EA games have announced Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, a 3d platform action/adventure game for the Gamecube and PS2 by Brisbane developers Krome Studios. (Looks great!) Release date has been set to Autumn in the US, 2002. Links available at our Krome Studio profile section !
With all the hi-tech doom and gloom recently, it's a surprise to find that the games industry is still growing..
"The videogame industry seems to exist in a kind of parallel universe. Despite the recession, the protracted tech slump, and Sept. 11, sales of videogame hardware, software, and accessories increased 43% last year, to a record $9.4 billion"
More info here
Fujitsu, a world leader in hard disk drive technology, has developed revolutionary new read head and media technologies that will enable hard disk drive (HDD) recording densities of up to 300 gigabits per square inch (Gb/in?). The new technologies are expected to lead to the commercial introduction within two to four years of 2.5" hard disk drives with capacities up to six times the recording density available today.
More info here
Sony's Playstation 2 has hit the 30 million sold mark. So far, there have been 11.3 million units sold in North America, 9.9 million units in Japan, 8.8 million units in Europe.
Sony is also planning to release the Playstation 3 in 2005. The machine is expected to be around 200 times more powerful than the current PS2, and games will be downloaded and played over a highspeed fibre-optics connection.
Xbox sales remain high after second week of the huge price drop from $649 to $399. The number of Xboxs being sold double that of PS2s in Australia at the moment. More details at AustralianIT
Beta 2.1 of Day of Defeat has been released.. it contains the following changes :
added dod_koln
added dod_cherbourg
many map tweaks and fixes
reduction in texture usage in maps
reduced kar accuracy
grenadier down to 3 grenades
increased garand damage
reduced garand recoil
reduced grenade damage
increased grenade throwing time
decreased MG accuracy
increased sniper rifle damage
fixed sniper sway
fixed MG overheating speed
improved HLTV support - shows flags, objects, grenades, death messages…
I needed a reason to post the first quake related news item, and I've found one. Here is a link to pictures of a 56 player pile up on a Quake 3 map.. those Spanish people have way too much time on their hands.. SEE THE MADNESS...
Welcome to Sumea Launchpad.. This website is perhaps the first to provide a real focus on the Australian and New Zealand Game Developement industry. The main aim for Sumea Launchpad is to provide a focal point for Australian and New Zealand game developers and artists - those who are already in the industry, and especially those who are planning a career as a game developer. As you can tell, the news and information on this site is primarily geared towards the local industry. We do, however,…
I've received news about a new Australian game called "Gallipoli: The Game"...
Gallipoli: The Game is a stunning recreation of Australia's greatest military adventure. As a commander in the Great War (WWI), you take on the role of leading the prime of Australia's armed forces as they launch an all-out assault on the Central Powers (the Germans, Austrians and the Ottomans). Gameplay is similar to the hit PC game, Lemmings, except, instead of trying to save your soldiers, your mission, as an…
