Hah. Made you think this was gonna be a derogatory post, didn't I? Mission accomplished.
In fact, this news post is all about New Zealand developer, Sidhe Interactive, and their title in development: Jackass: The Game.
Expect everything from the series and movies when thinking about what's in store, with mini-games, a story mode, and a lot of crazy, mostly-naked men with hilarious antics. The game will feature the voices of the actors, though there's no word yet on who may or may not be…
The IGN team have gotten their hands on an early version PSP title called Cube, being developed by New Zealand's Metia Interactive. The game has an interesting 'puzzle' premise, with the objective being to get your cube from the start of the level to the finish before the clock runs out. Sounds simple, right? Well, there's more to it than that, with triggering environment changes, evading hazards, collecting keys and.. let's face it, cubes aren't exactly the most mobile things ever. However,…
Ready for some more insights into the lives of our Aussies in the industry? Well, this time Gamasutra had a chat with Krome Studios’ lead designer for The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning, Cameron Davis. The ‘Media Consumption’ feature looks into Cameron’s interests, motivations and inspirations – as well as his favourite movies, games and authors.
As for what I've been playing lately, Bookworm Adventures is PopCap's latest word scramble game…
It's about that time of the year again where we have our annual Sumea Awards! The Sumea Awards is a long running tradition for this site, reaching it's fifth milestone this year, and it aims to recognize and celebrate the achievements made by our local games industry.
The nominations are open, and suggestions for additions or any other changes to the titles already listed for voting is more than welcomed!!
There are some small changes to the voting options this year. We're dropping the "Best…
VastPark is a new games platform that enables modellers and animators to easily show off their work on a real time 3D platform via the web. It features a 3D site browser that enables users to visit 3D sites built using the platform.
Both the browser and the builder tool is free of charge. Import your content as .x files (Exporter for Max and Maya also available) into the builder tool. Hook up interactivity including opening webpages from within your own virtual world.
Currently in Beta stage…
Infinite Interactive and D3 Publisher have announced a new game in the Warlords series - Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords.
Puzzle Quest is a hybrid Puzzle/Strategy/RPG game for Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. It will ship to stores in March 2007. Some early previews are up at: Gamespot, Gamezone
Set in the Warlords universe, Puzzle Quest challenges gamers to create, develop and customize the ultimate hero to save the land of Etheria from the evil Lord Bane. In order to advance, players will…
You might recognise his name. You might think you know him from somewhere. And that's because you probably do if you've picked up a gaming magazine in the past fifteen years. Ben Mansill - founding father of both Atomic and PC PowerPlay and probably the most well-known games writer in Australia - agreed to sit down for a chat with us late last week and this is the result:
How long have you been writing about games?
My first published review was in 1991, that was in the now defunct MegaZone…
PALGN have caught up with Dan Toose, a Game Designer who worked on Creative Assembly';s Medieval II: Total War. They talk about the game and the creative process in creating such an endeavour as a designer's 'first game', what it's like to work up in Brisbane, Medieval II's success, and more.
When asked on advice for getting into the industry, Dan said the following:
Unless you have a rich history of working in creative industries with a strong portfolio of work, go get some technical…
Wanna know when those Wii titles are being released in Australia, after all those launch date delays? Well, PALGN has the scoop! To quote their report:
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam will be available on December 13, EA's titles - Need for Speed: Carbon and Madden NFL 07 - on December 14. Also arriving on the 14th will be the Wii component cable, Spongebob Squarepants: Creature From Krusty Krab and Happy Feet.
The week after, Marvel Ultimate Alliance will be on shelves on December 20, Gottlieb…
While the folks over at IGN AU (http://au.ign.com) visited Krome Studios' head office in sunny Brisbane, they managed to get themselves an exclusive look at Krome's upcoming title, based on comic-book-demon turned big-screen-action-hero, Hellboy.
The title is being developed simultaneously for Xbox 360 and PS3, with an additional handheld release for the PSP. A third person action game, the IGN team seemed impressed with what they saw, and found out some details about what's to come; including…
