Film Victoria?s Digital Media Fund presents a FREE information seminar for its Digital Media Internship Program on Wednesday 4 October at 6.30 PM.
The Digital Media Internship (DMI) program enables professional screen industry practitioners and graduates to gain valuable on-the-job experience in a digital media company. Through their placement, the interns develop their craft and technical skills under the supervision of skilled personnel, as well as building their professional networks and…
IGN and CVG have hands on previews of Destroy All Humans! 2, offering insights on the many new gameplay features and enhancements on Pandemic's eagerly awaited sequel to their light hearted alien action game of 2005...
We're really just scratching the surface of Destroy All Humans 2 with this preview. There is a ton of little things in the game, from mini-games to human gene blending to new geographical territories to cover that give this game a new refreshing boost. This near final build looks…
Things certainly have been quiet since January this year when Perception staff were let go and the development of the licensed FPS game based on the (now axed) Stargate SG-1: The Alliance television series reaching a sudden halt.
No official press release were given by either Perception or MGM on the matter, but according to www.4players.de, MGM is set to announce the status of the Stargate SG-1: The Alliance game sometime during November. The news item at www.4players.de reveals that the game…
NickVic3Gi - An Exciting New Initiative in Kids? Entertainment
Film Victoria Chief Executive Officer Sandra Sdraulig today announced details regarding NickVic3Gi, a joint Film Victoria and Nickelodeon Australia initiative.
The joint initiative will provide a $50,000 investment to support the development of 3G mobile content for tech-savvy 10 - 12 year olds.
Both Film Victoria and Nickelodeon Australia are eager to encourage innovative projects and as such, have not limited the diverse array…
Just a quick message for everyone who hasn't voted already in the current "The console I have the most optimism for is the..." vote poll (on your right there). I'm planning to push ahead the next vote poll in the next few days where we have our annual vote on who's planning to go to the next game developer's conference. It woud be great to have a few more votes with the current poll, so go get clicking! :)
I wouldn't say it's grafitti since there isn't any actual spray paint or permanent markings involved, but some game fan has managed to put up a mural of a Link sprite from the early Zelda series of games from... beer coasters!!
It's actually been made out of Carlton draught beer coasters from a pub that have been painted and stuck on the wall. Found near Swanston Street, near RMIT university in Melbourne, Australia.
This is yet another fantastic piece of game related public art work by those…
Autodesk have revealed the details of the local Autodesk Maya / Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Motionbuilder product launch for those interested in finding out first hand of all the new features of Autodesk? Maya? 8, Autodesk? 3ds Max 9? and Autodesk? MotionBuilder? 7.5.
The dates are:
Brisbane, 5pm Mon 9 Oct 2006
Sydney, 5pm Wed 11 Oct 2006
Melbourne, 3:30pm Fri 13 Oct 2006
Click on the following link to find out more on these presentations...
Submitted by Mick Solomons
Australian game developer Fun Burger announces ?Pocket English? a language training game for Mobile Phones!
Melbourne, Australia - September 26, 2006 - Fun Burger announced today that the first iteration of its language training game ?Pocket English? has been completed for mobile phones.
?Who said that learning a new language should be expensive and time-consuming? Now people who want to memorize important words, sentences and learn grammar can do it all from their…
Rockstar has announced a partnership with Sydney's Team Bondi to publish L.A Noire, an open-ended interactive detective game set in the late 1940's. The press release is as follows..
Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is pleased to announce a partnership with Team Bondi Pty Ltd to publish the ground-breaking next generation crime thriller L.A. Noire. Developed by Team Bondi, a new Australian based studio founded by Brendan…
In a recent Cnet interview with Nintendo Australia spokesman, Vispi Bhopti, it was revealed that there "may" be some shortages of the Wii console come launch day in December. Vispi says that they cannot gurantee a "total supply" of Wii's for the launch date, and recommended to those hoping to picking one up on that day to pre-order ahead. Also revealed is a launch title of "Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess", and that the Nintendo Wii is indeed region locked...
"You won't be able to play…
