Just some small news on games here in Australia. Ausgamers reports the good news that Unreal Tournament 2003 will be in stores today or tomorrow..
And with all the fiasco that's happening with BMX XXX, it looks like its not even going to make it here. Zdnet reports that..
"The Melbourne office of Acclaim Entertainment Inc. has today announced that its title "BMX XXX" originally planned for release late in November 2003, has been refused classification by the OFLC and will subsequently not be…
Thanks to Blitz for posting in the forum that the Australian Game Developer Conference website has been updated with the schedule timetable. A new speaker has also been announced, and happens to be non other than John Romero!
Developers, make sure you take part in the Australian game developers awards - start nominating now!!, and those of you with an unsigned game, get over there and let them know!
"By submitting your unsigned game in the Australian Game Developer (AGD) Awards, you may be…
Sydney based developers, Perception, have put up a few pages on their new website. You will find a bit of history about Perception, and what sort of games they've done in the past. They also hint on some big news about their next game that will be announced soon..
"While producing its own original content titles, the company is also working closely a major film studio on a licensed property for all major platforms which it hope to announce shortly. The game is an action packed First Person…
I've started on a new section on Sumea, called Sumea Flashback. It's an archive of free to distribute games from Australian developers. I know that Beam's 8-bit computer titles have been made free since '96, so I'll be concentrating on getting all them up.. (if you're a bit of a retro nut, and don't mind finding some of the games and doing their pictures, then I'd appreciate some help :)) Also if you know any other developer CEO's that don't mind their 8-bit / 16-bit games in the list, then let…
Polycount reports of a cool plugin for Max4.2 users who need some Max5 UVW unwrapping goodness..
"UnRapper4 is a freeware clone Max5's UVW Unwrap tool - except it runs in Max4.2 and above. The functionality is identical, but the menus and icons are a "little" different. If you are stuck using Max 4.2 or you would like new uvw unwrap functionality in Max4.2, please "try my product." I am giving this plugin away free because I am confident you will come back to me for all your UV Editing needs.…
Activision and Marvel comics have got together to bring us The Invincible Iron Man..
"Developed by Torus Games, The Invincible Iron Man allows gamers to experience the powers of Iron Man as he fights hordes of enemies while tracking down the super-villains who have stolen his battle suit technology. Using a variety of battle suit weaponry he navigates diverse levels that are filled with environmental obstacles and imminent danger. Multiple power-ups, unlockable bonus items and special pick-ups…
Sometimes when you search around on the net, you might stumble onto something that's pretty darn interesting. Well, I found this recent-ish interview (April 2002) with the FIRST employee at Melbourne House / Beam Software (now Infogrames Melbourne House) !!! Veronika Megler was in the team that included Philip Mitchell, and Stuart Ritchie who developed "The Hobbit", over a period of 18 months. That title managed to push over a million units. Not too shabby! There's plenty of interesting…
Pop over to Ausgamers to download Ratbag's Dirt Track Racing 2 demo! You'll get to play with a choice of 2 cars, 2 tracks, and 2 skins, so check it out here!