Krome Studios

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Based in Queensland

The award winning company has developed games based on blockbuster licensed properties such as King Arthur, Barbie™, Jimmy Neutron™ and Disney characters. Krome Studios has and continues to build strong partnerships with a number of publishers worldwide including, Activision®, Electronic Arts™, Vivendi Universal, Konami®, Disney Interactive Inc and THQ.

Boasting a game development history reaching back as far as 1984, Krome Studios® has established itself as one of the premier game development houses in Australia and continues to advanced the proprietary technology in order to develop innovative, quality titles.

At its height, Krome studios employed over 400+ people in studios across Australia (Brisbane, Melbourne, and Adelaide). Krome Studios closed their doors on October, 2010. [1]

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Established in 1999

Krome Studios founders were previously part of Interactive Binary Illusions, and GeeWhiz Entertainment, makers of Halloween Harry, Zombie Wars, and Flight of the Amazon Queen.

John Passfield: Krome Studios began in 1999 when RobertWalsh (CEO), myself and SteveStamatiadis (Development Director) joined forces to create an independent game development company dedicated to making games we all loved and believed in. We also felt that there was a tremendous opportunity to grow the Australian gaming market. Though Australia isn't really known as a gaming hotbed to the outside community, it's got some of the best talent and developers in the world. [2]

Employed 180 people in 2006 [3]

Krome Studios® is Australia's largest video game company and a leading worldwide independent developer. Best known for creating the TY the Tasmanian Tiger™ series, which is Australia's best selling game of all time, having sold over 2 million units worldwide to date.

The main studio is located in the Old Mill building in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, and houses 160 talented employees and is assisted by a smaller team situated in Adelaide. Both Studios are currently in development on a series of high profile game projects for the current and next gen consoles and handheld platforms.

Krome building.jpg

Krome Studios® is headed by two principles, Robert Walsh, CEO, and Steve Stamatiadis, Creative Director.

Robert Walsh.jpg

Robert Walsh is CEO and co-founder of Krome Studios. Mr. Walsh has and continues to foster key relationships that have resulted in strong partnerships with major international publishers such as Activision, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Disney Interactive, Mattel, Vivendi, and THQ, to name a few. His role demands that much of his time is spent traveling and meeting with partners and prospective contacts. Mr. Walsh's strategy for Krome is to maintain a friendly, team-oriented atmosphere with an emphasis on providing the resources needed to make each project a success. Under his leadership, Krome Studios has successfully shipped 19 SKUs in four years and Mr. Walsh was awarded the Career Achievement award at the 2003 Australian Game Developers' Conference. [4]

Steve Stamatiadis.jpg

Steve Stamatiadis is Krome's Creative Director and co-founder. He acts as the company's chief character designer and is in charge of original Intellectual Property. Led by Mr. Stamatiadis, Krome's creative team has created hundreds of original characters, including the entire cast of TY the Tasmanian Tiger, along with rich game worlds, universally-themed stories, and innovative gameplay. In the case of TY the Tasmanian Tiger, every character and setting is based on actual Australian Outback, including the title character based on the now-extinct Tasmanian tiger. Mr. Stamatiadis' experience in game development spans over a decade with roles as game designer, character designer, and art director on a variety of projects. He received the Best Original Character Design award at the 2002 and 2004 AGDC. [5]

  1. ↑ http://www.tsumea.com/australasia/australia/news/151010/serious-trouble-at-krome-studios
  2. ↑ Behind the Games, Krome Studios by TeamXbox
  3. ↑ 25/2/2006 Courier-Mail
  4. ↑ Krome Studios website
  5. ↑ Krome Studios website

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[edit] Contact

Address: 111 Constance Street
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Postal Address:
Krome Studios
PO Box 1639
Fortitude Valley
QLD 4006 AUSTRALIA


Phone: +61 (0)7 32572377
Fax: +61 (0)7 32571168


Email: press@kromestudios.com

The award winning company has developed games based on blockbuster licensed properties such as King Arthur, Barbie™, Jimmy Neutron™ and Disney characters. Krome Studios has and continues to build strong partnerships with a number of publishers worldwide including, Activision®, Electronic Arts™, Vivendi Universal, Konami®, Disney Interactive Inc and THQ.

