This one is for folks who claim that all the good game stuff is in Sydney. Games Masters is a new exhibition focusing on the history of video games and its most influential titles, and it’s set to take place next year at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.
The exhibition will feature over 150 playable games dotted throughout the extensive timeline of gaming, reports Screenplay, and profiles 40 of gaming’s most influential designers, such as Fumito Ueda, Warren Spector, and Tim Schafer. Firemint’s Rob Murray will be amongst the developers profiled.
Peter Molyneux (sadly not Peter Molydeux) is also set to attend the launch next year. The exhibition will remain on display from June 28 until October 28, 2012.
Games Masters coming to Australia [Screenplay]
Mitchell McCausland
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:09 PMBah, it should be in Sydney *sadface*
Chazz
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:10 PMBah, it should be in Miami *scarface*
Chuloopa
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:13 PMnice
Chuloopa
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:11 PMOH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD,
Chuloopa
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:12 PMReally – it’s probably not “oh my god” worthy – but pretty damn neat!!!
I think i shall attend!
Melb meat?!
f4ction
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:25 PMYerp
NegativeZero
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:39 PMHopefully there will be another Melbourne meat before June 2012, but ACMI is like ten minutes walk from work for me so I’d be all over that
Merus
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:15 PMChuloopa’s a bot! I just found its source code:
for (i=0; i<=80; i++) {
print ("OH MY GOD, ");
}
Chuloopa
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:29 PMlol nice
Chuloopa
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:29 PMmy secret is out!
Tech Knight
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 5:03 PMOr he’s just a human with a simple entertainment of copy and paste… he is no robot
Merus
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:12 PM…who goes around claiming that all the good game stuff is in Sydney? I thought Brisbane and Melbourne were the big hubs for game stuff, with Sydney lagging behind.
Well, I guess KotakuAU is Sydney-based, but other than that.
Chuloopa
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:13 PM*slow clap*
Ignorant comment of the day…
Unless you were being sarcastic, then i may retract my slow clap
Merus
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:20 PMI’d love to be wrong, but:
Halfbrick are basd in Melbourne, Firemint in Brisbane, the two most successful development houses in Australia. ACMI is in Melbourne. The recent Freeplay conference was also in Melbourne. The big EB expo was in Brisbane.
Sydney has Team Bondi, now defunct, KMM Studio, who have done nothing of note, a new Halfbrick office and I do mean “new”, and suprnova which is not gaming-focused and doesn’t host a lot of gaming exclusives. Literally the only bright spot on the calendar is the thing going on at Macquarie Uni next week. Then that’s about it until Video Games Live tours the country next year.
Merus
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:21 PMOh yeah, Mana Bar in Brisbane and Melbourne. Not Sydney.
PuppyLicks
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:24 PMI’m no expert but I’m pretty sure a large majority of the Australian Videogaming media is sydney based. That’s gotta count for something.
Chuloopa
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:27 PMUnfortunately, where the development houses are doesn’t mean where events are held.
90% (made up number, obviously lol) of events happen in sydney, at least based from stuff promoted here and on other game websites.. we get a very small trickle.
PLUS EB expo has been confirmed to be moving to sydney next year.. so another thing those lucky guys get.
But yeah, as puppylicks said, there is A LOT of media outlets based in sydney, hence why so many events are hosted there.
Chuloopa
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:28 PMAlso – on a side not, i don’t think Brisbane, Melbourne or Brisbane have a right to complain compared to WA, SA and NT – hell even tasmania gets more events than they do….
NotoriousR
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:59 PMHalfbrick in brisbane, Firemint in Melbourne. And there’s plenty of stuff in Sydney, mainly press related/special events, like that RAGE event a few weeks back, Sony holds all their launch events there, etc. etc.
Tracey Lien
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 7:35 PMMost of the marketing/PR is in Sydney (except for THQ and Nintendo, who are in Melbourne) and the majority of the media is also in Sydney. I think it may be easier to get a start in game development in states outside of Sydney because different state governments have grants that can really help studios that are just starting out.
mchaza
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:12 PMI will check it out next year. Glad its in Melbourne and at Federation square since its like one of the easiest place to get to.
Chuloopa
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:13 PMAnd easy to spot, with how much of an eyesore it is! :D
The Cracks
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:15 PMHow does this help the people who live in Perth?!
Chuloopa
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:19 PMEasy! By the time you catch up, it’ll be your turn!
You’re 3 years behind, yeah?
The Cracks
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:25 PMDid we put on a spurt or something? I thought it was more like 30 years…
Lone Wolf
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:23 PMI’m coming.
Bad pun out of the way, this sounds awesome and I will make every effort to attend the launch. And I’ll bring my collectors edition of Fable 3 to be signed.
PuppyLicks
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:25 PMHigh fives all round boys!
Melbourne’s getting some action for a change! :D
Chuloopa
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:27 PMgiggidy?
Supreme
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:34 PMPeter Molyneux, OH NOES that means he will make me believe that his next game is amazing and great when in actual fact it sux. D:
Chuloopa
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:36 PMI’d say that’s a little harsh, but he would be proud of all the emotion you’re showing – now can you use that emotion – Via Microsoft Kinect – to focus on this black dot, and move it?
JustAchaP
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:40 PMwasn’t there something on like this last year at Federation Square?
NegativeZero
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:42 PMI thought so as well.
Chuloopa
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:44 PMsimilar, but ti was 2 years ago.
Last year it was in tasmania
It was the “Game on” exhibition, i believe
Chuloopa
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:44 PMi could be wrong about the name… lol
SunSkorpion
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:47 PMCorrect. I attended that with some mates. We hogged the bomberman playable rig for like 30 minutes. Good times!
Dr What?
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 5:35 PM…
Sir Patrick Moore?
Sage
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 6:52 PMOoooo! I wanna go to this.
I went to that “Game On” one the other year & loved it.
Little disappointed we have to wait so long for it, but should be good!
Tracey Lien
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 7:36 PMI love how Chuloopa has just dominated the comments thread, haha!
Lobo
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 9:55 PMDefinately going to give this a look.
Prashy
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 1:05 AMI went to a similar exhibition last time it was in Melbourne. It was neat.