E3 2005 is on and I've decided to post these links for your viewing conveniance :)...
Streaming footage of the press conferences by Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo Playstation 3 specs and pics Xbox 2 specs and pics Nintendo Revolution specs and pics Downloadable E3 game trailers and previews
Commentary on PS3 vs Xbox 360
E3 Opinion: Xbox 360 is outgunned and outclassed by Sony's PS3 Yahoo PS2 vs Xbox 360 Xbox 360 - The Undiluted Hyperbole PS3 vs Xbox 360 Tech head to head PS3 vs Xbox 360 - Rob's…
AustralianIT has an article about a potential market for Christian games, revealing that Sydney based Micro Forte are working on something in that area...
"Micro Forte, an Australian game developer, is also working on a Christian game for the PC and Xbox, which is expected to include a lot more action, similar to the company's "Citizen Zero" combat game."
Micro Forte are also on Gamasutra forsimilar reasons...
Elsewhere on the CGDC site, a call for job applications reveals that Australian game…
We are pleased to announce that Free Play 2005: the Next Wave Independent Game Developers Conference will be happening from the 15-17 July at ACMI, Federation Square, Flinders Street Melbourne, Australia.
Free Play will cater for independent and DIY game developers, game modders and mappers, creatively frustrated professionals, game development students and digital artists from every state in Australia. Its aim is to bring together these communities in a forum that is financially reasonable,…
Gamenews.com.au has an interview with Tantalus CEO, Tom Crago, on Anaka...
Gamenews.com.au]: What has prompted Tantalus to make a short film?
Tom Crago [Tantalus]: First and foremost we thought it would be a fun thing to do. It's also really hard to get people to buy in to a new concept, and we thought that by making a film we could better demonstrate just how cool the Anaka universe could be. We were also assisted by Film Victoria, and by the team at Act 3 who were responsible for putting the…
Tantalus Interactive is proud to announce the launch of a new, original property to come to life next year on the Nintendo DS. Developed by the studio responsible for more than twenty hit titles, Anaka is aimed squarely at the target DS demographic, and is a license that will appeal to male and female gamers alike.
To kick-start the launch of the brand, Tantalus has partnered with acclaimed Melbourne animation studio Act 3 to produce a CG short film, which will be shown at E3. Made with the…
With all the new Xbox 360 details being released today by Microsoft, it's hard not getting excited by the impending release of the new console. Unfortunately, it's not likely that we will be officially able get our hands on it until sometime in 2006, but I'm sure we're all use to getting these new fandangled products 6 months after the rest of the world by now...
"...would-be Australian Santas will have to wait until after Christmas before the Xbox 360 is available locally.
Announcing details…
(From the press release at the Multimedia Victoria website...)
A record number of Australian computer game companies will make the annual pilgrimage to the world?s biggest electronic game exhibition, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), in Los Angeles this week.
Information and Communication Technology Minister Marsha Thomson, said today said the record contingent of 42 Australian computer game companies including 19 based in Victoria, would reap the rewards of attending E3.
The 19 Victorian…
Evelyn Richardson, president of the Game Developers' Association of Australia (GDAA) has predicted that the local games industry could die within 2 years without help from the Federal Government. She cites the rising costs and talent resources needed for next-gen development to be the concern, insisting that developers need to double their size to compete or face being taken over by multi-national companies...
The GDAA is calling on the government to inject $A50 million over three years into…
Businesswire has the news that Ty, The Tasmanian Tiger 3 will be co-published by Activision Value Publishing and Krome Studios. The TY series was previously published by EA. From the press release:
Activision Value Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI), and Krome Studios, Australia's largest game company and a leading worldwide independent developer, announce a co-publishing agreement for the third installment in the best-selling TY the Tasmanian Tiger(TM)…
According to Blues News, Epic Games has bought out the Reality Engine by Artificial Studios and ceased any more development or support for it...
"Epic Games, one of the world's leading developers of cutting-edge computer and video games and the pioneer of the award-winning Unreal Engine, today announced that it has completed the purchase of the Reality Engine from Artificial Studios and hired its founder, and lead engine programmer, Tim Johnson. Tim will join the Unreal Engine 3 development…
