Krome
Studios Wins AGDC Awards
And the winner is…
Krome Studios! Australia’s
leading game development company continues its streak of success and accolades
as Krome Studios has secured two key awards at this year’s Australian Game
Developers Conference (AGDC). The company received Best Original Character
Design for TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan and the Career
Achievement Award was given to Creative Director / Co-founder Steve
Stamatiadis.
In an unprecedented way, all
of the (three) TY the Tasmanian Tiger games have won the award for the Best
Original Character Design. Never has there been a game series that has
received consecutive awards. This award is presented to the creator(s) of the
character (individual or company), and it recognizes excellence in original
character design for a specific game developed in Australia or New Zealand.
The first TY the Tasmanian Tiger game is Australia’s best selling game made by
an Australian company and the series has sold more than two million units
worldwide.
The Career
Achievement Award is one of the most coveted awards given to any industry
professional as only one is given per year. This award is presented to an
individual developer in recognition of exceptional accomplishments attained in
a career in any area of the Australian or
New Zealand computer game
development industry. Mr. Stamatiadis, a seasoned veteran and who is also
credited with helping to pioneer the Australian gaming community, is the
creative visionary behind the TY series as well as all of the Krome projects.
“It is a great
honor to be selected to receive this award given the crop of talented and
successful gaming professionals that our area of the world has amassed,” says
Steve Stamatiadis. “I
really love my job. Helping to manage and work with such a dynamic team at
Krome Studios on projects like the TY the Tasmanian Tiger series continues to
be a very rewarding experience for me.”
“I am very excited that we
received both of these awards, but I am especially excited that Steve was
recognized with the Career Achievement Award,” says CEO Robert Walsh. “He is
undeniably one of the most creative and talented individuals I’ve had the
privilege to work with, and it is fantastic to see him being honored in this
way.” Mr. Walsh is no stranger to the Career Achievement Award as he was
given it in 2003 by the AGDC.
Krome Studios just wrapped
up TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan for the PS2, Xbox, GC and
GBA which is co-published with Activision. No rest for the weary, the Krome
team are already working hard on their next set of yet to be announced
projects.
