Gamesindustry.biz reports on the successful launch of the Nintendo DS handheld system in Australia...
"The new Nintendo DS handheld has had the most successful hardware launch ever in the Australian market, where it launched last Thursday ahead of its planned European roll-out on Friday, March 11th.
"The retail and consumer feedback from Thursday's Nintendo DS launch has been astounding," according to Nintendo Australia's sales and marketing director Rose Lappin. "We are eagerly awaiting the…
I know these awards aren't to be taken too seriously, as they're pretty much done by some guy to "fill this space somehow", but Blue Tongue has appeared in a journalist's computer and video games version of the Razzie awards for The Polar Express...
Worst director: Blue Tongue development studio, for The Polar Express (Xbox, GC, PC).
How do you take an award-winning children's book that can be read in five minutes and expand it into a 100-minute, big-budget CGI movie? Padding, filler and enough…
Thanks to 0xBaaDf00d for posting this in the forum...
Hey Guys,
Been a while since I have popped my head in here. And this little invite came across my desk, So I thought i should pass it on to all of you.
Ok, Here's the deal:
Qantm is holding an industry talk on motion capture, where Brett Ineson, (He used to work in the Games industry aparently, as per the flyer, (my research says he is at shiny, and helped dev Enter the Matrix), and also worked for Weta on LOTR) Is coming to Brisbane to do a…
Home Entertainment Suppliers Pty Ltd (HES) announced today the development of "Rugby League 2" for PlayStation?2 and PC. The game follows on from the highly successful 2003 release ?Rugby League?, which debuted in Australasian charts at number one.
Building on the powerful game engine that was embraced by both gamers and people passionate about Rugby League, the game developer Sidhe Interactive has spent over 12 months creating a brand new sequel, packed with all new functionality and refined…
Infinte Interactive just recently announced their involvement in new strategy title Seven Kingdoms: Conquest as a co-operative effort with Enlight (who are the series creator).
"SF: Infinite is responsible for the game design, programming, AI, level design, story, and music--all of the things we had a lot of experience with in our previous Warlords Battlecry series. Enlight, on the other hand, has been focusing on providing the massive amount of artwork and 3D models required by this monster…
Today marks the nation-wide launch of the eagerly awaited handheld Nintendo DS! With a retail price of $199.95, it includes embedded messaging and communication tool Pictochat. For a limited time at launch, Metroid Prime? Hunters : First Hunt demo will also be included.
XBoxworld.com.au has received a press release from Sony Computer Entertainment Australia revealing that they are the new publisher for AFL Live 2006. The state of the series was up in the air when previous publisher, Acclaim, closed their doors...
"Sydney, 23 February 2005 - Sony Computer Entertainment Australia (SCE Aust.) today announced the signing of a publishing deal with Australian game development studio IR Gurus Interactive for the marketing, sales and distribution of the latest…
Submitted by Simon Castles - Castles Music Productions
The team at Castles Music Productions (http://www.castlesmusic.com/) has almost completed audio production and implementation on the strategy wargame World At War.
Due for release in late February 2005 on PC the game will feature over 500 original sound effects created exclusively for the project.
"In order to create a high level of realism we recorded authentic weapons like the M2 Machine Gun and the classic Garand semi-automatic rifle at…
