The people over at Aussie-Nintendo.com have a pre-E3 interview with Tantalus CEO, Tom Crago on Tantalus's Top Gear: Downforce game, what it's like working on the DS, thoughts about the Nintendo Wii, and future plans for Tantalus...
"You've certainly been one of the more prominent development houses in Australia. How does Tantalus feel in terms of your performance?
We're happy to grow organically, gradually expanding and enhancing our reputation for developing quality titles. As a company we've…
Gamespy has the news that Krome's action platformer, "The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning" has some rather A list actors on-board to voice the characters in the game. Most known for his work in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is Elijah Wood who'll voice the main character of Spryo the dragon. Also onboard is legendary actor, Gary Oldmen...
"Alongside Mr. Wood are funnyman David Spade and not-so-funnyman, but often kinda scary man, Gary Oldman. Spade will voice Spyro's trusty sidekick, Sparx the…
PlayStation3 Launches On November 17, 2006 In North America, Europe and Australia.
Equipped with Blu-ray and Pre-Installed HDD
United States: US $499 (20GB HDD) and US $599 (60GB HDD)
Canada: CAN $549 (20GB HDD) and CAN $659 (60GB HDD)
Europe: ?499 (20GB HDD) and ?599 (60GB HDD)
Los Angeles, - Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced today that it would launch PLAYSTATION?3 (PS3) in "Clear Black" in North America on November 17, 2006, as part of a worldwide simultaneous launch.
PS3…
The highly anticipated press conference held by Sony at E3 has ended just moments ago. Some new details of the event include the simultaneous launch date of the PS3, and it will come in two configurations: The 20 gigabyte PS3 will cost $499 (US) while the 60gb PS3 will be $599 (US). 2 million will be available worldwide at launch, and we'll be seeing them in our neck of the woods in November the 17th, the same date it is released in America and Europe.
Apart from the usual fare of amazing demos…
Microsoft staged the Waterballoon challenge just a few weeks ago at Coogee beach in Sydney to break some water balloon throwing record. Gamers were enticed with $150 worth of Xbox gear which included an Xbox 360 game, Xbox 360 T-shirt, Xbox 360 trucker cap, swimming goggles, and an Xbox 360 canvas bag. Not bad for the entry price of $20!
Along the way, everyone was lined up into an Xbox 360 logo which the Xbox crew quickly snapped a photo of and uploaded to their website to celebrate the…
Thanks to Jebus for posting in the forum about this.
Ninemsn has an article on the hopes of the local Aussie games industry for some muchly needed tax incentives coming from Tuesday's budget. It comes at an important time as the local contigent of developers head towards the E3 convention to meet publishers and sort out deals...
"We look forward to the budget on Tuesday," Evelyn Richardson, president and chief executive of the Game Developers' Association of Australia (GDAA) who heads the…
Auran have launched the website for their MMORPG called Fury where you can get a small taste of what the game will offer. There's not a whole lot there yet, apart from a couple of in-game screenshots along, some developer comments, and details about their presence at E3. There is a promised update when E3 arrives, so keep an eye out on the website til then!
"Fury is pure PvP - think WoW Battlegrounds and Guild Wars on steroids mixed with some Unreal Tournament and Battlefield 2. You get right…
LYON, FRANCE - 5 May 2006 - Atari today announced that the jet-set automotive luxury of Test Drive Unlimited is coming to Sony's PlayStation?2 and PlayStation? Portable consoles in addition to the Xbox 360? video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC, and all platforms are scheduled for release in Autumn 2006. Packed with the most desirable vehicles on the planet, one thousand plus miles of open Hawaiian roads, a challenging single player game and a wealth of online features, Test…
Wontom has today released its Texas Hold?em Multiplayer Poker product, and it is now available for download from the Wontom website at www.wontom.com.
The product can be downloaded in two formats - either as a zipped installer for PC via active sync at http://www.wontom.com/files/WontomPokerV1.zip or as a direct install for your PDA device at http://www.wontom.com/files/WontomPoker.CAB. The trial version released allows the player to play 15 hands of a game before requiring registration. A…
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