ACMI HALO 2 Tournament
Be part of the first ever Xbox Australian Halo 2 Tournament
Sunday 14 November - 11am - 5pm - ACMI Screen Pit
Team play - Register as Teams of Four
First 16 teams to register are eligible
Elimination tournament. 4 man teams (subs are allowed).
Round of 16 - Single Bomb Assault on Burial Mounds
Quarter Final - 3 Plots Territories on Lockout
Semi Final - Team Ball on Ivory Tower
3rd Place playoff - Classic Team Slayer on Coagulation
Grand Final - Best of 3 games
1st Game…
Submitted by Karl Cizakowsky
Ratbag is Australia?s leading game developer, having established a worldwide reputation for creative innovation and quality in the rapidly growing interactive games industry. Currently we have teams developing for PS2 and Xbox and a dedicated R&D team.
Due to continued growth Ratbag is now seeking Level Designers.
We are looking for motivated, multi-skilled professionals who have the following essential skills, and can provide samples of their work:
- Written…
Thanks to Tim Richards for letting us know that the latest Games Developer Association of Australia (GDAA) newsletter is out!
The latest GDAA newsletter has been released and has news on the business and project management program for the game industry, an exclusive on the new Brisbane based Electronic Games Investment Fund Ltd, a mention about a January conference called Open Content Licensing: Cultivating the Creative Commons, a quick review of the new Elsevier book The Focal Easy Guide to…
An invitation to those who want to break into the games industry? pass it on:
We are pleased to announce an outreach event with the Greater Brisbane IGDA chapter!
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Contagion power! Please forward this message to others who are in the game development industry or who seek to become game developers.
Because this IGDA chapter is strictly against poaching practices, we hope you feel safe sending this invitation to…
Congratulations are in order for all the challengers of the Sumea Modeller Challenge #6. You have all accomplished a great level of work, and the standard of entries have been remarkable.
Discreet recognizes the growing talent in the local game development community and is happy to award the winner of the Sumea Modeller Challenge #6 with a copy of 3ds Max 7.
3D Studio Max 7 is the must-have 3D modeling, animation, and rendering solution for demanding artists, schools, and production…
Submitted Eleanor Gates-Stuart
Head of the Centre for New Media Arts, ANU.
Description: The Australian National University's Centre for New Media Arts (CNMA) will present Dust 3; a new media performance night at the National Museum of Australia, Lawson Cres, Acton Peninsula on Thursday 11th November, 7:00- 10:30pm.
Emerging new media artists from the CNMA will display their work publicly in the Main Hall of the National Museum of Australia.
3D Animation, Computer Music, Interactive Digital…
THQ and Warner Bros. Interactive have recently announced that the movie-licensed game version The Polar Express (starring Tom Hanks) is now shipping to North American retailers. The Polar Express was developed by Blue Tongue from Melbourne, and is available for the PC, GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Game Boy Advance.
You can see some media footage of Polar Express at the following link...
Yes, I'm a little bit late on this one, but I thought it would be interesting to get a review roundup of Jimmy Neutron: Attack of the Twonkies, the first title completely developed by THQ Studio Australia, in Brisbane. Jimmy Neutron was released mid-September, and these are the closing comments various online reviewers gave the game...
"Jimmy Neutron: Attack of the Twonkies is a decent budget title. While lacking the kind of depth found in the typical platformer, Attack of the Twonkies manages…
Register to play now email halo@acmi.net.au
registration extended
HALO @ ACMI
Gameplay 11am to 5pm
2pm - ACMI Cinema - Screening of the Making of HALO 2 Documentary (No Spoilers)
To register to play email halo@acmi.net.au
You will be notified by email
You must be 15 or over to play or accompanied by an adult
You will be playing for the opportunity to win a VIP Pass to the HALO 2 midnight launch on Monday 8 November at Myer Melbourne, an Xbox console, Xbox games and other great Xbox stuff.…
News.com.au reports on a bizarre killing that puts some blame on a popular computer game...
"A COURT has been told two men dressed as characters from a computer game shot a man dead in front of his family during a home invasion in Sydney...
Crown Prosecutor James Bennett SC, told the court Mr Em and another man invaded the Logozzos' home shortly after midnight, dressed as characters from the computer game Counter Strike."
Could it possibly be that the two men wore combat gear because it suited…