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Seamus Byrne, publisher and managing editor of technology (Kotaku, Gizmodo and Lifehacker) at Allure Media is leaving to become editor of CNET Australia. Byrne took on his role at Allure (after previously having had a stint in 2007 as the editor of Gizmodo) in early 2010. He had previously made …
Read More »Bubble Gum Interactive secures AUD$250’000 in funding
Bubble Gum Interactive (BGI), Sydney-based developer of Little Space Heroes, has announced that it has secured almost AUD$250’000 in government funding. The developer has been hard at work on creating its ‘virtual universe for kids’ since 2010, and will be launching with a freemium pay scheme in late 2011. BGI …
Read More »Euclideon ‘did not expect [Unlimited Detail] to snowball’
Brisbane-based company Euclideon has demonstrated its new voxel engine allegedly capable of 100’000 times better graphics than exist today. The engine maps the objects in a game world as a series of individual points rather than a series of polygons, and claims to be able to do away with the …
Read More »Khiet Chu joins SEGA Australia
SEGA Australia has welcomed a new junior product manager, Khiet Chu, to the marketing team in its Sydney office this week. Chu has three years experience in the promotional marketing industry, and comes to SEGA from his previous role as a production coordinator at Corporate Express Ltd. His educational background …
Read More »KMM rumoured to be absorbing Team Bondi
Kennedy Miller Mitchell (KMM), videogame arm of ‘Happy Feet’ producers Dr. D, is rumoured to be bringing Team Bondi on board. According to an article on Kotaku, Team Bondi founder Brendan McNamara and several Team Bondi employees were recently given a tour of the Dr. D offices. The article cites …
Read More »GAME and GameSpot to host Deus Ex event
Namco Bandai Partners, GameSpot AU and GAME are giving consumers the chance to experience Deux Ex: Human Revolution early. A preview event is slated to take place on 17th August at Goldfish Bowl in Sydney for winners of separate GAME and GameSpot competitions. The GameSpot competition requires entrants to answer …
Read More »QLD developers face challenge of creating new IP
Mark Fludder from the Information Industries Bureau continues his discussion with MCV Pacific on the current state of Queensland development. On Monday, Fludder discussed the re-structuring the development community has undergone since it was rocked by several closures over the last few years. Today, he continues to talk about the …
Read More »Dead Island numbers grow after successful event
Dead Island had a strong reception at its Melbourne preview party last week, and QV Software has confirmed an increase in day one numbers. The preview party, held at the Mana Bar in Fitzroy, saw consumers able to get an exclusive world-first demonstration of the game, and was only available …
Read More »EB Games offers free delivery in August
Throughout the month of August, any pre-order placed on the EB Games web site will attract free delivery. To receive the bonus, consumers must use the voucher code ‘PARTY’ when placing their pre-order. The offer is a part of EB’s ‘Online Pre-Order Party’, and a continued heavy push to drive …
Read More »EB Games votes for a national classification system
EB Games has told MCV that it believes a national classification system like the rest of the entertainment industry is best for Australia. After the Australian state and territory Attorneys-General reached an ‘in principle agreement’ last month to introduce an R18+ classification, problems began to arise concerning the ability for …
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