Firemint are on a roll. After the well received and highly impressive Madden NFL 07 for handset platforms, it looks like they have another hit on their hands. IGN seem to be thoroughly impressed after reviewing Firemint's new mobile game called The Fast and the Furious: Fugitive 3D, captioning the review heading with "This is as close to a console racer as mobile has right now" and giving it a score of a whopping 8.8. The reviewer compliments the game on its fantastic visuals (equalling them to…
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…
Local Aussie TV station ABC are screening a two part documentary revealing the Gamer Revolution. The first part screens Thursday night at 9:40pm, the second the following Thursday at the same time.
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…
The Game Connect: Asia Pacific website has been updated with the date and location details of this years conference. GCAP07 will be held on the 15th of November till the 17th and will be rotated this time to the city of Sydney Melbourne. Kotaku reports that the Game Developers Association (GDAA) will pair up with the old eGames expo to provide an industry conference and gaming expo that will cater to those interested in game development as well as games.
From the Game Connect website:
Game…
Screenplay has an interview with the senior designer of Bioshock, Joe McDonagh, who happens to be from Irrational Games Canberra. There hasn't been much heard from the Canberra arm of Irrational Games since Tribes: Vengeance, so it's great to finally hear what they're currently up to...
Joe, many thanks for your time. Could you please start by explaining Irrational Australia's role in developing BioShock?
It's been all hands to the pump on this game and everyone in the Canberra and Boston…
Nintendo Europe has announced that it has nabbed Australian actress, Nicole Kidman, to be part of a promotional campaign for "More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain?", the sequel to the Brain Age series of games on the Nintendo DS. Nicole will be appearing in print and television all across Europe, encouraging people of all ages to keep their brain in shape. NIntendo commented that they chose the oscar winning actress for her elegance and wide mainstream appeal, but hey,…
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You've played match three -- now play match thirty!
Wildfire Studios today announced the launch of their new casual game, Jungo?, a unique action puzzler. This is the latest landmark release from the creators of the bestselling Tumblebugs.
Introducing the all-new Mega Match?, Jungo challenges players to use their keen eye for color and quick reflexes to make huge color groups and help Chase the cheetah save his animal friends from the clutches of his arch nemesis, the evil…
(from AustralianGamer)
With the upcoming re-launch of the Australian Gamer website, we're also looking to once again expand our talented team of writers.
As a member of the team, you will be responsible for reviewing upcoming games, contributing to the community forums, giving input on the site projects, and covering gaming events in your area.
Please don't apply unless you have good writing skills and can write polished, entertaining copy.
Please don't apply if you have no current gaming…
The recent announcement of the one million dollar Project Joystick competition, organised by Telstra BigPond and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), was quickly followed by some negative reactions as readers noticed the terms and conditions of entry which relinquished finalists of intellectual property rights or discovered that the competition did not offer any real further participation in the game development process. To add to the confusion, popular gaming blog Kotaku had…
