Sumea Modeller Challenge #9 - The God of War Challenge
The Sumea Modeller Challenge #9 is sponsored by The Academy of Interactive Entertainment and Qantm!
Competition Rules: Open to Australians and New Zealanders only.
STARTING DATE: Sunday, 1st of July, 2007.
CLOSING DATE: Sunday, 4th of November, Midnight. 4 months Total!
THEME:
Design and model your own God of War / fantasy Greek mythology character. Think Kratos from God of War, or the gods and heroes from Greek mythology. Your character…
2007 IGF Student Showcase fInalist "The Blob" (or "De Blob" in Dutch), has been picked up by THQ to be developed by Blue Tongue Entertainment for the Wii for release in 2008.
De Blob, is a Katamari-esque game where you play a blob that goes around a city painting the buildings different colours. Those of you that want to try it out before it's release date, and for free, can check out the PC version that got the game signed here.
It was just last week that Nintendo Australia was boasting the 100,000 sales numbers of the Nintendo Wii, but Sony Computer Entertainment Australia (SCEA) are determined to spoil their party. You see, they too have some numbers to show.
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Now, I'm not sure how reliable information is when it's passed through different sources like that, particularly since this title hasn't officially been announced yet (as far as I'm aware), but according to the news item, Destroy All Humans 3 will be…
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In the game, players are walked through a day in the life or a real world kitchen. Undertaking tasks such as thawing meats, baking pies and preparing sandwiches. Throughout the process players must observe proper health and safety rules, such as cleaning down benches and making sure food is the correct…
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Red Mile Entertainment has sent in the word that the website for Jackass : the Game has officially been launched.... possibly in the same way as some guy in a trolly going over a jump and into a river.
The new website looks gorgeous and is jam packed with all the news, information, screen shots, downloadable wallpapers, videos, as well as a forum for fans eagerly waiting this game by those very talented Sidhe Interactive developers. The game looks great, the website looks fantastic, so check…
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In part one, Gamer Revolution takes viewers around the world from Asia to the heart of the Middle East in search of the most mind-bending stories from the cutting edge of the game revolution. It also features interviews with gamers and game developers including Will Wright, creator of the wildly…
With New Zealand's youth rapidly increasing their digital awareness, and girls showing they aren?t afraid to have a go, the games and graphics industry is thriving.
Join New Zealand's Game Development Community as they converge on Auckland's Town Hall to celebrate our most digitally advanced creative industry. With two jam-packed days of National and International speakers, G3 will be both interactive and spectacularly informative.
The event is free of charge and registration is essential. To…
