EXPO 2004 3 E www.gdaa.com.au WE’LL GIVE YOU A PIECE OF OUR MIND E3 EXPO 2004 WE’LL AYOU GIVE PIECE OF OUR MIND E3 LOCATION AT WEST HALL, BOOTH #2100 CONTENTS AUSTRALIA’S STRENGTHS 2 AUSTRALIAN CAPABILITIES 3 GAME DEVELOPERS 9 SERVICE COMPANIES 50 GAMES HARDWARE 66 GAME DEVELOPERS’ ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA 68 AUSTRALIAN GAME DEVELOPERS’ CONFERENCE 69 SKILLS AND TRAINING 70 GOVERNMENT SUPPORT 74 USEFUL LINKS 79 NOTES 80 AUSTRALIA’S STRENGTHS The game development industry in Australia is second to none. Dynamic and sophisticated, Australian companies are already developing and marketing titles for the largest game publishers in the world. Australia offers world-class creative talent, advanced technology and exceptional management experience. Australia’s key strengths in the game industry are: OVER 40 GAME DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES DEVELOPING GAMES FOR OVER 20 YEARS MORE THAN 200 TITLES FRESH CREATIVE TALENT HUGE SKILLS BASE WORLD CLASS EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES ENSURE CONTINUED TALENT SUPPLY NOW AND IN THE FUTURE GREAT INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CRITICAL MASS OF COMPLEMENTARY CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING FILM AND TELEVISION, DESIGN, ADVERTISING AND NEW MEDIA GLOBAL COMPANIES IN AUSTRALIA INCLUDING ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT, ACTIVISION, ATARI, EIDOS INTERACTIVE, ELECTRONIC ARTS, MICROSOFT, NINTENDO, SONY, TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE, THQ, UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT AND VIVENDI UNIVERSAL OPEN FOR BUSINESS 24/7 WORLD CLASS GAMES DOWNUNDER! 2 AUSTRALIAN CAPABILITIES Company Location Platforms Titles Contact Atari Melbourne PS2, Xbox, NGC, GBA, PC Le Mans [email protected] Melbourne MIB2 www.atari.com House GPC Looney Tunes Space Race GP500 Auran® Brisbane PC, PS2, Xbox Currently in development: [email protected] MMPOG: working title "Hwarang" www.auran.com MyVirtualHome Trainz Railroad Simulator Gold Edition Released titles: Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004 Trainz/Ultimate Trainz Collection D20: Sanctuary/Dark Awakening Dark Reign Bridge It Mixports: Basketball Auran Jet V2.0 BigWorld™ Sydney Xbox, PC BigWorld™ Technology middleware for massively [email protected] multiplayer online games www.bigworldtech.com Blue Tongue Melbourne PS2, Xbox, NGC, GBA, PC The Polar Express [email protected] Entertainment Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis www.bluetongue.com Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy Riding Star AFL Finals Fever Bullant Studios Melbourne PS2, Xbox, NGC, PC, GBA, Mobile, iTV Third Strike [email protected] Space Invaders www.bullantstudios.com Civilization Legend Has It AutoDestruct Bytegeist Sydney PS2, Xbox, PC Beyond Infinity [email protected] Software www.bytegeist.com 3 Company Location Platforms Titles Contact C4 Melbourne Mobile, GBA Nick Toon Racing [email protected] Beefy the Umpire Slayer www.c4-digital.com Usagi Yojimbo Creative Brisbane PC, PS2, Xbox, NGC Rome: Total War [email protected] Assembly Medieval: Total War www.creative-assembly.com Shogun: Total War www.totalwar.com Dimsdale & Brisbane PC Tito [email protected] Kreozot UGM Tito in Brisbane City High Jinks www.dimsdale-kreozot.com GoJoe PoGo DOIEN Studios Brisbane PC, Web Titles in development [email protected] www.doienstudios.com Eureka Sydney PC, Mac Interactive World Atlas 2004 [email protected] Multimedia 4000 Works of Literature www.nodtronics.com.au Maths Quest Literacy Quest Space Quest Alphabet Farm Numbers & Puzzles Fun and Spooky Adding and Subtracting World Cricket 2002 Trivia Master - Australian Edition Firemint Melbourne GBA, Mobile (J2ME, BREW, DoJa, Nicktoons Racing [email protected] Symbian, PocketPC), N-Gage Soul Daddy in LA (Jumbuck) www.firemint.com Soul Daddy BKB (Jumbuck) Tokyo Fighter (Jumbuck) Fuzzyeyes Brisbane PC, PS2, Xbox HotDogs HotGals [email protected] Studio Uluru Messenger www.fuzzyeyes.com Aussie Adventure Gridwerx Brisbane PC Gridwerx Genesis (working title) [email protected] www.gridwerx.com.au Halfbrick Brisbane NGC, GBA, PS2 Rocket Power – Beach Bandits [email protected] Studios Fuzz and Rocket www.halfbrick.com 4 Company Location Platforms Titles Contact Infinite Melbourne PC, Xbox, PS2 Warlords III & IV [email protected] Interactive Warlords Battlecry I, II & III www.infinite-interactive.com IR Gurus Melbourne PS2, Xbox, PC AFL Coach 2002 [email protected] Interactive AFL Live 2003, 2004 & 2005 www.irgurus.com Gaelic Football 2005 Heroes of the Pacific Saddle Club WillowBrook Stables Saddle Club Pine Hollow Stables Equestriad, Equestriad 2001 Riding Star Iron Monkey Melbourne Mobile, GBA, N-Gage Jack Lightning [email protected] Studios Mercury www.ironmonkeystudios.com Sunset