Interview – The making of the film 300
We speak to Grant Freckelton, Visual Effects Art Director at Animal Logic, about the heavily stylised film 300. Acclaimed as a technical masterpiece, the Australian…
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Interview with Jonathan ‘Fatal1ty’ Wendel – pro-gamer
We speak to Jonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel who is the superstar of electronic sports (a.k.a cyber athletics, E-Sports), winning dozens of international game tournaments and over…
Interview with Victor Zykov (Self-Reproducing Robots)
We chat with Professor Victor Zykov, team leader for the development of self-replicating robotics. Conceptually, the technology could lead to a wide-range of useful and…
EP 378 Quick grabs
Michigan's announcement of one iPod to every child, suing Yahoo for causing a man to go to jail, legally downloading movies online, tech heads new…
PS3 ‘EyeToy’ to be released this year
Sony has revealed the PlayStation Eye peripheral is due for release in Australia this winter.
OLPC raises in price
Even though the price of the OLPC has risen to $175, it is still cheaper than alternative projects.
Blizzard developing next-gen MMO
A new massively multiplayer online game from the folks responsible for the best selling World of Warcraft would appear to be in the works.
ArmA: Armed Assault Competition – CLOSED
***CLOSED*** UPDATE: OK guys, we get it - this comp is too freaking hard. But big thanks to those who submitted hilarious entries - we…
Google, Intel and Microsoft join forces to create robots
Money from the three companies has enabled researchers at Carnegie Mellon University to create a series of Internet-connected robots.
Developers excited about Windows Vista
From the movie-like graphics in the action game "Gears of War" to the nearly photorealistic racer "MotorStorm," video games have come a long way since…
Ubisoft unveils latest RTS title
Ubisoft has unveiled the latest addition to its lucrative Tom Clancy franchise – future strategy title EndWar.
Shack News Highlights – 24 April 2007
Shack news highlights for this week include Michigan's announcement of one iPod to every child, suing Yahoo for causing a man to go to jail,…
Bioshock – calling all designers
Irrational Games and 2K Games are giving you the chance to design the box-art for the limited edition version of Bioshock.
Dell forced to offer XP on new PCs
Responding to customer demand Dell has restarted selling new PCs with Windows XP installed on them.
Guest Shack – Louise Ingram from Nokia re: 8800 Sirocco Gold
This week, we interview Louise Ingram from Nokia Australia about the new Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold. Learn more about this new phone and why its…
Microsoft holds Pacman world championships
Microsoft is teaming up with Pac-Man developer Namco-Bandai to host what it's billing as the world championships for the classic '80s game.
MySpace rolls out news service
Online hangout MySpace has entered the news business with a feature that lets its users determine what items other members see.
SEGA snaps up Marvel games
SEGA has acquired the video game rights for three more Marvel properties: The Incredible Hulk, Thor and Captain America.
Video game symphony – Music to our ears
The Eminence Symphony Orchestra starts their Australian tour this week, rolling through Sydney and Melbourne to perform its annual A Night in Fantasia concert.
Qantas in-flight SMS trial
National carrier Qantas has been given the green light to start testing in-flight mobile phone services, but only for email and text messages.
Shack Interviews – Self Replicating Robots
This week we speak to Professor Victor Zykov, team leader for the development of self-replicating robotics. Conceptually, the technology could lead to a wide-range of…
Google implements copyright tool for YouTube
Google is ready to introduce a copyright protection tool that helps media owners to automatically report acts of piracy on its YouTube video site
US Army targets gamers
The US Army is charging into the world of computer gaming in the hope of finding prime recruits among the legions of young players of…
