That’s right, folks. As of midnight, the Nintendo Wii hit both Australia’s and New Zealand’s shelves. Countless gamers were lining up at their local retailers late last night, to pick up their preorders or to try to get in quick enough to snatch a console from the shelf.
If you weren’t one of those people, and you have been planning on getting yourself a Wii as soon as possible, you’d best get off your rear and get moving! Nintendo seems to…
Evil Avatar caught up with Irrational Games Co-Founder, Ken Levin, for a chat that makes an interesting read. While the interview eventually delves into information and the makings of Bioshock, the build-up to that poses some very philosophical and ideological discussions. Ken supplies an interesting look into the life of a writer for a computer game, with the difficulties faced, his work ethic, and things he tries to achieve in his writing.
The interview is split up into two parts.
Part 1 -…
Vooks has reported that over 30,000 Wii units have been preordered in Australia, an obvious sign for the level of excitement for the imminent release on December 7th.
Signs also point that the Wii will become the fastest selling console, considering that the Xbox 360 sold around 30,000 units in its first week. If the Wii’s preorders are anything to go by, it should surpass that record.
Submitted by Bryn
The Digital Pants group, who are in their final year of studies at Qantm College, took out the Best Unsigned Game (Independent) at this years Game Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP).
The competition saw entries for a number of other colleges and independent developers that were all of a very high quality. For the first time Southbank TAFE students were represented with a driving game built in ?Gamemaker?. AIE students were also there with a platform game built on a proprietary games…
Sony is planning on distributing dev kits for the PlayStation Portable locally, according to Screenplay:
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is sponsoring the scheme which will offer a "significant number" of PSP development kits plus crucial technical support to local developers.
The program will be co-ordinated with the help of the GDAA and Queensland and Victorian state governments.
As reported by Australian IT:
SONY Computer Entertainment has said that the "father of the PlayStation", Ken Kutaragi, would give up the day-to-day running of the games unit which is sliding deeper into the red.
Kutaragi, 58, will remain chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment and also become its chairman.
That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Another one bites the dust. CNET has reported that 505's horror survival adventure game, Rule of Rose, which was first intended to hit Australia come February next year, is now just another one added to the ever-growing list of games that won't be hitting the Australian shelves - or New Zealand's for that matter. However, unlike many of those games preceding it, 505's game didn't even make it to the stage to get shut down by the ratings department. The local…
Jason Hill reported for The Age's Screenplay, that rather than their normal annual meeting, the Australian Game Developers Conference was held somewhere different this year. Where? Why, it was at the new event, Game Connect: Asia-Pacific. The event started yesterday in Brisbane, and Aussie big-hitter developers attended to meet with some of the key industry names from Asia, including Japanese heavyweight, Tsutomu Kono, creator of the title Loco Roco by Sony Japan.
Jason wrote that multiple…
ArtsHub.com.au have reported that Evelyn Richardson, CEO and President of the Game Developers? Association of Australia (GDAA), has scored the role of Chief Executive at Live Performance Australia (LPA). The LPA is the GDAA equivalent to the live entertainment and the performing arts industry in Australia, and Evelyn will be steering the body at the start of next year.
Andrew Kay, president of LPA, has this to say about the news...
[Evelyn] comes in to lead the organisation into its next phase…
The Game Connect: Asia Pacific conference kicked off in Brisbane yesterday, and the Game Developers' Association of Australia Awards were announced last night at the conference dinner. The results are:
Best Game > Destroy All Humans! 2 - Pandemic
Best New Startup > Endgame
Best Console Game > Destroy All Humans! 2 - Pandemic
Best PC Game > Medieval 2: Total War - Creative Assembly
Best Handheld Gamee > MX vs ATV : On the Edge - Tantalus
Best Mobile Game > Madden 07 - Firemint…
