In case you missed the big header above this post, the Canberra Games Festival is on this weekend!
The organisers have a PDF file of what's in the schedule for the festival which you can grab by clicking here. Of great note is the chance to tour the Micro Forte Canberra studio, a Digital Art workshop, and the Irrational Games "Tribes: Vengeance" focus testing on Saturday and Sunday (11am to 5pm). An excellant chance to see/play the beta and meet some of the Irrational guys!
Entry is free for…
I've modelled this mag for a car I've been working on, unfortunately
this car is on the back-burner for other projects,
but have just had some fun shading it. Yes I know the tyre is very
low profile (this is intentional).
If youhave any questions or comments, fell free to email me on:
3dnutta@gmail.com
cheers,
Josh (3DnuTTa)
Plenty of Tribes Vengeance previews happening at the moment as a closed beta is available to press and a select few Tribes fans...
"From what we've played so far, it looks like it'll be worth the effort, as Tribes Vengeance should provide enough depth to keep players busy for quite a while. We'll have more news on Tribes Vengeance as it becomes available."
- Gamespy.
"I am very excited for the chance to mix it up online again. Those afternoons and late nights I spent jetting around far flung…
STARTING DATE: 16th of July, 2004.. Friday MIDNIGHT
CLOSING DATE: 19th of September, 2004. Sunday MIDNIGHT
THEME:
Survival/Horror
RULES AND GUIDELINES:
Model a medium polygon games model for use in a survival/horror game.
Must be an original concept but can be based on an existing franchise.
Model can be anything from a boss, a minion to an infected player.
No cannabilism.
Photosourcing permitted but MUST stipulate what for and how much is your own work.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
8000 - 8500…
Thanks to Brain for posting about this in the forum...
"Today, the atypical partnership of Krome Studios and animation studio DPS Film Roman was announced. The two companies will collaborate to bring Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, Krome?s original IP from the 2002 platformer of the same name, to television and DVD in an animated format. DPS Film Roman is known for its work on the hit TV shows The Simpsons and King of the Hill. Krome Studios is also currently working on two multiplatform titles for…
EuroGamer has a hands on look at the pre-alpha state of Tribes: Vengeance, focusing on the single player side of the game...
"...the single-player is looking promising, and we do believe the game's producers and marketing men when we're told that it's as important to Irrational Games as the multiplayer component, and not just the traditional warm-up act for the online aspect."
Newly formed development house Third Wave Games have announced their plans to release its first game online. Third Wave Games was formed by games industry veterans Morten Broderson (previous studio director for Blue Tongue), Johnni Christensen, and Phillip Tavel (previous creative director for Blue Tongue). They have been working on a Mech combat game called WarWorld, which will be available for purchase and download online sometime in Spring. You can find screenshots of WarWorld at the…
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Premiere Australian cinema screening of Red vs Blue Series 1 & 2
and Q & A with co-creators Gus Sorola and Geoff Fink (Rooster Teeth, US)
Sunday 22 August 2pm (Series 1) & 4.30pm (Series 2)
Full $10 concession $8 (per session)
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square, Melbourne
www.acmi.net.au / www.redvsblue.com
?The question is always running through your head while watching Red vs Blue; ?Can this possibly stay funny throughout the…
BRW has a look at the growing local game development industry from the business side of things, showing some alternative approaches that developers here have made to score game development deals. It mentions Krome's self funding of King Arthur when the original publisher cancelled the game, IR Guru's film-like financing approach to their Heroes of the Pacific title, and Perception's payment of license and self funding for Stargate. Managing Director at Perception, Ben Lenzo, had this to say…
