Game reviews by GET students

Nine game reviews written by GET students have just been published in the February and March issues of Gamers’ Choice. Copies of this magazine should be available at most game shops and electronic stores now. They were:
Feb 2009 issue:

Prince of Persia - Sim Wei Jin (GET Junior Year)
Far Cry 2 - Wong Weng Wou & Muhammad Rohaizad [...]

As Dated.

I came across another well written article, this one titled: “Layoff Survival: Three Tips Toward a Quick Rehire” on GameCareerGuide.com. Contrary to the one-track-nature sound of the title, I find that the contents of Nels Anderson’s article largely applies to students (a.k.a. us) who are graduating, and those working towards it. A quote:
“I realize much [...]

Gamers still prefer retail

A relevant bit of news to keep us in the loop, especially for the current Junior Year students doing Business of Computer Games next semester. Edge reports that:
Game companies are making increased investments on digital download strategies, but a report from leading market research firm NPD Group finds that gamers still prefer brick-and-mortar retail.
According to [...]

Koei Singapore is hiring

The GET graduating students will be happy to hear that…
“In a move that reflects the health of the nascent digital media industry here, Japanese video game giant Koei will hire 30 to 60 more staff for its Singapore games studio over the next two years. It currently has 50 workers in the five-year-old studio.”
Source from [...]

GET visit to DigiPen Institute

By Mr. Ng Chongming
Yesterday, seniors and juniors from GET paid a visit to DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore at the aptly named and decorated Pixel Building for an Information Session. The students took a short guided tour around the campus and were exposed to artwork, animations, and game projects done by students from the university.
The [...]

Game Testing…..fun or mind-boggling

Its a really simple process of hardcore grinding in front of a computer to try everything single means possible to “crash your game”. But all game developing companies rely on it to ensure that their game make or break in the commercial market.

Imagine… Left 4 Dead crashes the moment you go online. Red Alert 3 [...]

GET Major Project Showcase 2009

The Senior Year and graduating class of GET got to showcase their completed Major Projects this afternoon in the MP Lab. Here’s a small selection of the photos taken.
Course manager, Peter Choy, shown the game created in collaboration with MOE – to teach students Hindi:

The Maid Game; one of the two games created for the [...]

GET – Graduating Class of 2009

The GET Graduating Class of 2009 photos (alongside a few others too) taken during last Friday’s The Next Lap seminar have been uploaded into the Flickr album on the left. Unfortunately, the free account for Flickr has resized the larger 3000 x 1993 photosinto just web-viewable versions. So, if you’d like the larger JPG versions, you can [...]

No WoW in Australia?

A news report has just surfaced that is getting picked up by MMOG sites: basically, it seems that it’s illegal for online games, including MMOGs, to be sold in Australia. Excerpt from The Sydney Morning Herald:
Video game publishers and retailers are risking hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines by illegally selling online role playing [...]

INCG Board Game collection: Last Call for C180 – C182

Public Announcement: This is a last call for INCG groups from C180-C182 who took the subject in 2007 to come get your board games. If you don’t come collect before 5th Feb, I’ll dispose of them.

The only submission that’ll be kept (for showcasing) is the one above from Kuan Wei & Gang @ C180.