The world was left in shock and awe today, when THQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) announced that another alien invasion is in the planning stages for deployment later this year. Known as Destroy All Humans!(TM) 2, newly leaked information from a highly classified source reveals the extraterrestrials known as Furons plan to infiltrate and probe citizens throughout the world. THQ has once again enlisted the expertise of Pandemic Studios to aid in thwarting this new invasion, joining together in preparation…
The Age has an article with Tom Crago, chief executive of Tantalus, where they talk about the recently announced Top Gear: Downforce racing game and the new level of interactivity provided by the Nintendo DS touchscreen. They also chat about successful games with wider appeal for culturally different markets...
"It is an advantage of us in Australia that we have a Western sensibility that, as well as selling well in Japan, will move a lot of units in the key North American and European…
I saw Truna posted about this in the IGDA Brisbane Chapter forum, and I thought it was more than worth a posting here! Travis Draper has made the news on the Global Gaming League website with a Halife Life 2 mod which he created himself...
"Travis Draper loves Half-Life 2. But when it came to the story, the 21-year-old Australian store clerk felt there were a few unanswered question...
So Travis decided to create a side-story to let the player experience his interpretation of what happened…
I've noticed that the GDAA website has been updated with loads of information on the contingent of local developers heading off to E3 3006, which can you believe is only a month away....
"More than 30 games studios and support companies will be attending this year's E3 Games Expo and Conference. E3 2006 will be held at the Los Angeles Conference Centre from March 10 - 12. Visit the E3 Australia 2006 website for more details about the Australian contingent to E3 2006."
Also available at the site…
In case you haven't noticed on the site already, Micro Forte and BigWorld Tech have joined as sponsors for Sumea Launchpad. I'm extremely appreciative for all the support the site gets while I'm working around the clock on maintaining, updating, and improving the site, so a huge thanks goes to Micro Forte and BigWorld Tech!
The great news is that Micro Forte will be sponsoring the upcoming Sumea Modeller Challenge #8! It's going to be great, and I'm extremely excited to see what our challengers…
Pandemic Studios have achieved an incredible second placing behind EA Canada from a list of one hundred game developers around the world. The rankings were sorted by the number of games sales achieved in the UK last year. From Gamasutra...
"The list ranks individual development studios according to their success in financial terms at UK retail outlets. The data used is provided by Chart-Track/ELSPA and comes from sales between January 1st 2005 and December 31st 2005, across all formats and…
The Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia (IEAA) has announced that it won't challenge the ruling of "Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure" by the Federal Government's Classification Review Board. The game had been refused classification by the review board with the opinion that it would encourage players to commit the crime of graffiti. From the Sydney Morning Herald...
"The board of the IEAA said that while it felt there were strong legal ground to challenge the…
From the Perception website:
PROPOSED ACQUISITION
The board of directors of Digital & Voice Media Limited (DVM) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a heads of agreement with the shareholders in Perception Pty Ltd (Perception) pursuant to which DVM has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares in the capital of Perception.
Perception is a media entertainment company spanning video games, movies, TV, books and music. Perception typically partners with companies experienced in various…
whilst waiting for the next quick 2d activity I though I would 'doodle' a face in a few spare hours. Things got a little out of hand and a more or less finished painting have been the result.
Created in Painter with a little Photohshop and Illustrator along the way.
Tantalus Interactive is happy to announce its partnership with Japanese publisher Kemco to develop an innovative new racing title for the DS platform. The two companies collaborated in 2003 to produce the award winning Top Gear Rally on GBA, a game ultimately published by Nintendo. This extension of the relationship will see the creation of an original racing title for the DS, leveraging Kemco's popular Top Gear brand. The new game, Top Gear: Downforce, will ship late in 2006 and will be the…
