Archive for February, 2008

Just Cause 2 set “in the Malay Archipelago.”

February 8th, 2008 – 7:59 pm
Tagged as: News & Events

After Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune featured the main character talking in Indonesian and Burnout: Dominator featured a location based on Kuala Lumpur, it’s interesting to see how another game company interprets local a.k.a South East Asian content into their game.

According to IGN, Just Cause 2 is set on the island of Panau that’s in the Malay […]

“Drawn to Life” very successful for THQ

February 6th, 2008 – 11:21 pm
Tagged as: News & Events

Kotaku posted news about Drawn to Life, a DS game that was developed locally. The game apparently did very well for THQ, so they’re planning a Wii version. No word on whether or not it will be done locally as well, though, since it’s the publisher’s words that are reported.

IGDA informal meet Feb 29th 2008

February 6th, 2008 – 10:58 pm
Tagged as: IGDA

Last month’s meeting was delayed because of CNY. Yes, I know it’s the week before last, but I figured it’s best to let those celebrating the festivities not worry about a random meeting into their schedule.
The next meeting will be on the last Friday of this month, Feb 29th.
Location: Tentatively Wolf’s Game Shop, […]