Well, this is great news! For years now we’ve had to put up with the Australian government at national level doing what it can to undermine the development of the games industry. Most of the funding and development work has had to come out of the state governments after the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. One of Australia’s veteran development studios has turned 20. Tantalus, based in Melbourne, has been in operation since the Super Nintendo, and continues to pump out the hits today. The company’s first game was Stargate on the Super Nintendo. From these humble beginnings the studio has…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Monster Monpiece is a game from Compile Heart/ Idea Factory that I don’t think anyone would have expected to see localised. After all. It’s a game that involves holding your Vita lengthways, and rubbing both the top and bottom touch screens vigorously to power up female…
Read MoreAs everyone who knows me knows I have a slight obsession with Tecmo Koei’s Warriors franchise, and I love how the developers over there keep turning the formula to a range of different Anime/ Manga and JRPG franchises. A Zelda Warriors (tentatively titled “Hyrule Warriors”) game on the Wii U…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Some impressive data has come from the New Zealand Game Developer’s Association (NZGDA); the development community has seen a massive increase in revenue over the past year. For the 2012 year through to March 31, 2013, the NZ industry grew 86 per cent, to $36.3 million.…
Read MoreRemember that time that a bunch of people with nothing better to do with their time voted a company that publishes games as ‘worse’ than corrupt banks, gun manufacturers and tobacco companies? EA (that being America’s ‘worst company’) just released a Humble Bundle, giving people the ability to pay whatever…
Read MoreAnd I thought the PlayStation 4 announcement couldn’t get more exciting… CD Projekt Red, the makers of the Witcher games, and thus the guys that made the best Western RPG in the past generation (The Witcher 2) have announced that The Witcher 3 will be making an appearance on the…
Read MoreI don’t think anyone who reads this site would not know that Sony has had a difficult couple of years from a financial perspective. The good news is that the turn around seems to be on track. The vendor posted a significant operating profit for its third quarter; 46.4 billion…
Read MoreAt a time where developers are being closed for just one failed game, and mid-tier publishers like THQ are shutting down for any number of economic reasons, one mid-to-large publisher, Tecmo Koei, is showing everyone how it’s done. For the December quarter (the three months ending in December 31, 2012),…
Read MoreJust a couple of hours ago we reported that THQ has declared bankruptcy. The good news is that it looks like the publisher has found a get out of jail free card. According to an announcement on its website, THQ’s President, Jason Rubin, has posted some good news to fans.…
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