Krome Studios was saddened to hear about the demise of Auran – one of Australia’s quality game developers.

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.

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!

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.

“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

Australia's Leading Independent Game Company Hires Industry Veteran to Further Lead and Drive Growth Within Studio and New Product Development

Second Installment in the Fantastical Spyro™ Trilogy brings Serious Heat with the Voices of Elijah Wood, Billy West and Gary Oldman

Star Wars™: The Force Unleashed™ Coming to Nintendo’s Platform with Exclusive Duel Mode

Matt Peers, Lead Programmer at Krome Studios, recently attended Science in Parliament as a representative for the company and the Gaming Industry in general.

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.

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.

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.

Hollywood Standouts Selma Blair and Doug Jones Join Ron Perlman in Video Game Adaptation of Hit Entertainment Property

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

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!

Krome Studios received a host of awards recently when Sumea announced the 2006 Games Developer Awards.

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.