has met with disappointing sales. From Angry Gamer...
(Auran)... has told its staff to look for other jobs and that they cannot guarantee employment past this week.
This news comes only a few weeks after the…
Congratulations to the THQ Studio Australia character team for earning a nomination in the 2007 Annie Awards!
Avatar - The Last Airbender “The Burning Earth” is up for the Best Animated Video Game award where it's up against Ratatouille, Bee Movie and Transformers games.
This is only the third time that the Annies have featured a videogame award, and it’s THQ Studio Australia's 2nd nomination in that time. The studio was first nominated for the inaugural award in 2005 for SpongeBob SquarePants…
Submitted by Martin
Next Event: 29th January 2008 - BioShock
Time / Date: 7:00pm 'til late; Tuesday, 29 January, 2008
Location: The Velvet Lounge, 639 Beaufort St Mt Lawley (behind The Flying Scotsman)
Tony Oakden talks about his experiences producing BioShock PC. Join us at the Velvet Lounge for this interesting presentation and some casual networking.
PIPELINE ENGINEER
Rising Sun Pictures (RSP), a specialist film visual effects house, is looking for a number of pipeline engineers to join their Adelaide team.
Alongside commercial tools like Maya, XSI, Houdini and Shake, RSP relies on a customised framework of linux tools that manages the work flow our artists use every day. You will be responsible for developing, and supporting, that framework.
The work includes:
* GUIs in Python for convenience tools & wrappers
* Plugins in C++ for major…
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MELBOURNE - Thursday 29 November, 2007 - The GDAA welcomes the appointment of Senator Stephen Conroy as Minister for Communications, Broadband and the Digital Economy.
"More importantly, the positioning of the Communications, Broadband and the Digital Economy portfolio into the Cabinet is an indication that Kevin Rudd's Labor government is taking the digital content industry seriously" said Greg Bondar, CEO of the Game Developers' Association of Australia (GDAA).
"The GDAA now…
Gamespot have an interesting interview with Fuzzyeyes CEO, Wei-Yao Lu about Edge of Twilight and developing games in Australia.
"Edge of Twilight is an action adventure game set in a steampunk alternate fantasy world that has been split into separate realms of day and night."
Here's an event that nearly flew under my radar, kudos goes to to sceenplay for highlighting this. The 4th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment (IE 2007) is on this weekend at RMIT city campus, and has grown from a one day forum to a 3 day conference.
The conference provides a forum for professionals, researchers and developers to discuss some of the critical and hypothetical frameworks for emerging modes and models of interactive entertainment.
This conference will focus on…
