The Age reports that Melbourne developers, Tantalus, is gearing up to do more original games in the future....
"After a hiatus of nearly a year, Australian game software maker Tantalus is revving up for new opportunities.
Its latest hand-held Nintendo Game Boy Advance (GBA) title, ATV Quad Power Racing, is due to be released through publisher Acclaim. The 26-person company is also completing the Men In Black port to the Nintendo GameCube under contract from Infogrames Melbourne House. Titles…
3D Action planet has an interview with Ken Levine about The Lost, an upcoming survival horror game by Irrational Games. There are also some new screenshots there too!
"Irrational Games wanted to give the genre a kick in the pants much the same way we did to the first person shooter genre with System Shock 2. Too many survival horror games adhere to the same formula. You're running around an enclosed space and every once in a while, some scary thing jumps out at you and says boo. We wanted to…
Make sure you head over to Bungarra's website as well. They have a few new screenshots and videos of their game currently in developement, called Smokin' Barrels.
Dismdale and Kreozot have added some new comics, more gallery pictures, and also revealed the concept drawings of Titos's Girl friend. If you ever wanted to learn how to publish a magazine, they have some tips for you too ;) Click here for their website!
The deadline for the AEAF Awards is approaching (October 28) but there's still time to get your entries in!
We'd love to receive something from you and there are 12 categories you can enter.
Be in it to win it...enter online at http://www.dmw.com.au/html/aeaf/entry.htm
Best regards,
Anna Coughlan
Festival Producer
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CALL FOR ENTRIES
AEAF AWARDS 2002
Organisers of the Australian Effects and Animation Festival are now accepting entries into the AEAF Awards to coincide with the…
Details of Trainz add-on pack, Ultimate Trainz has been revealed.
"Coming this November is the "Ultimate Trainz Collection". The team have been toiling away at creating new scenarios, new content, new routes and cool new features and these have been combined into a massive "Ultimate Trainz Collection" pack that will be available in time for Christmas. "UTC" will also ship with Trainz Paint Shed, a host of new paint shed templates, most of the content that was planned for Collection Pack 1 plus…
Gamespot has reviewed Dirt Track Racing 2 by Ratbag, and summarises the title with..
"Dirt Track Racing 2 has its share of high and low points, same as any game, but the most important complaint you can raise against it is that it's essentially the same game Ratbag has been making for years now...
..If, on the other hand, you've never played any Ratbag games and are looking for a solid racer with an unusual subject and unusual quality for a budget game, Dirt Track Racing 2 is well worth trying…
It might not get as much coverage as other titles, primarily because it is a kids game, but IGN has a review of this game by Evolution games.
"In the end, Rocket Power junkies will probably still find the play experience in the game enjoyable. There are, to the title's credit, a number of entertaining events to compete in, the world itself is large and full of recognizable characters and the variation is commendable. But potential buyers should be warned that there is nothing extraordinary…
I've updated the forum today - it's completed now so you can all continue using it. Unfortunately some of the old pages are still being sent by the server (shakes fist at cache), so until the server is reset or whatever, you won't be seeing much of the new functions. ;) ** if you're having problems logging in the forum, make sure you delete your cookies.. the new forum requires new cookies to be set!
Haven't heard much news from Microforte recently, but I did find this interesting page on the team that developed their game Fallout Tactics : Brotherhood of Steel, released last year.. The site managed to get an interview with EVERY single one of them! :) Anyway, if you're planning to work at Microforte, here are some of the people you're likley be sitting next to. (I wouldn't want to piss off that Tariq guy though!)
