Krome Studios

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Krome Studios
Type	Proprietary limited company
Founded	1999
Headquarters	Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia
Key people	Robert Walsh, Chief Executitve Officer and Co-founder Steve Stamatiadis, Creative Director and Co-founder
Industry	Computer and video game industry Entertainment industry
Website	www.kromestudios.com

Krome Studios is one of the largest independent game developers in the world with almost 300 staff. Krome has offices in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne. They are best known for their Ty the Tasmanian Tiger games. The company was founded in 1999 by Robert Walsh, who is currently the CEO, Steve Stamatiadis, the current creative director and John Passfield, the design director who left the company in 2005. Krome has created games for Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Sega Dreamcast, Sony PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and PC. Currently Krome is developing for Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, and Sony PlayStation Portable.

[edit] Games Developed By Krome Studios

• Barbie Beach Vacation, (PC, 2001)
• Barbie Sparkling Ice Show, (PC, 2002)
• Extremely Goofy Skateboarding, (PC, 2001)
• Championship Surfer, (Dreamcast, PlayStation, PC, 2000)
• Sunny Garcia Surfing, (PS2, 2001)
• King Arthur, (GameCube, PS2, Xbox, 2004)
• Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, (GameCube, PS2, Xbox, 2002, 2002)
• Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue, (GameCube, PS2, Xbox, GBA, 2004)
• Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan, (GameCube, PS2, Xbox, GBA, 2005)
• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Jet Fusion, (GameCube, PS2, 2003)
• The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning, (GameCube, PS2, Xbox, GBA, 2006)

[edit] Games under development By Krome Studios

• Hellboy, (XBOX 360, PS3, PSP, 2007)
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, (PS2, PSP, 2008)