Yes, Australia’s new Minister for Communications, Broadband and the Digital Economy is Senator Stephen Conroy. The same Senator Conroy that promised Labor would 40% tax rebate for Oz game developers. A rebate the
Yesterday we heard that Guitar Hero III for Mac and PC is on track for email from yesterday. According to the publisher, the hybrid GH III is definitely slated for release in Australia next year. Looks like T&B’s assessment was correct. Not sure what to make of this. I’m happy…
Martin Slater’s killer Bioshock post-mortem at the most recent Game Connect didn’t just highlight the
Continuing on (unofficially) from our brush with Blizzard’s correctly identify all of our cosplayers. It was a tricky one. The two men above are named after the jump, if for some reason you’re unable to hover over the image itself for a massive hint.
The Brisbane developer’s hack’n’slash MMO has been in the wild for only a couple of months, but already there’s a content pack waiting like a giant, massively multiplayer bat in the rafters of the studio. The update, entitled “Age of the Chosen“, will feature a buttload of changes, including a…
Microsoft has just confirmed that Bioware’s shiny new Xbox 360 RPG Mass Effect is indeed region locked. If you haven’t purchased your copy already, it looks like you’ll have to wander down to your local retailer to get your fix. Unless, of course, someone has a better idea, because they…
That’s right folks. I need audience participation for this one. To be eligible, you must meet the following criteria: 1) Own a laptop that uses Intel’s mobile 965 chipset 2) Have 2GB of RAM 3) Be running Windows Vista If you have three out of three, the next step is…
It’s been said that the best way to get into the games industry is via quality assurance. The theory is that you get exposed to most aspects of the development process, while gaining a deeper understanding of games themselves. Some, though, just love the opportunity to play games all day….
Actually, I don’t think anything could make multithreading less difficulty for a developer, short of ancient Aztec magic. You know, because the Aztecs were just awesome with the whole concept of
Mid last month, we heard the news that Activision had refused the title classification, effectively preventing its sale in the country. Today, Activision has let us know that a reworked version submitted to the OFLC has been granted a perfectly alright MA 15+ rating. Which means it should be on…
The eagle eyes of tipster Lev Arris picked up on the fact that Activision’s Call of Duty 4 offering on Steam close to doubled in price last night, from $US 49.95 to $US 88.50. For comparison, here’s the US version of Steam’s CoD 4 page with the original deal. According…
First rule of extending the life of a game is multiplayer. The second is providing tools so players can create their own content. If you’d like to head over to the Internode Games Network, you can download WicEd, a map editor for Massive’s RTS World in Conflict. Seeing as WiC…
I was fortunate enough to sit in on Martin Slater’s BioShock post-mortem down at Game Connect last weekend. With hands firmly clenching his speaker podium, Slater held his ground against a steady bombardment of questions on BioShock. I found his experiences working with Microsoft’s DirectX 10 the most interesting, so…
It’s just a shame that 2KAustralia.com looks almost identical to 2KBoston.com – but that’s to be expected. At least they’re separate. Both sites are light on features, however, the Oz version has gone to the trouble of adding a nice section with bios for some of the guys from the…
Everyone loves women, right? Even women love women, but probably not as much as guys do. As a guy, I can vouch for this fact. Although it doesn’t contain photos of the lady parts most guys enjoy looking at, Thumbbandits has a great page up with mug shots of all…
As you can see above, it’s obvious that they share similarities – the white/black duotone; the menacing stance; the even more menacing bladed weapon… you get the picture. Heck, you can see it. Ignoring the fact that I had to flip the Dark Sector art for symmetry, if someone told…
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Reports from tipsters Kookamoo and Dimorphic suggest that Mass Effect is available at EB Games today – a full week ahead of its original date of the 22nd. A quick peek at the product on EB’s website does indeed reveal a new release date of the 16th. Dimorphic even received…
Is Unreal Tournament 3‘s user interface preventing you from being – literally – a happy camper? It seems Epic is in full agreement with you. Over at the official Epic forums, a new FAQ (judging by the fact it only has two questions) reveals that Epic is very aware that…
Buzz is my secret love. I suck at trivia nights (oh boy, do I suck), but stick that custom USB controller with the big red button in my hand, and I’m more of a gun than a Kalashnikova. Dedicated fans, and even a few casual players, will know that Australia’s…
When is a Mac not a Mac? When it’s pretending to be a PC, of course. Trying to game on an Apple Mac has always been a case of rubbing the side of the monitor like a genie’s lamp and wishing for the best. Or praying for your favourite developer…
Sony has further progressed in its tactical retreat from the Sony-Toshiba-IBM (STI) alliance originally formed to design and produce the multi-core Cell processor, with news that it will be dumping the research and development side of the equation. The first step was to sell off its related manufacturing assets. Now…
There’s a big maybe on it though. Both Sony and Naughty Dog are fully aware of the situation, and our cries of anguish have not gone unheard. Sam Thompson, the producer on Uncharted, posted the following on the Playstation blog: As you may already know, North America is the first…
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According to tipster Troy it is. Having downloaded the stunningly huge 1.2GB of demo, this is all poor Troy saw: After installing and when you go to play, you get the Playstation 3 screen and then you get a Insert Disc screen. So i inserted any PS3 game and tried…
That Crysis certainly is a resource hog, ain’t it? Bet you’ve seen asthmatic oxen pull more weight than your aging PC.
Tipsters MercSal and Bleek let us know this week that certain retailers, including GAME and EB Games, are providing a bonus disc for customers who preorder Bioware’s Mass Effect. Bleek had this to say: … The Pre-orderer receives a bonus CD with some nifty stuff such as an Exclusive Gamerpic…
Apparently cheating is serious business. Plenty of readers sounded out when original thread for all the glory.
