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18th December 2007
Krome extends sympathy to former Auran Staff
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Krome Studios was saddened to hear about the demise of Auran – one of Australia’s quality game developers.


17th December 2007
TY lights up Starlight Foundation event
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Sick children found something to smile about when TY the Tasmanian Tiger attended a special event at the Mater Hospital’s Starlight Room in December.


29th November 2007
Krome Halloween Party 2007
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KT’s Halloween Party Report

On 26 October 2007, Steve and Walshy threw a massive Halloween party at Movie World for all of us at Krome Studios to say thank you for our hard work over the past year. It’s truly been a monster year working on Viva Piñata: Party Animals, The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night, Hellboy and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed!


19th November 2007
Best Audio and Graphics for Viva Pinata: Party Animals
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15th November 2007
Women in Technology
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Romi Olive’s first foray into videogame production was inspired by frustration at the limitations of the games on the market. She started creating her own games at home but it wasn’t until she stumbled across a popular gaming web site that she realised this could actually be the start of a brilliant career.


30th October 2007
Piñatas Wear Costumes All Year Round: “Viva Piñata: Party Animals” for Xbox 360 Bursts Onto Store Shelves Just in Time for Halloween!
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“Viva Piñata: Party Animals” features tricks and treats for everyone; new social party game takes place on the Piñata Island set in an episode of the critically acclaimed animated television series


29th October 2007
KROME STUDIOS WELCOMES FORMER KONAMI VP KURT BUSCH AS NEW STUDIO DIRECTOR
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Australia's Leading Independent Game Company Hires Industry Veteran to Further Lead and Drive Growth Within Studio and New Product Development


25th October 2007
SIERRA ENTERTAINMENT’S THE LEGEND OF SPYRO™: THE ETERNAL NIGHT BLASTS INTO STORES JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
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Second Installment in the Fantastical Spyro™ Trilogy brings Serious Heat with the Voices of Elijah Wood, Billy West and Gary Oldman


23rd October 2007
Gameplayer: Who’s Who in Australian Gaming 2007
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8th October 2007
IGN: The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night AU Interview
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1st October 2007
Gamespot: Q&A: Krome Studios on The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night
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27th September 2007
R U Game?
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Krome Studios teamed with Queensland University of Technology for R U Game? as part of the International Digital Art Festival on Saturday, 8th September 2007.


18th September 2007
LucasArts to Unleash the Force on the Wii in Spring 2008
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Star Wars™: The Force Unleashed™ Coming to Nintendo’s Platform with Exclusive Duel Mode


6th September 2007
SearchNetworking: Q&A with Krome's IT Manager, Jason Muir
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21st August 2007
The Gaming Industry featured at Science in Parliament
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Matt Peers, Lead Programmer at Krome Studios, recently attended Science in Parliament as a representative for the company and the Gaming Industry in general.


21st August 2007
Digital Art Masters, Volume 2
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Congratulations to Ray Yang, Environment Artist at Krome Studios, who was recently selected to feature in 3d Total’s latest publication Digital Art Masters, Volume 2. Digital Art Masters, Volume 2 combines cutting edge skills, talents and mastery of both traditional art techniques and software knowledge to educate and inspire artists everywhere.


3rd August 2007
Computer World: Games developer upgrades to 10 gig switching
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2nd August 2007
PinataIsland.info interview with Cameron Davis
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2nd August 2007
The Age: Australia's Party Animals
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31st July 2007
IGN: Viva Piñata: Party Animals AU Interview
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12th July 2007
Gamespot: E3 '07: The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night First Look
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11th July 2007
Krome Studios and Microsoft Game Studios partner to release upcoming Viva Pinata: Party Animals
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BRISBANE, Australia – Krome Studios, the largest independent videogame studio in Australia announced today that they are working with Microsoft Game Studios to deliver the next installment in the critically acclaimed Viva Piñata series, Viva Piñata: Party Animals. This marks the first time the two companies have joined forces. Viva Pinata: Party Animals is guaranteed to bring gamers and garden connoisseurs together for a fun social party game set in a whimsical world bursting with living piñatas of every shape and shade imaginable.


11th July 2007
Gamespot: E3 '07: Viva Piñata: Party Animals Hands-On
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11th July 2007
IGN: E3 2007: Spyro: Eternal Night
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10th July 2007
SPYRO THE DRAGON® TO CONTINUE HIS EPIC NEW TRILOGY THIS FALL IN THE LEGEND OF SPYRO™: THE ETERNAL NIGHT
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LOS ANGELES – Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, today announced The Legend of Spyro™: The Eternal Night, the latest installment in the 17 million-unit-selling Spyro™ franchise and a continuation of the new The Legend of Spyro trilogy of games. The game is expected to release this Fall for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Wii™, Game Boy® Advance and Nintendo DS™ and mobile phones.


10th July 2007
KONAMI REVEALS FULL VOICE CAST FOR HELLBOY THE SCIENCE OF EVIL
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Hollywood Standouts Selma Blair and Doug Jones Join Ron Perlman in Video Game Adaptation of Hit Entertainment Property


2nd July 2007
Gamespot: Q&A: Krome Studios talks Hellboy: The Science of Evil
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28th June 2007
The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night
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Krome Studios and Sierra Entertainment have again joined forces to deliver the next installment in The Legend of Spyro series, The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night. The Eternal Night follows our hero to the next epic chapter in his life.


18th June 2007
Australian Gamer: Gaute Rasmussen
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10th June 2007
Play Magazine: Hellboy Interview
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Take a peak at the June issue of PLAY Magazine, featuring an exclusive Hellboy interview with Steve Stamatiadis and John Whiston. Krome Studios is developing Hellboy for PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360 and PSP system, and is due for release in the third quarter this year.


8th June 2007
Elizabeth Ballantyne joins Alumni Hall of Fame
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Congratulations to Elizabeth Ballantyne who was recently inducted to the Qantm Alumni “Hall of Fame” in recognition of her outstanding career achievements.


27th May 2007
Playstation Universe Interviews Krome Studios on Hellboy
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11th May 2007
Barbie Wins the Krome Studios Look-a-like Competition
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Krome Studios’ Character Competition proved to be a popular attraction at Supanova this year, recently held at Brisbane's RNA Showgrounds. From Hula Barbie to Darth Vader, Krome’s characters were out and about, and looking good!


10th May 2007
Desktop: Game Boy Steve Stamatiadis
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Check out the May Issue (#227) of Desktop magazine for a look at what goes on behind the scenes of game design with Krome Studios Creative Director, Steve Stamatiadis.


20th April 2007
Sliced Gaming Feature: Hellboy Interview
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16th April 2007
Krome Studios Named In Develop 100
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5th April 2007
Krome Studios Character Competition
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Grab your friends and head on down to Supanova at the RNA Showgrounds on 15th April 2007 for your chance to win a Wii! There are some fantastic games to be given away as runner up prizes and entry is free!


27th February 2007
Krome Studios Wins Sumea Awards
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Krome Studios received a host of awards recently when Sumea announced the 2006 Games Developer Awards.


1st February 2007
GameSpot: Hellboy First Look
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30th January 2007
EB Games and KZone prize winner tours Krome Studios
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EB Games and KZone prize winner Jasmine and her parents toured Krome Studios in Brisbane on January 9th, 2007. Jasmine’s winning talents created Ash: the Fire Breather for The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning `design a new Spyro character` competition.


1st January 2007
Game Daily: New Year's Resolutions Revealed
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