Coming April 2007 is the newest title from Infinite Interactive, pairing with 1st Playable Productions and published by D3 Publisher. For the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP comes the next big genre bender, a puzzle-RPG-strategy-adventure entitled: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords.
With a strong puzzle-based element, the game also incorporates RPG-style ‘leveling’ systems, allowing players to improve their characters, customize their weaponry and companions, and more. The…
I did this late last year, realised that I didnt add it here:
Wanted to do something different over the weekend, so I played around with my old NSX model. I used some lattices to deform the car and wheels. I used a custom lighting system I'm
mucking round with. There was minimal work in PS.
Modeled in Maya and rendered in Mental Ray (as usual)
I set it up around this aspect ratio so it would work well on my new phone at 240 x 320.
If anyone wants that version, I can post it :)
All crits n…
Strategic Studies Group, a developer based in New South Wales and responsible for a vast array of strategy war-games since 1992, have announced along with Matrix Games that the newest addition to the collection, Battlefront, is now available via the Matrix Games online store. It can be found here.
Quoted from the press release:
Based on the design philosophy of SSG's previous award winning release, the Decisive Battles series, Battlefront presents newcomers and Decisive Battles fans alike with…
San Francisco: GDC Expat Games Celebration
Sponsored by Queensland Government
Attention all Australian and New Zealand Game Developers!
An expatriate networking event will be held on the final day of the 2007 Game Developers Conference to congratulate our ?down-under? colleagues for
their great success in the international industry!
Free pool, free drinks and free food?!?
It?d be down-right un-Australian and anti-Kiwi not to come!
When
Friday 9 March 2007
6pm - 8pm
Where
Jillian?s @ Metreon
101…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
30 JANUARY, 2007
AUSTRALIAN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES GROW
The Creative Digital Media Industries have never been as buoyant as they are now and the next few years will see a continuation of that growth. A recently released study of the Interactive Entertainment Industry in Australian conducted by the Game Developers Association of Australia (GDAA) shows the number of people working in that sector of the industry alone has grown from around 300 in 2001 to over 1600 in 2005.
The…
(From the IGDA Brisbane Chapter forum)
your local chapter of the igda is aiding and abetting a WII FEST as part of the shape of things exhibition at the BLOCK, QUT, CIP.
this is a public program sponsored by various folk but we are care-taking on sunday march 11th
where: the BLOCK, QUT CIP
when: sunday march 11th - 2.00 - 6.00pm
[public program also runs march 12th]
who: everyone - we will have the wii setup on the block giant screen for wii-sports
bring your wii-mote ........
more information…
Sierra Online (owned by Vivendi) has officially announced a game (with both online and single player components) based on the popular TV series, Battlestar Galactica. It's being developed by none other than those busy people over at Auran Games on Xbox Live and PC for a planned release later this year. Fans of the TV show who have access to Xbox Live can download some Battlestar Galactica content onto your Xbox 360 right now!
In addition, in order to ramp up fan anticipation for the game, Xbox…
You’ll remember Gamespot posed some questions to the Sony Australia boss, Michael Ephraim, not too long ago. Now, it’s time to look at the other side of the spectrum, as they have a chat with Microsoft's David McLean.
Many topics are raised to David, concerning the Wii, the PS3, and with heavy focus on the expectations and performance of the Xbox 360 when it comes to sales. If you remember the interview with the Sony boss, the point was raised that Microsoft’s Xbox…
Auran needs your help to make their greatly anticipated MMORPG Fury the best it can be. Alpha Testers are currently being recruited to test the current build of the game, and report on any bugs or issues that are discovered.
If you're interested in enlisting, head over to the related link. Remember to read through all the terms, make sure you agree to them, and also ensure that your system meets the required specifications.
