Wed 23 Mar 2005
Rugby League 2 - it's official! We can confirm that Castles Music has been working on audio content for ... more

Sat 05 Feb 2005
Audio almost complete for Gary Grigsby's World at War. World at War features over 500 custom WWII sound ... more

Sun 31 Oct 2004
Castles Music helps keep game students occupied! After a successful teaching stint at the Media Design School ... more

Fri 15 Oct 2004
Simon Castles invited to teach at Media Design School. Keen to support the local development scene, Simon was ... more

The internet is a wealth of information. Here are some articles, links, and other bits and pieces that may be useful to anyone who is considering being a part of the games business.

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Six_Marketing_Mistakes.pdf

SalesProposals._101.pdf

GDC_Contract_Negotiation.pdf

IGDA_Freelancers.pdf

PreProd_PlayingTheGame.pdf

GAMA_AudioforMobile.pdf

MobileGames_WAP.pdf

Royalty Free Audio

CastlesMusic.com Audio Emporium - our own online royalty free sound shop.

http://www.shockwavesound.com/ - alternative source of excellent royalty free music and sound effects.

Game Industry Links

http://www.gignews.com/

http://www.gamasutra.com/

http://www.igda.com/

http://www.audiogang.org/

Indie Game Links

http://www.ludumdare.com/

http://www.idevgames.com/

http://www.garagedeveloperinternational.com/

Mobile & Handheld

http://www.mobenta.com/

Games in New Zealand

http://www.nzgda.com/ - NZ Game Developers