Supporting the game development community of Western Australia
Let’s Make Games has worked to support the West Australian game development community for the last seven years. In this time the hard-working Nick Lowe, Minh Tran and Richard Kong have been behind the scenes keeping it all going, but last month they officially stepped down from their positions on the committee.…
Gnomic Studios has kept the ball rolling (or really the square flying) this year, taking their collection of killer cubes to the console. First released on Steam last year, Square Heroes is now taking the Playstation 4 by storm for the excellent price of $4.99. * Designed for multiplayer from…
There are many exciting things happening at Let’s Make Games, and one of them is that we have had the super cool Vivien Lengkeek join our ranks as a web writer for this very blog. Vivien has been hard at work behind the scenes in WA game dev, teaching kids how to…
Each week FTI run a free co-working day just for game developers known as Level One. Grab your laptop and head down to SK Games for some free Wifi, table space and excellent company. You can book for the whole day or just half, but either way it is a great opportunity to catch up…
Get ready to tap asteroids into oblivion with Outback Pixels‘ new release Roid Rage! Test the limits of your trigger finger’s dexterity as you shoot ‘roids out of the sky, while collecting resources to boost your skills and your ship. ROID RAGE is a finger-breaking, asteroid destroying, speed tapper that allows…
What makes a mobile game a hit? Having something fun, easy to play and unique is a certainly good way to get the ball rolling. Local developer Whacky Brew is working on a game that does just that, and now they’re looking for iOS beta testers to take Whacky Ball for a spin. Whacky…
The Level One free game dev coworking day is on again tomorrow, but did you know that they are now officially open for coworking full-time? If you’re interested in checking out the new setup, FTI and SK Games will be hosting a launch reception next month complete with tours and drinks. Here’s a peek at the details from…
Local developer 42 BYTES recently released the alpha of their upcoming mobile game MOK, and they are now in need of some extraterrestrial testers. MOK features a host of cute little aliens trying to get to a party on time, all the while avoiding every manner of space obstacle. It’s designed entirely in…
Making games can be a long process, but did you know it’s possible to make a game in just days? Last month game developers around the world took part in Global Game Jam, an intense event where you have just one weekend to make a themed game. This year more…
