PALGN recently caught up with producer at Torus Games, Kevin McIntosh, to have a chat about what the studio is currently working on, and what the future holds for Torus. It was made clear that while the focus will continue to be on games for the handheld consoles, like the upcoming Spider-Man: Battle For New York, they're beginning to indicate more interest in creating titles for other consoles, such as the next-gen platforms with several games being developed, including those for the Wii.…
Earlier this month, Mario Wynands, head of New Zealand’s largest games company, Sidhe Interactive, and also the Game Developers Association, spoke about his hopes that the forming of Peter Jackson’s and Microsoft’s Wingnut Interactive in Wellington will rekindle some interest in the gaming industry, which has nationally plummeted in recent years. He expressed the difficulty in finding programmers, and that the forming of Wingnut, with Peter Jackson at the helm,…
The Creative Assembly, responsible for bringing us the Total War strategy game series (Medieval, Shogun, Rome), have two studios; one here in Australia, located in Brisbane, and the other in the UK, in Sussex. In the most recent October edition of the PC Gamer UK magazine, there was a feature on the Top 50 most influential developers in the history of PC gaming, and Creative Assemble took the #11 spot!
Along with the rank, came the following quote from the feature:
Total War gave Creative…
Come November 21st, everyone’s favourite web-slingin’ Spidey with his witty repartee and his red-and-blue tights will be back! And this time, for the Game Boy Advance and the Nintendo DS. Activision will be releasing the title, Spiderman: Battle for New York which has been developed by the Aussie team at Torus Games.
Spiderman: Battle for New York will feature an original storyline based on the Ultimate Spiderman universe, where players will be able to play as both Spiderman…
Gamesindustry.biz reports that the Xbox 360 has set a new record in the amount of consoles sold on the Australian market in the duration of time they have been made available. Senior Account Manager at Gfk Australia, Daniel Morse, reported the following:
"Our figures show that Xbox 360 has been the fastest ever console to sell 100,000 units in Australia, reaching that mark in just seven months."
Mario has pointed out in the forums that the Media Design School is holding an Open Day on Wednesday 1st of November. Student work will be on show, information on careers and courses will be available, and a $2000 scholarship will be up for grabs. For more information, click the following link. Thanks Mario!
Just a reminder for all those heading to the Game Connect: Asia Pacific game developers conference in Brisbane this year that the deadline for the early bird tickets coming to an end. You have till the 1st November to purchase your tickets online and save a bit of money! More details can be found at the Game Connect website from the link at the end of this news item.
Also coming to a close is the deadline for nominations for the GDAA Awards. From the Game Connect website:
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Thanks for everyone that applied for the news editing job for Sumea. If I had it my way, I'd hire you all, but sponsorship dollars only stretch so far! There certainly was an influx of offers, some applicants were way too over qualified for this job, but it's been gratifying to see so many people interested in the industry and wanting to be a part of Sumea.
I had previously planned on taking one or perhaps two editors, but I've decided that three news editors would be even greater. These…
(posted in the forum by Gregory Bruyer)
Hi all,
Today I met with Robert and Mike from Interzone Games who are looking to Perth to setup their new game studio. They are building a AAA Massively Multiplayer Game and are currently scoping out various office spaces and personel in Perth. They are currently looking for experienced / intermediate game dev crew to kick off the studio with some 30 people or more.
They would like to know how many people in Australia / International are interested…
Gameindustry.biz reports that popular online retailer, Lik-Sang, has been forced to shut down after a series of lawsuit losses to Sony. Sony accused Lik-Sang of infringing copyright and trademark laws when they sold Japanese PSPs to European consumers. Sony also claims that there are safety issues for consumers when hardware is sold this way due to differing voltage supplies and standards...
Lik-Sang marketing manager Pascal Clarysse went on to blast Sony for its actions, stating, "Today is…
