"Leading interactive games publisher Infogrames, Inc. (NASDAQ:IFGM - News) has announced today that it has shipped Grand Prix Challenge, the most exciting Formula One game to date. Developed by Infogrames' Melbourne House for Atari, Grand Prix Challenge hits stores this week for the Sony Playstation 2 computer entertainment system"
To read the entire press release, jump on over to Gamershell (where they have a review and video for download as well). Whilst on the subject of Grand Prix…
The 2003 Game Developers' Conference may be over, but Gamespy has a motherload of coverage for the four day event.. You can find an impressive variety of previews, interviews, photos, press releases, and lots of interesting features, such as 'Ten Reasons You Don't Want to Run a Massively Multiplayer Online Game', Creating a cinematic Gaming Experience, and the 3rd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards results. Heaps of interesting stuff to read, so kick back and head on this way.
** Avault has…
Sydney developers, Strategic Studies Group have posted a press release revealing the current situation at SSG.
"After an unequalled 20 years of game making, independent developer Strategic Studies Group is to split into two companies....
The split, which is due solely to the difficult conditions facing independent software developers, is entirely amicable. Both entities will work closely together, and every effort will be made to ensure the continuation of the Warlords series beyond Warlords IV…
There have been some discussions previously on the forum about a QA job as getting your foot in the door in the industry, and this article might help prepare you for what you're in for!
"Life is not all fun and games for Alamano, though. It's all games -- with little time left for sleeping or eating, at least during the busy months before Christmas. The longest week he has logged was 106 hours, and 60-hour- plus weeks are typical in deadline crunches, he said."
Ok, that's pretty much all they…
Catapult V1.20b (Nocturnal's GBA development system) has finally been released!
It has numerous changes and additions, including :
- Music support (Nmod!)
- Brand new editor, including :
- command completion
- fully coloured language (customizable)
- right-click context windows
- runtime information/help bar
- unlimited undo/redo commands
- Sprite rotation support
- Enhanced tile editing
- Rotation bank dialog
- Array view dialog
- New table (constant data) system
-…
A great article over at IGN details what investors look for when your game needs funding. What documents to prepare, how to negotiate, what NOT to do, and other great advice. Read it all at IGN.
Strategic Studies Group is in the news today when Ubi Soft announced a deal with Infinite Interactive to publish Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria. It comes with the revelation that SSG has split into two companies, with Infinite Interactive taking over the Warlords series.
"Originally developed by Australian-based Strategic Studies Group, Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria is expected to ship in Q4 of 2003. Infinite Interactive, a splinter company of SSG headed up by Steve Fawkner, creator of the…
Gamespy has a new review of World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, by Adelaide developers, Ratbag. Good comments on the believable physics, fantastic career mode, and deserving a score of 84 out of 100, but the reviewer couldn't help but feel that they've seen it all before..
"But the biggest criticism -- as well as the biggest compliment -- I can give to World of Outlaws Sprint Cars is that it's a hell of a lot like all the other racing games that Ratbag has released. It certainly accomplishes what it…
Slashdot has a thread on "What's wrong with Game Development ?", which is a discussion on a recent Gamespy article with Seamus Blackley where he "sounds off on what's wrong with the relationship between developers, publishers, and their audience.".. Slashdot musings here, and the Seamus article here.
The Herald Sun has an article with 2002 AGDC best new startpup winners, Evolution Games. They talk about Evolutions recent success with Rocket Power : Beach Bandits.
"Evolution Games, has already finished one game that sold more than 305,000 copies and gained overseas accolades. Twenty five full-time staff are working to finish another title in time to showcase at the prestigious Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in May."
They also chat about the gaming industry and market here in…