LosTSanity has posted some news in the forum which I thought should appear on the main page. :)
g'day peeps!
its this sat coming (17th) ill be heading there (im interested to find out more info about their new game dev course ).. ill put some details here to save others looking
110 Edgeware rd, Enmore
2042
It starts at 10am. :)
Make sure you pick up a copy of Digital Media World (August 2002) as they have a double page spread on Krome Studios. It gives some insights to the workings at Krome whilst Ty, the Tasmanian Tiger is in production, along with some details of the game itself.
Did you ever wonder why the Xbox was doing so poorly in Japan? This article may explain it all!
"I?m about to leave, but I spy a flash of green in the corner of my eye. I head down, past one of the rows of PS2 games, past the DVDs, then past the porn DVDs, and there, I find a small pile of Xbox units stacked unceremoniously in the corner. Right along side DVD delights such as ?Ugly Black Man?s Dangerous Copulation? and ?Horny Nurse pie secrets?
Read it here.
Got this from Geoffry.com.au. There is a 3D Studio Max conference in Fremantle, Western Australia. They'll be presenting and covering all the new features of 3D Studio Max 5, with special guests, open discussions, and other funky stuff. It doesn't cost anything to attend, so if you've got nothing to do on the 27th of AUGUST in W.A, you might want to check it out..
Ok, I was pretty floored when I heard that there was a new Rygar happening, but this has made my day. System 3 (yes, they're still around! although they call themselves Studio 3 now) have been working on... The Last Ninja 4 !!! I absolutely loved the series on the C64!! There are tonnes of screenshots here, and this is the place to find out news for this title. Also, here's a page of info on what the game is about. It sure does look like a Last Ninja title, with some very familiar settings (…
Gamersclick has a review of LeMans 24 Hours on PC. The original Playstation 2 game by Melbourne Houses' racing game was ported by Torus.. Some not-so-good words about the conversion though. Read the article here!
Games Domain has an article about Activation's Activate conference which was held in Dublin recently. They had this to say about Doom II on the Gameboy Advance, which was done by Torus.
"Doom II on GBA was frankly amazing. It was fast, smooth, playable and managed to capture the sheer feel of the PC original all on a little screen. Monsters were more plentiful than the first title on the handheld, yet Nintendo's machine barely battered an electronic eyelid."
Sounds good! Read the article here.
Australian IT has another article about the booming games industry. It details the industry in Australia, how many students there are at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) and what opportunities they have for the future. And it looks good.
"This industry's going to blow right apart, even triple in size. At the moment, the games industry is taking in more money than the box office.
"People are looking for more value for their money, like buying a game rather than going out to see a…
I know you like freebies. We all like freebies. Here are some freebies..
"What does the SimbiontMAX 2.1 package include?
SimbiontMAX 2.1 includes 2 plugins (1 material and 1 map), 10 shaders, 24 procedural maps, 110 procedural materials, example scenes, and an html user guide covering the plugins, shaders, maps, and usage methods."
It's for 3d Studio Max 3, 4 or 5. You used to have to pay for it, but now you don't! Go get the freebies..