Jobs-a-Plenty at Irrational

Irrational Games are advertising a host of vacancies at their Canberra studio. I won’t reproduce all the details here, but follow the links for more details on each position… Art Director Lead... (more)

posted by bruce · 29 Apr 2005

Writing for Games

Next month, the Australian Writers Guild is holding a two day workshop in Adelaide about writing for games… The AWG, SA Branch is excited to announce the launch of a new... (more)

posted by bruce · 29 Apr 2005

Australian PSP Release set for September

Yep, we are at the arse end of the world, or at least it feels like that sometimes. Sony Computer Entertainment has confirmed that the PSP will go on sale... (more)

posted by bruce · 27 Apr 2005

Work at Liquid Animation

Brisbane based animation house Liquid Animation are in search of 3D animators. read more »

posted by bruce · 27 Apr 2005

OFLC response to my enquiry on R rating.

I sent the OFLC an email in regards to the lack of an R rating in games, and the recent RC of “Narc”. They responded within 4 days. Below is their... (more)

posted by Shane G · 22 Apr 2005

Character Animation Position at Perception

Sydney-based developer Perception have a position available for a senior character animator. read more »

posted by bruce · 21 Apr 2005

Screen Actors Guild vs Publishers

In an interesting aside to the recent news coverage of workplace conditions for game developers (in particular the EA Spouse incident), labour organisations representing actors in the US are in... (more)

posted by bruce · 15 Apr 2005

Hype Filtration

Indulge me in a small vent… Things BigKid will cover about next-gen console releases: actual photos technical specs and features available games logo design (at a stretch, if we’re bored and the graphic design is... (more)

posted by bruce · 15 Apr 2005

NARC Banned in Oz

Midway are behind a remake of NARC, an arcade title from 1988. The new PS2 version is described by GameSpy as “a third-person actioner with a stylized modern backdrop that’s... (more)

posted by bruce · 13 Apr 2005

GamePlay Rentals Site

We seem to be becoming the go-to site if you’re launching a postal game rentals service in Australia, and over the weekend we received an announcement of another such service.... (more)

posted by bruce · 11 Apr 2005

Red Tribe Site Launches

New Melbourne developer Red Tribe have launched a new website at www.redtribe.com. Red Tribe was formed by Chris Mosely, and are said to be working on “an action adventure game... (more)

posted by bruce · 11 Apr 2005

THQ Hiring: Project Manager

THQ Australia is looking for a Project Manager to work on future console-based titles. read more »

posted by monty · 07 Apr 2005

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