A visit to IKEA usually means house moving, renovating, and too much fun spent with LEGO for grown-ups. But is there an element of video game design hidden away within the Swedish minimalism? More »
Last week Qantm College sent a whole new group of graduates into the real world, into a local industry racked with job losses and constant uncertainty. We caught up with two former students and spoke to Qantm themselves about their hopes and fears as the enter the brave new world of Australian games development. More »
Australia’s classification board has received an application for an M-rated game entitled “Paper, Scissors, Stone,” to be published jointly by Electronic Arts, BioWare and LucasArts. As amusing as the concept is, this is most likely Star Wars: The Old Republic, which will not include Australia (nor any countries outside North America or Europe) when the game launches Dec. 20. More »
It’s easy to look at Epoch in action and think it’s trying to be Gears of War for the iPhone. Easy, and thankfully, wrong. More »
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could rent an iPad filled with nifty Gameloft-brand game product to keep you occupied during lengthy flights? Next month customers of Australia’s Jetstar will find out first hand. More »
A listing with Australia’s Classification Board says The Simpsons, the fondly remembered arcade beat-em-up, is coming soon to modern platforms. More »
Andrew Burdusel has a great habit of summing things up in a visual form, but with this piece – Australians in Video Games 3 – he has finally completed his incredible Aussies in Gaming trilogy. If you want to see a brilliant visual representation of practically every Australian character ever featured in a video game, then look no further. More »
