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Melbourne Developer Ends Transmission

3:00PM David Wildgoose | Transmission Games, the Melbourne studio responsible for the recent Ashes Cricket 2009, Heroes Over The Pacific, Heroes Over Europe and a number of AFL games, has closed down, Kotaku has heard. More »
Media

Smart People Talk About Digital Distribution

2:00PM David Wildgoose | As part of the Digital Distribution Summit held in Melbourne a couple of weeks back, some smart industry people shared their thoughts on the future of the medium. Now they’re sharing those thoughts with you. More »
Rumours

Transmission Games Lays Off A Third Of Its Workers [Updated]

2:00PM David Wildgoose | Melbourne development studio Transmission Games, best known for their work on Ashes Cricket 2009, has let go over 30 of its employees this week, Kotaku has heard. More »
Culture

Voice Of Mario Coming To Australia

2:00PM David Wildgoose | Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, is visiting Australia next week for a three-stop in-store appearance tour. Here’s how you can meet him. More »
Culture

Indie Games Festival Kicks Off In Melbourne Tomorrow

4:00PM David Wildgoose | Freeplay is an indie games festival that focuses on the creative and artistic side of making games. It’s happening in Melbourne this Friday and Saturday. More »
News

Students, Want To Learn What It’s Like To Make Video Games?

1:00PM David Wildgoose | This Sunday, the Academy of Interactive Entertainment is holding its annual open day. Students thinking about a career in game development would do well to drop by. More »
News

Melbourne’s eGames Expo Dated For 2009

3:00PM David Wildgoose | The eGames Expo is like E3 or the Tokyo Games Show only smaller and a lot closer to home. More »
News

Wii Sports Resort Melbourne Launch Comes With Bonus Swag

1:00PM David Wildgoose | Wii Sports Resort is out tomorrow. Tonight in Melbourne there’s a launch event where you could score yourself some swag. More »
Culture

Play Some Xbox For Charity

10:00AM David Wildgoose | If you’re in Melbourne on July 17, you can head down to the State Library of Victoria to play Xbox for the kids. More »
News

Melbourne To Host Games Development Conference

2:00PM David Wildgoose | Melbourne will be getting its own games development conference with the Game Connect: Asia Pacific 2009 Conference and Expo coming to the city in December. More »