Blade Irrational Canberra PS2, Xbox, PC System Shock 2 [email protected] Games Freedom Force www.irrationalgames.com The Lost Tribes: Vengeance Freedom Force vs The Third Reich KaWoW Brisbane PC, PS2, Xbox, GBA Gore – The Ultimate Soldier [email protected] Joey’s Count 10 www.KaWoW.com Online web games Krome Studios Brisbane PS2, Xbox, NGC, PC, GBA TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2 [email protected] Jimmy Neutron: Jet Fusion www.kromestudios.com TY the Tasmanian Tiger Sunny Garcia Surfing Barbie Beach Vacation Barbie Sparkling Ice Show Extremely Goofy Skateboarding Championship Surfer Kukan Studio Adelaide Mobile Ted Go Home [email protected] www.kukanstudio.com LaserGolf Melbourne PC LaserGolf [email protected] Development www.lasergolfgame.com 5 Company Location Platforms Titles Contact MediaNet Melbourne PC, PS2, Xbox, Mobile Melodie Mars (unpublished) [email protected] Productions www.melodiemars.com Micro Forté Canberra and Xbox, PC, Pocket PC, Mobile (Symbian, Unannounced 1st Party Xbox MMOG for Microsoft [email protected] Sydney J2ME) Lord of the Rings MMOG www.microforte.com.au Fallout Tactics Hotwheels Bash Arena Enemy Infestation Demon Stalkers Fire King America’s Cup Sailing Simulation Monkey Adelaide J2ME, Mophun Unnamed Destiny [email protected] Physics Caffeinated Chicken www.monkeyphysics.com.au Pandemic Brisbane PS2, GameCube, Xbox, PC Full Spectrum Warrior [email protected] Studios Star Wars: Battlefront www.pandemicstudios.com Australia Star Wars: The Clone Wars Army Men: RTS Triple Play 2002 Dark Reign II Battlezone II Perception Sydney PC, PS2, Xbox Stargate SG-1 [email protected] Top Down Racer www.perception.com.au Thunderboat R3 Interactive Adelaide PC, Mobile, Simulation, Arcade Tuna Boat Simulator [email protected] Save the Tassie Tiger www.r3interactive.com Jet Boat X Santa’s Snow Ride Time Bomb Cow Encounters Monster Mush Ozi-Rules 2010 6 Company Location Platforms Titles Contact Ratbag Adelaide PS2, Xbox, PC Powerslide [email protected] Dirt Track Racing, DTR2 www.ratbaggames.com DTRSC Leadfoot World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Saturday Night Speedway Tantalus Melbourne PS2, Xbox, GC, GBA, DS, PSP, PC Top Gear Rally [email protected] Interactive Unreal 2 www.tantalus.com.au Monster Truck Madness South Park Rally Manx TT Superbike Area 51 The House of the Dead Mary Kate and Ashley Winner’s Circle Woody Woodpecker in Crazy Castle 5 Thatgame Melbourne PS2, Xbox, PC 2 titles in development [email protected] www.thatgame.com TheyerGFX Gold Coast PC, PS2, PSX, Mobile 3D Kit Builder [email protected] California Surfing www.theyergfx.com All Star Watersports Windsurfers Paradise Pro Bodyboarding Jet Racer California Watersports TigerSpike Sydney Mobile (J2ME, Symbian) Brick Bash [email protected] Checkers www.tigerspike.com Cross Road (Frogger) Rects Robot Rage SciFi Ace Solitaire Super Pong Tetris Trivia 7 Company Location Platforms Titles Contact Torus Games Melbourne PS2, GBA, N-Gage, PC, Xbox, GCN, PSP Duke Nukem [email protected] Minority Report www.torus.com.au Doom II Carmageddon 3 Jackie Chan Adventures Space Invaders The Incredible Ironman Ice Nine Le Mans 24 Hour Ashen Operation Shadow Pitfall Harry Twitch Studios Sydney PC, Xbox, PS2, GameCube Lamborghini Challenge [email protected] Monopoly Party www.twitchstudios.com RX Cars Sony Online Dating Game Viva La Mobile Sydney Mobile (J2ME and BREW), Mobile Privateers [email protected] Multiplayer 2.5G and 3G) Campaign 1944 www.vivalamobile.com Flying Tigers Archon Tank ZONE (3G Real Time multiplayer action) White Noise Canberra PC, PS2, PSX, Mobile (J2ME and BREW) Scooby-Doo Case File #2: Scary Stone Dragon [email protected] Games www.whitenoisegames.com Wicked Witch Melbourne PC, PS2, Xbox, GBA, Mobile, single and Mtv: the gimps (pain on the train) [email protected] Software multiplayer WarMonster www.wicked-witch.com.au Ned Kelly Ryan Giggs Soccer (Jumbuck) Gothic Graveyard (Jumbuck) Melodie Mars Aliens: Thanatos Encounter Mary Kate & Ashley: Crush Course Wildfire Studios Brisbane PS2, PC, Online Balls of Steel [email protected] Kiss Pinball www.wildfire.com.au Dirt Track Racing Pinball 8 Austin Powers Pinball GAME DEVELOPERS ATARI MELBOURNE HOUSE Atari Melbourne House is Australia’s leading developer of video Atari Melbourne House programmers, artists and designers are games for personal computers and game consoles. Atari Melbourne recognised as being among the most skilled in the world, with House became part of the Atari Group during 1999. Previously, as Atari Melbourne House games (such as Grand Prix Challenge on Melbourne House and as Beam Software, the company developed PlayStation 2, Le Mans on Dreamcast and, more recently, the highly more than 160 video game titles, making it one of the most prolific acclaimed Transformers on PlayStation 2)