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Microsoft has announced a range of midnight and breakfast launches for Gears of War 3, with the primary event being held at EB Games MacArthur Square. The event will be for media and consumers alike, and will take place from 10pm on 19th September. There will be gift bags for …
Read More »Lace Mamba Global to distribute The Lost Chronicles of Zerzura
Cranberry Production’s new PC game The Lost Chronicles of Zerzura to be distributed by Lace Mamba Global in ANZ, UK and more. The Lost Chronicles of Zerzura is a medieval point-and-click adventure game, set in 1514 against the backdrop of the Inquisition, and follows on from Cranberry Production’s Black Mirror …
Read More »Details emerge on GAME, 3-day event at Macquarie University
Macquarie University’s Interactive Media Institute and Macquarie ICT Innovations Centre have announced details on GAME, its upcoming 3-day videogames event. The event will consist of a public debate about videogame politics and policy, an academic conference and a games festival, and promises an ‘exploration and celebration of this exciting new …
Read More »Auckland developer Outsmart scores $1.8 million
Gameplanet is reporting that Outsmart, developer of browser-based Small Worlds, has received NZD$1.8 million in government funding. Small Worlds, originally launched in 2008, is a 3D environment played inside your browser which presents content from web and media sources, online games and more. Outsmart is promising that the funding will …
Read More »Screen Digest: MMO subscriptions on the fall
Subscriptions for MMOs have declined for the first time, according to new research. Despite the drop, microtransactions continue to grow strongly”, said Piers Harding-Rolls of analytics firm Screen Digest, which carried out the study. He added I don’t believe we’ll see subscriptions grow again in this sector as microtransactions take …
Read More »GMA 2011: Sold out!
This year’s Games Media Awards, in association with Grainger Games, have sold out in record time. After a record number of nominations, and with more media brands and individuals in the running for a prestigious Games Media Award, the swish new Vinopolis venue looks set to be a party to …
Read More »New interactive honour is ‘the Turner Prize of games’
Video games will get an accolade that wants to be our equivalent of the Turner, Mercury or Booker prize. While art, music and literature have their own annual prizes picking the best single creation of the year, games do not. So next month organisers of the October GameCity Festival in …
Read More »Deep Silver Dead pleased with first No.1
Koch Media’s publishing label Deep Silver scored its first ever No.1 this week with Dead Island. Its victory marks the end of an aggressive campaign by Koch, which started with a cinematic teaser in February. We’ve handled titles that hit No.1 in the UK, but never where we acted as …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Tim Willits Part 1: Devs ‘stuck in a two-weapon mentality’
id Software recently had Tim Willits, creative director of RAGE, out in Sydney to host local media events. MCV Pacific spoke to Tim about RAGE, the future of games and more. Why has id decided to move away from the macabre corridor-crawling action games it has been known for? It …
Read More »PikPok releases three new smartphone titles
New Zealand developer Sidhe’s mobile arm PikPok has announced the release of three new smartphone games this week. The three titles are Flick Kick Rugby Kickoff for iOS and Android, Own The Game (previously released for browsers) for iOS and Android and Monsters Ate My Condo for iOS. Flick Kick …
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