Krome continues Ian Lovell's legacy awarding the 2009 animation scholarship to Griffith University student Anthony Ho.
Brisbane, Australia – May 18, 2009 – On August 31 2008, Krome Studios® lost a much loved friend and co-worker, Ian Lovell. He was remembered by all for his affectionate warmth, straight-talking tenacious manner and as a very caring, loyal, supportive and vibrant man.
Ian achieved a BA Honors degree in Animation before starting his career as a talented 3D Artist and Animator. He…
Sidhe, New Zealand's largest game production studio, today announced its new original title, Shatter™, which will debut on PlayStation®Network later this year. Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with a modern-crafted production approach.
“We were inspired by classics in the genre, but were very aware of the limitations that most examples don’t overcome, which means they don’t reach the full potential possible,” said Mario Wynands, Managing Director of…
"NRL Mascot Mania" and "AFL Mascot Manor" announced for a July 2nd 2009 Release
Sydney, Australia – May 14, 2009 – Home Entertainment Suppliers P/L (HES), are proud to announce their upcoming video game "NRL Mascot Mania" and "AFL Mascot Manor", two fun and adventurous titles aimed at children that is due for release on July 2nd, 2009 on Nintendo DS®.
"NRL Mascot Mania brings your favourite team mascot to life in this fast paced action adventure that has you running, jumping and battling your…
Krome celebrates 10 years of development in the number 41 spot.
Brisbane, Australia – May 13, 2009 – Every year UK based magazine Develop, forms the Develop 100 list that ranks "The world's most bankable game studios." Australian based developer Krome Studios was awarded the number 41 spot, placing them in the top 50 alongside developers such as LucasArts, Blizzard and EA.
Krome Studios has been in the video game development industry since 1999, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. With…
Krome Studios have been working with a lot of big name licenses of late. Hellboy, Transformers, Star Wars, and Spyre have been keeping Australia's largest development studio busy in recent times. With such a proven track record, it looks like Lucasarts has them onboard again with another game set in the Star Wars universe called Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes.
What's different this time round is that Krome Studios has been the only developer named for Star Wars TCWRH, a title…
Casual games have been a big success for the global electronics games industry, with estimates that games are played over the internet by more than 200 million people each month.
Casual games cost a fraction to develop when compared to the big console titles, and are easily distributed from websites, mobile portals, through Facebook and MySpace, or through the online networks of Xbox and PlayStation.
They are also big business. The Casual Games Association estimated that the industry had…
MELBOURNE – Monday 11 May, 2009 – Time's running out for any Australian or New Zealand based game developers wanting to enter their new games titles in the 2009 EnhanceTV ATOM awards 'Interactive / Video Games' category.
"The ATOM Awards are all about recognising and celebrating excellence in productions that are created for the screen – be it the movie, television, PC, games console or even mobile phone screen. Last year we introduced categories to recognise excellence in interactive video…
Gamespot has reported that Transmission Games (formerly IR Gurus) is bringing cricket back to the masses. Not much has been heard from the Melbourne developers ever since the Heroes over Europe debacle, but it looks like Codemasters have got the Melbourne based developers busily working on a multi-platform cricket game called Ashes Cricket 2009.
Ashes Cricket 2009 boasts some interesting features including 18 real life stadiums from 12 countries, gameplay in a range tournaments and series,…
Exciting Opportunities For Games Developers!
Digital Media Prototyping funds are now available for games developers with new projects made for Sony PlayStation® 3/ Microsoft Xbox® 360/ Nintendo Wii® game platforms, as well as online, mobile and wireless platforms, handheld and PC gaming.
Deadline is Friday 15 May 2009.
