Submitted by Noreha
"IdleTime is brought to you by three (2 artists, 1 coder) wannabe gamers from regional australia (specifically ballarat, victoria).
Two thirds of the group are currently studying computing degrees at the university of ballarat. Three thirds of the group desperately wish to be a part of the commercial game development scene.
Idletime has been developed for about 9 months on and off (work and study take a bit of time). Coded with visual c, idletime uses an oct tree engine,…
It's been a few weeks since Ty, the Tasmanian Tiger by Krome has been released, and I've decided to search around and see what the reviews are saying about it. Generally, they have been fairly good (the game rating at around a 7 out of 10), and most agreeing that the artwork and sound is of high standard. The flaws in Ty expressed generally relate to gameplay issues, with it's coin collecting type of play, lack of innovation, and short length (even though it has 17 levels!!)..
"As a gameplay…
Queensland developers, Dimsdale & Kreozot have unleashed a new website for their game, Tito the bouncing alien. They also give news that a playable demo will be coming very soon.. To have a look at the site, click here!
AustralianIT has written a follow up article about the Playstation 2 kits with details on who received them, and what the games industry means for Victoria.
"Information and Communication Technology Minister Marsha Thomson said the five beneficiaries, who received two kits each, were Tantalus Interactive, Lucid Software, Bullant Studios, Hemicube and That Game.
Ms Thomson said the Victorian games development industry exported an estimated $30 million annually and employed more than 300 games…
Krome has won the 2002 Premier of Queensland Export Awards in Arts and Entertainment..
"Brisbane computer game developer Krome Studios has made it two in a row by again being named Queensland?s best exporter in the Arts/Entertainment category. Krome creates video games for the PC and next generation consoles and also won this category last year.
Krome exports to North America and Europe through international publishers such as toy giant Mattel, Disney and Electronic Arts, the world?s largest…
Auran has announced that Ultimate Trainz Collection's gold master disks were sent off for production, and should be in stores in a few weeks. To see the whole list of new features that Ultimate Trainz Collection offers, they've made a webpage with details.
In case you didn't notice the bar on the right, under the votes, I've made another new section called Sumea Desktop! If you want to show off your rig, then upload a picture to us, and we'll have a gallery of peoples computer set ups.
ALSO, game developers !!!!! - upload your cublicle / office shots! I'm sure many, many of our visitors and members are curious as to what your office/cubicle/desktop looks like, so let us have a peek! [:)].. so go on.. get uploading!
AustralianIT reports that Victorian developers will receive their free PlayStation 2 developer kits from the Victorian Government sponsored PS2 Developer Kit Program (we've had this news in our developers section for a while).
"A WORLD-FIRST scheme to underwrite the cost of PlayStation 2 development kits for local developers will boost Australia's games development industry.
A number of Victorian games developers will receive kits, which normally cost more than $20,000, for free in a government…
Sumea members, you can now upload your profile avatars on the site! These pictures (which can be of you, or anything really) will show up in your journal page, and section pages (whenever you write some news).. So g'wan! Get your avatars uploaded! Instructions are in the members section....
Sydney Morning Herald reports that Microsoft 'could' be stopping the sales of Xboxs in Australia.
"Microsoft would be forced to reconsider selling the Xbox video game system in Australia, or seek changes to the law, following the acquittal in July of a Sydney man alleged to have sold chips that modify a Sony PlayStation 2 to play imported games, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said yesterday."
Of course, it might all be a plot for us to buy what's left now, just in case. ;) Read the…