Boasting a game development history reaching back as far as 1984, Krome Studios® has established itself as one of the premier game development houses in Australia and continues to advanced the proprietary technology in order to develop innovative, quality titles.

At its height, Krome studios employed over 400+ people in studios across Australia (Brisbane, Melbourne, and Adelaide). Krome Studios closed their doors on October, 2010. <ref>http://www.tsumea.com/australasia/australia/news/151010/serious-trouble-at-krome-studios</ref>

Contents

[edit] History

Established in 1999

Krome Studios founders were previously part of Interactive Binary Illusions, and GeeWhiz Entertainment, makers of Halloween Harry, Zombie Wars, and Flight of the Amazon Queen.

John Passfield: Krome Studios began in 1999 when RobertWalsh (CEO), myself and SteveStamatiadis (Development Director) joined forces to create an independent game development company dedicated to making games we all loved and believed in. We also felt that there was a tremendous opportunity to grow the Australian gaming market. Though Australia isn\'t really known as a gaming hotbed to the outside community, it\'s got some of the best talent and developers in the world. <ref>Behind the Games, Krome Studios by TeamXbox</ref>

Employed 180 people in 2006 <ref>25/2/2006 Courier-Mail</ref>

Krome Studios® is Australia\'s largest video game company and a leading worldwide independent developer. Best known for creating the TY the Tasmanian Tiger™ series, which is Australia\'s best selling game of all time, having sold over 2 million units worldwide to date.

The main studio is located in the Old Mill building in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, and houses 160 talented employees and is assisted by a smaller team situated in Adelaide. Both Studios are currently in development on a series of high profile game projects for the current and next gen consoles and handheld platforms.

\"Krome

Krome Studios® is headed by two principles, Robert Walsh, CEO, and Steve Stamatiadis, Creative Director.

\"Robert

Robert Walsh is CEO and co-founder of Krome Studios. Mr. Walsh has and continues to foster key relationships that have resulted in strong partnerships with major international publishers such as Activision, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Disney Interactive, Mattel, Vivendi, and THQ, to name a few. His role demands that much of his time is spent traveling and meeting with partners and prospective contacts. Mr. Walsh\'s strategy for Krome is to maintain a friendly, team-oriented atmosphere with an emphasis on providing the resources needed to make each project a success. Under his leadership, Krome Studios has successfully shipped 19 SKUs in four years and Mr. Walsh was awarded the Career Achievement award at the 2003 Australian Game Developers\' Conference. <ref>Krome Studios website</ref>

\"Steve

Steve Stamatiadis is Krome\'s Creative Director and co-founder. He acts as the company\'s chief character designer and is in charge of original Intellectual Property. Led by Mr. Stamatiadis, Krome\'s creative team has created hundreds of original characters, including the entire cast of TY the Tasmanian Tiger, along with rich game worlds, universally-themed stories, and innovative gameplay. In the case of TY the Tasmanian Tiger, every character and setting is based on actual Australian Outback, including the title character based on the now-extinct Tasmanian tiger. Mr. Stamatiadis\' experience in game development spans over a decade with roles as game designer, character designer, and art director on a variety of projects. He received the Best Original Character Design award at the 2002 and 2004 AGDC. <ref>Krome Studios website</ref>

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[edit] Contact

Address: 111 Constance Street
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Postal Address:
Krome Studios
PO Box 1639
Fortitude Valley
QLD 4006 AUSTRALIA


Phone: +61 (0)7 32572377
Fax: +61 (0)7 32571168


Email: press@kromestudios.com

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