Here are some more links on the IR Gurus Gaelic Football deal..
Victorian computer games company, IR Gurus Interactive, has formed a deal with Sony to develop a Gaelic football computer game.
This is the first time an Australian games developer has struck a deal with Sony directly.
?The fact that this is the first time an Australian developer has struck a deal directly with a multinational entertainment company, rather than through a publishing house or third party, is testament to the […
IGN has a developer diary with Ken Levine, general manager and creative director at Irrational Games, on their upcoming sequel, Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich. Kevin shares some thoughts on the success of Freedom Force and what they're focussing on in the sequel. There's some new concept art to look at as well! See it at IGN.
New Zealanders rejoice, as there's another place you can go to study game development. The New Zealand Games Developer Association has posted news that the University of Otago will be offering a course next year.
"The course will be an intensive introduction to the many disciplines involved in creating good computer games, and will run from the 5th Jan 2004 to 20th Feb 2004."
To find out more about the course, click here.
Gaelic football is a pretty wacky game. It's like soccer and rugby combined. AustralianIT reports that Melbourne based game developers, IR Guru's (responsible for AFL Live 2003 and AFL Live 2004), have scored a $2.3 million deal to develope a Gaelic football game.
"The deal, which is expected to generate 12 new jobs in the state, will see Melbourne-based IR Gurus Interactive develop the first ever computer game modelled on the Irish game."
Read the article over at AustralianIT.
AGDC 2003 Updates
1) Last Days to Nominate for the AGD Awards & Unsigned Games Award nominations for the AGD Awards (including Unsigned Games) close on 1 November 2003. Click here to nominate.
2) Close of Accommodation bookings
Accommodation bookings close 5pm (AEST), 3 November 2003. Click here to view hotels.
3) Publishers Attending AGDC
Korean
The Australian-Korean Foundation, Austrade and the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) are proud to present a delegation of five Korean…
Louis Dimsdale
Tito Bounces his way into Australian store shelves thanks to Brisbane Publisher Manaccom. Created by Dimsdale & Kreozot the whacky little game has you taking control of Tito in a quest to rescue his girlfriend Yoni from Pirate Planet.
Join Tito as he bounces his way through 8 pirate themed levels rendered in full colour using D&K's real-time 3D comic book engine. Unlock bonus levels, collect diamonds and gold coins, meet interesting and sometimes strange people, out wit…
Further work on my NSX project. No, I'm not slow, just been working on this between paid work =)
Working on my website finally, hope to be up soon.
If you like this, feel free to let me know =) josh@3dnutta.com
RPGVault has an interview with Steve Fawkner from Infinite Interactive on the races in Warlord IV: Heroes of Etheria. There's a nice introduction on Warlord series by Steve for those who don't know what the game is all about.
Bluesnews also has the press release by Ubisoft, announcing that Warlords IV has been released in North America. Read it here.
Nocturnal Entertainment Australia has announced the release of version 1.31b of Catapult, a major update to their GameBoy Advance development system .
Catapult promotes the rapid development of GameBoy Advance games, and is applicable to both professional developers and hobbyists.
Catapult currently supports all Windows platforms, with a Linux version coming in a few weeks. It includes an editor, emulator, debugger, integrated toolset, and uses a custom language designed around the GBA hardware…
Submitted by Tim Carter
Computer game developer and publisher Auran Games (www.auran.com) today announced their latest PC title, Trainz(TM) Railroad Simulator 2004, published by Oteeva, has gone Gold. Copies can be purchased online at www.railroadsimulator.com and will be available at retail stores beginning this week.
"The Trainz team is excited about the anticipated reception that TRS2004 will receive," said Tony Hilliam, Auran Marketing Director. "We're sure everyone will enjoy the new…
