Some tweaktown.com people visited the AGDC, and being hardware freaks, they were interested in the new Nvidia card that was on display there...
"We have posted some coverage from the Australian Game Developers Conference which was held over this past weekend at the Melbourne Convention Center. There you will find information on Sony's PS2 online gaming plans, Sony's PS2 Linux Development Kits, and videos and pictures of nVidia's GeForce FX in action as well as shots of the graphics card and…
Auran has revealed their new venture at the AGDC. They're holding a competition called "Next Years Game"..
"The aim of the competition is simple - create the most visually stunning, technically adept, fun and innovative game, game demo or game prototype by the competition's close.
The type of game, the style, story, characters and every other aspect of the game are completely up to you and your team. Auran and the sponsors want you to take the game of your dreams, turn it into a reality and win…
Presented by Justin Green at the Australian Games Developer Conference 2002 7/12/02
Transcribed by Dominik Grabiec
Overview: Getting Started
Getting the Deal
Getting the Project Done
Beyond the First Project Conclusion
A startup is defined as being a small concern, without a past game development history, usually with low resources and little or no funding. If the startup has an investor then that's often a luxurious position to be in.
Getting Started
Situation Analysis Identify Risks
Determine…
Gamespy has a preview of Jurrasic Park : Operation Genesis on the Xbox, which is being developed by Blue Tongue. There's a whole heap of new screenshots to check out too. Click here to read the preview.
And speaking of Blue Tongue, they have a new redesigned website up, so go and have a look! They have numerous job openings for those who are interested as well. Click here to read the details!
Yes, the long awaited Australian Games Developer Conference starts off today at the Melbourne Convention Centre!! The three day event is THE place to be this weekend for those interested in the Australian game industry. TONNES of great lectures, international guest speakers, and developers showing off their work. There's also a lanfest, some social events and parties planned as well.. I'm sure you know all about it already, but for those who haven't, head on over to the AGDC website and see…
The Getaway is a game that has been in production for a long time, and contains a detailed reconstruction of the city of London to roam around in. It's also a title that will no doubtly be compared to Grand Theft Auto 3 in terms of its gameply. And like the GTA series, it becomes the latest in a string of titles to go under the censors knife. Gamepower reports..
"...Office of Film and Literature Classification issues had delayed the game?s release, Sony Computer Entertainment Australia…
MilkShape 3D 1.6.5 released!
"This release comes with quite a lot of new stuff. The main changes are local/global mode, when rotating joints, which makes animation a lot easier. Then customizable shortcuts have been added. With the ShortCut & PlugIn Manager you can define your own shortcuts, even for plugins and hide unused menu items. The progressive mesh plugin has been replaced by the DirectX Mesh Tools, which provides a good progressive mesh implementation. Finally a lot of new and…
Electronic Arts have announced that they are reducing some of their Gamecube titles in Australia to as low as $39.95, effective immediately..
"Leading independent publisher Electronic Arts has landed a stinging blow on Nintendo, accusing the platform holder of "disappointing reluctance to compete with Microsoft and Sony" in a statement announcing massive price cuts to several key titles in its GameCube software range in Australia.
While EA's move is a bold one and its apparent motives are…
As most of you would know, the Australian Games Developer conference isn't all lectures and.. lectures! There's a serious lanfest happening too. AGDC chief, John Demargheriti has a brief chat with AustralianIT about the 500+ computer lanfest, and also a little on Australia's game industry.
"It's hard to know what it turns over, but I believe it's currently around about $60 million on the actual development side," Mr Demargheriti said.
Head on over to AustralianIT for the article.
After recently winning the Entertainment/Games category of the TUANZ Interactive Awards 2002 with adidas Football Fever, Sidhe Interactive have some news on a big license they have been working on.
Sidhe Interactive announced today that they had secured a multi platform game development deal with successful Australian publisher Home Entertainment Suppliers Pty Ltd (HES). Already in production for four months, Sidhe will produce a rugby league sports title based on the NRL for PlayStation 2 and…