Expression of Interests (EOI) are open for this year's The Indie Games Room which is held annually in conjunction with AVCon at the Adelaide Convention Centre (Friday July 12th through to Sunday July 14th). The Indie Games Room (IGR) is a great opportunity for indie games developers to showcase their games to thousands of visitors.
Interested? Grab the official Indie Games Room Information pack here and have a read through before you complete the EOI form. There are some eligibility…
When: Thursday 28th March, 7pm (US Pacific time)
Where: Tradition Bar, San Francisco
Who: Aussies and friends of Aussies who are 21 or over.
Giselle and Rebecca, supreme event coordinators for IGDA Melbourne and IGDA Sydney, have joined forces to organise a big party for Australians (and their friends!) attending the Game Developer Conference (GDC) in San Francisco from the 25th to the 29th of this month.
With their combined superpowers, the local IGDA coordinators have already reached their…
We've been forwarded the news from The Screen Producers Association of their new initiative with Sounds Australia and The Big Day Out that local games developers and interactive media companies may be interested in. They're providing a grant of $20,000 to encourage Australian independent producers and content creators of film, interactive media and music to create a new interactive experience for audiences at live shows.
This interactive experience needs to engage and excite live audiences in a…
Where and where:
Melbourne 5th March: from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST)
The Water Rat Hotel, Cnr Park & Moray Streets, South Melbourne, 3205
Sydney 6th March: from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST)
The Vibe Hotel, 88 Alfred Street, Milsons Point, 2061
Game Developer magazine announced the 15th annual Front Line Awards winners last month. The Front Line Awards honours excellence and innovation in tools for game development and recognises the companies behind the tools that enable faster and more…
Bankrupt games publisher, THQ, is currently in the process of selling off its remaining library of games properties and licenses which include some well known titles such as Darksiders, Homeworld, and Red Faction.
Polygon.com have the complete list of the current THQ games up for auction and almost lost in all the games titles available for the fire sale are two notable franchises that were highly celebrated original games created and developed right here in Australia.
The first is Destroy All…
Lightmare Studios is urgently seeking an experienced PHP, web server programmer for an immediate start. This role will start as a 3 month contract role, with a large potential for Fulltime permanent employment on completion. Successful candidates should have experience with PHP, MySQL, Javascript and be comfortable with use of a UNIX server. Possible web site work may also be included in the job. For full details, please email a copy of your resume to david@lightmare.com.au.
Congratulations are in order for the folks at Bubble Gum Interactive for taking out the Animation category in the 7th Annual Pixel Awards with their animated cartoon series, Space Heroes Universe! Space Heroes Universe is based on Bubble Gum Interactive's popular MMO game, Little Space Heroes, which has already gone on to win a string of awards on its own.
Most extraordinary for this achievement is that Bubble Gum had to beat some highly impressive competition in the likes of Disney (Jake and…
Mark Serrels, editor over at Kotaku AU, has raised the issue of the pricing disparity with Autodesk software for Australian games developers, where the industry standard applications such as 3DS Max and Maya are priced each at $3,675 (US) (or roughly $3,579 AU) for customers based in the United States, but a $1596 markup for the same software is added if you're Australian ($5,175 (AU)).
The issue of software pricing disparity has been a fairly hot topic in Australia recently with the news that…
An excellent bit of promotional video was released this week which features Robert Khoo (President of Operations and Business Development, Penny Arcade Expo) and Tony Reed (CEO, Game Developers' Association of Australia) on the highly anticipated 2013 PAX Aus, coming to Melbourne on the 19th to the 21st of July.
The promo focuses on the city of Melbourne which boasts a strong gaming industry, vibe and culture, being the perfect fit for the world famous Penny Arcade Expo. The video contains…
PAX Australia have opened submissions for the PAX Aus Indie Showcase! Australian and New Zealand independent games developers are encouraged to submit their games for a special showing at this year's massive PAX Australia event which kicks off in Melbourne on the 19th of July. Indie devs who have their games chosen for the PAX Aus Indie Showcase will receive an extra helping of exposure at PAX Aus through:
Announcement on Penny Arcade as being selected for PAX Aus Indie Showcase!
Announcement…