There's certainly a lot of excitement in the mobile phone industry, particularly with Apple and Google making massive inroads there, and it seems mobile gaming is set for even greater things too. It's pleasing to see that Australia is well represented in that market, with developers such as Firemint, Iron Monkey Studios, and Moket leading the field.
Firemint took out the best mobile game category at the Game Connect: Asia Pacific 2007 conference last weekend, and while they must be happy…
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Saturday the 8th of December is Qantm's national open day and exhibition of student work. This is a great day to come into Qantm as you can see and play with work produced by graduating students across all our courses. There will be presentations and opportunities to speak with students and lecturers about life at Qantm College. Playable demos of the GCAP winning games over the past few years will on display so come in for some great games action if nothing else. There will…
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Continuing Qantm's winning streak in the “Best Unsigned Game” category of the GAmes Industries annual awards, Qantm student’s game “Mawashi Madness” has taken out the first prize, beating out a professional studio and several other colleges.
The award was determined by popular vote by GCAP delegates at Melbourne Exhibition Centre on 16-17 November 2007. Delegates had the opportunity to test the games during the exhibition before casting their vote. The shortlisted titles were…
Ok, I missed this bit of news last week as I was preparing for Game Connect, but it looks like Labor won't be making any plans to push for a games R18+ rating if they get elected. Labor Party shadow attorney general Joe Ludwig had this to say to Gamespot AU...
"While I understand that many in the community desire the addition of an R18+ rating for video games, the Federal Labor Party does not believe that there are any fundamental problems with the functioning of the Classification system in…
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It's that time of the year. University students are completing their courses and presenting their work to prospective employers. This is the case with the exhibition PLAY, the Graduation Exhibition of the students of the University of Western Sydney's Bachelor of Design (Visual Communicaitons) course. The exhibition features a range of work for students of varying specialisations, from illustration and animation to photography and interactive…
It was a game that was heard a few times during the nominations at the GDAA awards dinner last weekend, but who exactly were Champagne for the Ladies and what was their Coolest Girl in School game all about? Apparently the game has been causing some controversy with certain groups and organisations, receiving a condemnation by the Australian Family Association who described the game as "toxic" and "grossly irresponsible".
Coolest Girl in School was developed by South Australian mobile…
Did you know that Jonathan Chey, Managing Director & Design Director of 2K Australia (formerly Irrational Games Australia), is into Italian motorbikes and 18th Century English Rococo chairs? Well, you do now! And there's plenty more interesting facts to be had of 2K Australia's employees when you visit the shiny, brand new 2K Australia website which was launched just recently...
Welcome to our new website, we are 2K Australia, previously Irrational Games Australia. As this launches, our…
GameSpot AU interviewed GDAA President Tom Crago at GCAP on the weekend who has released GDAA findings that the Australian games industry is now worth $130 million, up 15% since 2006.
Employment in the industry has also risen, with 400 more people employed in the industry than last year, taking the figure to 2000, an astonishing rate of growth. The Australian games industry has never been so healthy.
Tom puts this down to an upswell in the games industry overall due to the phenominal success of…
At the Annual General Meeting of the GDAA held 15 November 2007 the following Board of Directors were elected:
Position , Name , Company
1. President , Tom Crago , Tantalus
2. Vice President , Shainiel Deo , Halfbrick
3. Vice President , Mike Fegan , IR Gurus
4. Treasurer , Chris Mosely , Redtribe
5. Secretary , Graham Edelsten , Auran
6. Ordinary Board Member , Rob Murray , Firemint
7. Steve Fawkner , Infinite Interactive
8. Bill McIntosh , Torus
9. John Moss , Qantm
10. Neil Boyd , AIE
The…
And the winner is.... Puzzle Quest!!!
(press release)
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords Scoops the Field
MELBOURNE - Saturday 17 November, 2007 -
At the conclusion of GDAA’s highly successful Game Connect: Asia Pacific 2007 Conference and Expo, the GDAA held its Annual Industry Awards Dinner at which the following winners were announced before 200 guests including GDAA members, industry and government representatives.
Best Game - 2007
Winner: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (…
