Our good friends at Tin Man Games have released Gamebook Adventures 1: An Assassin in Orlandes as a LITE version, offering you the chance to try it for no cost.
Our good friends at Tin Man Games have released Gamebook Adventures 1: An Assassin in Orlandes as a LITE version, offering you the chance to try it for no cost.
EA are really taking the casual game space seriously, after buying the Australian iOS development company Firemint, they have now turned their sights on PopCap. In a rumoured takeover price of US$1billion (that’s about $53.20 in Australia), this look’s to be the largest take over of a social gaming company in history.
In the May 2009 Australian Federal Government Budget the Labour Government announced its plans for a new Research & Development Tax Credit, this was to replace the Research and Development Tax Concession. It was designed to provide a tax offset and encourage companies to invest in research and development in Australia. On May 15th 2011 the Government announced the cross bench support for the new Tax Credit.
Have you heard of Minecraft? If not, where have you been! It’s a block building game with some of the most basic graphics you will ever see on a game, developed this side of 1980 anyway. If you haven’t played this amazing game and want to or just want to know what the hell is going on in the game, check out this video.
So E3 is over and done with for another year and we’ve seen all the fancy stuff the big three have rolled out. Now comes the question of how much all that fancy stuff is going to cost in Australia! Well while unfortunately I can’t give you a price for the PlayStation TV (damn it I want one so bad), I can give you an idea of what some of the consoles shown might set you back. Read more…
Unfortunately we didn’t get to record an episode this week, so on this mini-ep there’s a short message from Matt followed by the interview Lucas did with Eso from the Aussie hip hop group Bliss N Eso since they did their sold out show in Brisbane on Friday which we went to. If you haven’t heard it then we hope you enjoy it and if you have then just listen again! Don’t forget to send us emails with questions and feedback and stay tuned for episode 17.
The Ubisoft Press Conference at this years E3 showcased the work developers have been busily work away on. From some new ideas to the series you have loved, Ubisoft brought trailers and demo’s of some amazing games.
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During their E3 press conference yesterday Sony announced the name for their new handheld previously known as the NGP (Next Generation Portable) – PS Vita (pronounced vee-tah). Although there was already some information from their original announcement (here and here), when they called it the NGP, there is a load more available now so I’ve compiled it all here for you, our loyal viewers. Read more…
Started in January 2011 by brothers Lucas and Matt, Drop Bear Gaming has been operating for over 7 years offering a fresh and relaxed perspective on the video game industry. The website is a passion project more than anything and it is our distinct pleasure to continue bringing entertainment to our listeners and viewers.
The guys release a podcast episode every two to three weeks and over the years they have welcomed guests from developers, publishers, and other gaming outlets onto the show.
Disclaimer: From time to time Drop Bear Gaming receives copies of games for review in either physical or digital format from publishers or their associated PR companies. All reviews are based on the merits of each game on their own. Whether or not we were supplied the copy is not taken into account when compiling our reviews.