australia
News

Dead Space Satellite Studio Goes Belly-Up

Visceral Games, the team behind the Dead Space series, had a small studio based in Melbourne, Australia. That studio is now no more. Its 21 employees have already been let go.

News

A Three-Minute Look At THQ’s Avengers, Disassembled

THQ’s big-time bloodletting back in August meant the end of its Brisbane, Australia studio and scuttled the publisher’s planned video game adaptation of The Avengers. Footage of the game in its pre-alpha state released last week and was immediately smashed by YouTube. Now another video has leaked out.

September 9, 2011
PlayStation

Europe, Australia Getting White PS3

The White version of the PlayStation 3, long available in Japan but not in the West, will in November go on sale in Europe and Australia. It’ll include a 320GB HDD, two controllers and will sell for $448 in Australia (€300/£250).

September 8, 2011
PlayStation

This Is How Sonic Generations Does A Collector’s Edition

Sonic the Hedgehog is now 20 years old. To celebrate, Sega is bringing two Sonics together in Sonic Generations for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. To sweeten the deal, Sonic gets a rare “collector’s edition” bundle, full of collectible tchotchkes.

September 6, 2011
In Real Life

Dead Space? It’s For Kids!

Dead Space’s Isaac is normally running around in the dark scared out of his mind. Here, he’s just a kid. Kickin’ it on the playground. Maybe with an imaginary friend. Note I said imaginary friend, which is good times. Not imaginary dead girlfriend. Which is bad times.

August 25, 2011
Nintendo

The Strange, Sad Case Of The North American Super Nintendo

This week is the, believe it or not, 20th anniversary of the release of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in North America.

August 9, 2011
In Real Life

Show And Tell

Kotaku AU

Welcome to Show and Tell, a new regular that gives local Australian Indie Developers the chance to show their latest work, whether its a finished game or a work in progress. We’re kicking things off Michael Ventnor, owner of Red Crest Studios, and his new game Andromium.

August 5, 2011
In Real Life

The Weird And Wonderful World Of Australian Video Game Commercials

Before the internet put the entire planet on the same page, there were certain nations on Earth that were a little… slower than others. Places where the latest trends would turn up late, or turn up filtered through a few different sets of hands.

July 18, 2011
In Real Life

Rumor: Gameloft Working Employees To The Bone

Mobile publishers Gameloft are known for making blatant, if high-quality rip-offs based on other people’s intellectual property. Might they also be known now for shitty work practices? [games.on.net]

July 8, 2011
In Real Life

Was Gears Of War 3 Leaked From Australia?

Months ahead of its release, Epic’s Gears of War 3 has been leaked onto the internet, a security breach so severe law enforcement has gotten involved. Maybe, though, the cops won’t be needed.

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