This Thursday the 17th of May, the free seminar “Mixed Reality Branded Entertainment will be held at the Museum of Sydney. The seminar will look at a number of “cross-over services that work between games, virtual worlds and TV”.
The seminar will run from 1pm – 4pm at the AGL Theatre in the Museum of Sydney. It will feature the talks “What is Mixed Reality?” by Gary Hayes, “The Real, The Virtual and The Mixed” by…
The Game Developers Association of Australia met today with the Shadow Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Senator Conroy, and as reported on Screenplay, the Senator has promised to take a serious look into the rebate for the local games industry...
(GDAA CEO Greg Bondar) "We are thrilled that Senator Conroy is prepared, should Labor be elected to government, to take the time to assess our industry and give sound consideration to our call for a rebate. This is a positive…
Gamespot AU has an interview up with IR Gurus senior producer, Justin Halliday, on what's new and improved with AFL Premiership 2007...
JH: AFL 2005 was a full re-build of the engine for IR Gurus, and there were a lot of challenges with that version of the game. So for the 2006 and 2007 versions we've focused on improvements to the rendering engine, game modes, and core gameplay. This year we've implemented new graphical effects including shallow depth of field, bloom lighting, and better rain…
With game developers pushing for the availability of an R rating for games in Australia, the federal government is choosing to impose restrictions on the internet, with new laws announced yesterday to introduce tougher regulations on companies that sell entertainment-related content on subscription internet sites and mobile phones. The bill creates new rules for live interactive content such as chat rooms and, supposedly, forums as well, as well as strengthening rules on stored content. The new…
In this latest sneak peak at Irrational Games? Bioshock, one of the most anticipated games of the year, designer Ken Levine reveals some more of the character and plot details as well as discussing some of the game play mechanics, particularly the weapon creation and strategic gameplay opportunities, that will make this game more than just another pretty FPS.
IMG Artists (responsible for bringing "Play!" to the Sydney Opera House) has just announced Australian representation of Video Games Live, the world's leading video game concert, produced by renowned composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall.
With a live symphony orchestra and choir performing the music, together with spectacular visuals and effects, Video Games Live showcases not only the exciting music of video games, but also the dazzling cutting-edge visuals, interactivity, technology,…
Infinite Interactive are on a winner with Puzzle Quest, and their new title, Galactrix, looks to expand on this. Steve Fawkner talks to IGN about the development of Galactrix.
We're only about 25% done right now, but we're already seeing another hybrid that's going to be as much fun as Puzzle Quest. We've been spending a lot of time making Galactrix feel like quite a different game - the last thing we want to hear from gamers is "oh that's just a Puzzle Quest clone."
In an Australian first, US authorities have demonstrated their ability to enforce US laws protecting US companies against Australians in Australia with the cooperation of the Australian government.
Hew Griffiths, leader of the software cracking group, Drink or Die, was extradited to the US last February on intellectual property charges, and faces up to 10 years in an American jail. Griffiths? group, Drink or Die, was involved in cracking copy-protected software and media products, distributing…
I've been privy to hearing a few stories now and then about quality of life issues in the local games development industry, so it's always a nice change to hear someone championing the cause for a better way for our game developers. Chris Mosely, CEO of Red Tribe, has frequently spoken out against the industry norm of pushing absurd hours onto developers, and in a new post on Screenplay, reiterates his thoughts on that idea...
Chris said: "I can't really speak for other studios, we tend to be…
It's certainly been quiet with news of the next AFL Premiership game, but a Sony press release has announced that the latest incarnation of the series is heading our way next month on the 28th of June for the Playstation 2. Not much is known about the new title other than that Sony and IR Gurus have taken careful consideration from the feedback received by fans from the previous game...
One of the most important factors in the development of the game has been feedback from fans. Each year IR…
