Its 2012 and the local peeps are awesome. After attending Bergen Game Jam last weekend and the first international Join Game conference yesterday and today, one can not help but to be excited and inspired to get back into the game dev mode. I need to update some LScripts and I think some Unity/C# scripts should be released too. Sharing is caring.

If you so happen to be a Norwegian or a local Bergeneese, head over to spillmakerlauget.no and join in on the game dev fun. If you are in the 3D/CG realm, then also head over to cgbergen.org and join the mailing list.

Full steam ahead!

It’s been a few days since the Android version went live, and I am awaiting the approval process from the App Store. In any case, the swtor.com RSS reader marks the kick off for many iOS and Android apps in the coming months.

MentalFish and Scary-Monsters have teamed up to deliver an absurd experience in the form of a 3′rd person shooter named B.A.G. The game is a tribute to the 80′ies comic D.R. & Quinch and will feature ridiculous weaponry for disposal of annoying aliens.

Leigh Bamforth has created some awesome models and first up is one of the two characters:
Unity turntable of Quinch in all his splendor.

An awesome TED talk:
http://www.ted.com/talks/tom_chatfield_7_ways_games_reward_the_brain.html

Hmmm… seems like the plan for a spaceship a day will have to become something different for now. Perhaps a line of jQuery a day with a side dish of a space ship a month will keep the doctor away. Where is my 36 hour day cycle I ordered?

An amazing world, great style and good gameplay from what I can tell. Check out the interview at indiegamepod.com or just enjoy the trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/v/Y4HSyVXKYz8&hl=en_US&fs=1&

Hurry peeps, pre-order Unity 3.0 before it is released and save a few hundred bucks. I just got my upgrade to Unity 3.0 and an upgrade of the basic iPhone license, so it saved me 300$.

Also, check out the video of the Beast lightmapping demo, total awesomeness!

Awesome asset management in Unity 3.0
http://blogs.unity3d.com/2010/06/15/unity-3-feature-preview-asset-management/

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12584179&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1

Yes! Eric Chahi, creator of Another World is back the business!
http://www.youtube.com/v/r8nABQLSfmU&hl=en_US&fs=1&

My oh my, I think I blew a fuse when I saw this!

Go watch the HD version at GameTrailers.com

Pure mind blowing awesomeness. Now, if only Mr. Lucas could get his wallet out and hand over some dosh to Blur to do this as a full time TV series Anyone know if the live action TV show is on the way?

No matter what, I am giving the game a go when it is out, even though it can’t be as mind blowing as this cinematic.