ndWare has just released Richmotion Live v1.00 (beta 3).
Richmotion is an application that enables anyone to create media-rich, interactive content for mobile phones. It works across a large number of handsets, and comes with various samples including a short animated comic.
An evaluation version of Richmotion is available for download from the Richmotion website now. This is expected to be the final beta release before the official release early next month.
ndWare is an Australian technology…
(from the forum)
We are looking for a Freelance tester to work on mobile phone products for a period of around 2 months.
Key Skills & Experience required for this role include:
- A Passion for all things gaming
- A background in either the games and/or mobile entertainment markets
- 1-2 years + testing experience ideally mobile testing or console testing ?Working knowledge of mobile games ?The ability to work in a fast-moving, challenging environment - A keen interest in wireless…
Ausgamers has posted news about the new ammendments planned for our copyright laws which will make mod chipping illegal. It's been known for a long while that the Australia United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) will affect our copyright laws, and any confusion stemming from past court cases about the legality of mod chipping will be put to rest as a news alert issued by Minter Ellison Lawyers has laid out the changes and the ramifications for console mod chipping when the copyright reform…
Yes, it's another article on Australian game development being at crossroads, but Jason Hill has written a highly informative article for Livewire about the state of the local game industry and the many challenges it faces. It covers the problems of government support, the crippling skills shortage, the industry's history of consolidation and buyouts, and its dependancy on "fee for service" work...
Marsha Thomson, Minister for Information and Communication Technology, says most of the income…
Jason Hill has compiled his top ten Australian developed games of all time on Screenplay. Sumea had a top seven in Sumea votes which visitors could vote and comment on here, and AustralianGamer made a top ten list as well a while ago, so it's interesting to see how certain games made it on these various charts.
I'll only quote the last four on the list, so you'll have to jump on over to Screenplay to see the rest. Oh, and I'm hugely glad that title #2 made it in the charts, and in such a high…
Sony press release..
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced that it would revise the launch date of its PLAYSTATION? 3 computer entertainment system in the PAL territories of Europe, Russia, Middle East, Africa and Australasia from 17th November 2006, as previously announced to March 2007.
Launch dates for Japan and North America will remain the same, which are November 11th and November 17th respectively.
The revision of the launch date in the SCEE territories is caused by…
The Sdyney Morning Herald has a great article up questioning whether games can transcend to being a new art form, citing various journalists and gamers designers for and against the idea. Local game developers, John De Margheriti (Micro Forte), Steve Stamatiadis (krome Studios), and Brendan McNamara (Team Bondi) also give their opinions on the suibject matter, and you get a small insight into the background of two of those studios...
The airy Pyrmont warehouse that is home to the games…
Old World New Games - including Australian launch party for War World'
Sponsored by distributor Stomp Entertainment
19 September 2006, From 6:30pm, Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne, Australia, 4 September 2006 - Dissecta presents Old World New Games, including Australian launch party for War World, 19th September at 6:30pm. This latest Dissecta event will focus on the game industry in Europe and the synergies present for local game makers and distributors.
Tom Crago, CEO of Tantalus…
Thatnks to Bryn for alerting us that the Game Connect Asia Pacific website has finally updated! The website for the event that replaces the long runing Australian Game Developers Conference is feature packed with lots of information such as the aim of the new conference, travel and accomodation details, as well as a brief conference program. Keynote speakers, online registration, and a full conference program isn't available yet, but I'm sure it's being worked on! Evelyn Richardson, President…
GameSetMatch.com has an interview with "GO3 Electronic Expo" Event Manager, David Kazim with some great questions that I'm sure plenty of people are asking at the moment. It certainly looks like the battle of the local game expos is heating up as David explains what GO3 will offer above other competing expos *eGames & Entertainment Expo in Melbourne and GAME1 in Sydney and Melbourne)...
GO3 is a trade and consumer event with an international focus. Our aim is to provide a space for…
