Interview by Aidan B. One of our favourite local developers was at the EB Games 2013 expo in a big way. Nnooo, having now picked up the publisher’s role for two locally developed games on console, had three games to show off at the show. Not a bad effort for…
Read MoreIt’s been coming for a while, but Kickstarter, that wonderful crowdfunding platform that allows game developers to directly ask the public for financing to build their games, has formally launched in Australia and New Zealand. This means that local developers, publishers, and anyone else with great ideas can create local…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. There’s no shortage of digital collectible card games (CCGs). From Magic: The Gathering and Might & Magic: Duel of Champions right through to little indie efforts like Orbs CCG, this is a genre that is remarkably good for game developers for two reasons; it keeps people…
Read MoreInterview by Aidan B. At the EB Games Expo 2013, one of the more entertaining sections was the Aussie indies section. Australia has a growing collection of high quality developers operating in small teams creating innovative and creative games, largely free of the constraints of working for a larger developer.…
Read MoreAfter a couple of announcements about games that it is set to publish for other developers, Nnooo has finally unveiled its first game since escapeVektor; Blast ‘Em Bunnies. Picture, if you will, the turret gun section of a FPS. Blast ‘Em Bunnies is an entire game built around that section.…
Read MoreThe folks at Nnooo have been busy. It has only been a few short months since the developer announced it was taking a step into publishing in order to bring Cubemen 2 to the Wii U. Now it has taken on its second publishing project; the very high quality Aussie…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S Amongst the Western publishers, Ubisoft stands almost unique in its dedication to memorable characters and narratives. Or, in other words, if the western publishers were to create their own “Smash Bros”-style games, Ubisoft would have Rayman, Ezio, Connor, Jade, Aveline, Rabbids and a host of others.…
Read MoreIt’s often quite disheartening when two games turn out to be incredibly similar affairs. Game Dev Tycoon, the first entry from Aussie startup, Greenheart Games, plays much like its inspiration: Kairosoft’s mobile hit Game Dev Story. But the last thing I’d want is for this review to serve as a…
Read MoreAustralia’s ACCC has announced that it is joining a global push against the free-to-play game development structure for games targeting children. A report over at the ABC states that the competition watchdog hasn’t ruled going further and enacting enforcement action against smartphone and tablet apps that adopt this model. The…
Read MoreThe Academy for Interactive Entertainment (AIE), one of Australia’s most prominent games industry educators, is preparing for its third annual series of iFEST conferences, to be held in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. These events have exploded in popularity as the Australian indie development scene has grown to compensate for our…
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