FILM VICTORIA DIGITAL MEDIA INTERNSHIP FREE INFORMATION SEMINAR
Victorian digital media companies who would like the opportunity to employ a funded intern for seven months are strongly encouraged to attend Film Victoria?s free seminar on Tuesday 5 October 2004 at 6pm, for its 2005 Digital Media Internship program.
This seminar is a great opportunity for host companies to ?scout? for potential interns among the 100 who will attend. These include recent graduates of Victoria?s many digital media…
Lots of news on Irrational Game's eagerly anticipated Tribes: Vengeance has kept the Tribes fanbase on their toes. Last week, Tribes: Vengeance was announced as "Gone Gold", which means that all the hard work is complete and T:V was sent off for duplication.
The good news was followed by the partnering of ATI Technologies for T:V which will help in promoting and marketing of the title.
A new multiplayer demo, which was planned for release last Wednesday, was postoned in the nick of time as a…
Ubisoft has announced that The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee, developed by Adelaide's Rat Bag Games, is available in stores in North America...
"The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee is a humorous action racing game that combines a mission-based adventure and arena-style driving. Set in Hazzard County, players step into the shoes of Bo and Luke Duke as they race to win prize money in order to save the local orphanage from Boss Hogg's latest crooked scheme. With the help…
The story in brief: A tragic murder in the UK was blamed on the game Manhunt. It was promptly taken off retail shelves nationwide, but was later revealed as having no connection to the incident whatsoever.
Of course, after the media blitz, it was deemed necessary to review Manhunt (which had previously succeeded in getting an MA+ rating) again in Australia, and the results are unsurprising...
"THE federal Office of Film And Literature Classification has refused to classify controversial game…
Wellington, NZ - September 29, 2004
Sidhe Interactive announced today that they will offer scholarships to the value of NZ$4,000 for students who wish to study on Media Design School's Graduate Diploma of Game Development.
"The New Zealand game development industry has experienced solid growth in recent years", commented Mario Wynands, Managing Director of Sidhe Interactive. "We are delighted to help ensure this growth is sustainable by offering opportunities to emerging, talented individuals…
Kevin 'Zaph' Burfitt has a great weblog with insightful commentary on game development issues and other topics of interest - so be sure to keep you visit regularly..
In the latest entry in his weblog, Zaph writes about a Playstation2 game rental that had something extra laying around...
"Yesterday one of the guys I work with discovered that a recently released PlayStation2 game has a complete *annotated* source listing on the DVD, sitting as a text file for everyone to see (if they put the…
Submitted by Kamil aka "Sketchboy"
LionHead studios is holding a logo competition for their upcoming title "The Movies"
all you have to do is submit a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5 logos based on a film studio company logo to be used in the game. The intro reads as follows:
"It's the competition of a lifetime and your chance to influence the future of videogames forever by making your mark on THE game everyone's talking about - The Movies. Yes, you could have your very own, original artwork…
Krome Studios has won the the prestigious Premier of Queensland Export Awards for Arts and Entertainment, the third time in four years..
"Other winners in different categories for the 2004 Premier of Queensland's Export Awards included Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo, computer game developers Krome Studios and Griffith University..."
And from Export awards show how local firms strive...
"Krome Studios, is one of the most successful independent computer game publishers in the world. Few technology…
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OpenGL ES 1.1 Coding Challenge
OpenGL ES is the 3D graphics standard for mobile phones, handhelds, gamepads and embedded devices. The mobile market is the largest and fastest growing area of consumer technology and the OpenGL ES 1.1 Coding Challenge is intended to kick start development of the next generation of 3D accelerated applications for mobile devices.
The Challenge is open to all developers. It is designed to create an open source library of sample code and…
GameGossip.com has reported that "Magna Cum Laude", the latest in the humorous Leisure Suit Larry series of adult adventure games, has been refused a classification in Australia due to it's depiction of sexual activity...
Unlike many other countries, Australia does not have an R18+ games classification. Any game released here must at least fit into the MA (+15) rating before hitting our shelves. It's possible that the developers may release a cut down, 'edited' version for Australians, a route…
