(repost - and a reminder that this is on Tonight!)
Submitted by Ash
IGDA IRC chat went for 2 hours and there was a lot of questions. It will be happening again next week at the same time Thurs 8pm, 25 May.
For web browsers use:
http://firefang.com/igdachat/java/
Or if you prefer to use an IRC client:
irc://irc.slashnet.org/igda
Television and Digital Media Sectors to Benefit
The President of Film Victoria, John Howie, has welcomed the Victorian State Government?s decision to provide an $8.6-million additional funding package to Film Victoria.
The Treasurer of Victoria, the Hon. John Brumby MP and the Hon. Mary Delahunty MP Minister for the Arts, announced the details of the package at an official ceremony attended by over 100 industry guests at Melbourne Central City Studios this morning.
The 2-year funding package…
The 38 publications voting for the Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2006 are proud to announce this year's nominees. The committee has recognized 54 products from 20 different publishers.
Winners will be announced on this website and through other media outlets on the evening of Wednesday, May 31.
Best of Show
- Assassin?s Creed (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PlayStation 3)
- Bioshock (Irrational Games/2K Games for PC and Xbox 360)
- Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360…
An invitation to game developers? pass it on:
We are pleased to announce a meetup for the Greater Brisbane IGDA chapter!
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Next event: What, who, when, where
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WHAT: A casual meetup for developers to relax, see new people, and share advice and stories. This time it?s a BBQ in the park. Bring something to eat or drink, toss it on the barbie, and spend a sunny afternoon. Special bonus: killer croquet!
WHO: Anyone active, once-active, or actively…
TheGameFeed.com is another website to write about the E3 surprise that is Auran's Fury. The article describes some of the major turn-offs in modern MMORPG's such as ganking, and how Auran will address those problems in Fury. Also mentioned are the character customisation possibilities, information about levelling up, and PvP...
The E3 hands-on demo on display was very early, yet showed a promising control scheme that MMO players will feel right at home with. The graphics complimented the Unreal…
The locally developed Madden NFL '07 (mobile) has received the 'Best Mobile Sports' award by IGN. Madden NFL is being developed here in Melbourne by Firemint for JAMDAT / EA. Firemint is currently developing several other mobile titles including "First Eleven Football" and their wholly owned IP "Mega Monster". More than 10 published titles have been released to date, and there are many more on the way.
http://firemint.com
Firemint is a trading name of ndWare Pty Ltd (http://ndware.com…
www.mmorpg.com gave Auran's Fury their E3 2006 "Most Surprising" Award. The MMORPG, which apparently runs on the Unreal 3 Engine, came out of the left field and impressed the website editors with it's "jaw dropping graphics"...
All we knew about Fury going into E3 was what their Public Relations firm had told us. The game was announced when their website became public just in advance of E3. The graphics were pretty and the description not so bad, but really, no one expects much from a company…
eFlyte, a pioneer and leader in the Inflight Entertainment Industry, develops and aggregates cutting-edge video games and applications for airline Inflight Entertainment consoles.
eFlyte started in US seven years ago and has established strategic partnerships with leading game publishers such as PopCap, MumboJumbo, SproutGames and GarageGames. Having established its regional HQ in Singapore on September 2005 to service and supply a number of leading airlines, eFlyte Asia Pacific is currently…
(from the forum, posted by Ash - yes, this is on in roughly 20 minutes! Head there NOW!)
I'm going to log on to the IGDA IRC chat channel this Thurs 8pm (May 18) to answer any industry questions and talk games. I mostly know about the Brisbane industry.
For web browsers use:
http://firefang.com/igdachat/java/
Or if you prefer to use an IRC client:
irc://irc.slashnet.org/igda
Team Xbox have snagged themselves a bunch of screenshots and also some concept art for Destroy All Humans! 2...
"Crypto returns to take on the world of free love, the Cold War and other 60?s era clich?s, causing destruction around the globe with an upgraded arsenal of alien weaponry and enhanced mental abilities - battling a variety of enemies from secret agents and giant creatures, to Soviet Forces and ninja warriors."
