Krome confirms staff, studios "on notice"

i wanted a new Ty Game T^T

@dynomitemasta 'current gen games just cost too much to make.... look for this gen to last a lot longer than it should.' No IMO all generations should have lasted min. 8/10 years - as usually take this long to get the best out of the hardware (especially Sony's).

Man I wanted to work der:(

Poor Krome.

@jamyskis yeah i agree cause its really cheap to make games these days and theres next to no competition out there ... the stereo type that all major buisnesses are plagued by miss-management and greed is just that, a stereo type. The gaming industry is tough and with the economic problems we're having at the moment people are tight with their purse strings. Its alright for the biggest studios like bungie or blizzard who have multi-million selling games but for those that dont its tough and a bad year can doom them.

I enjoy the 'Ty - The tasmanian Tiger' franchise.

Tough break on people who decided to be game devs, seems rather bleak.

current gen games just cost too much to make.... look for this gen to last a lot longer than it should.

It's regrettable, but why is every studio blaming the economy for their woes? About 60-70% of studio shutdowns are nothing to do with 'economic challenges', just poor financial management, poor quality control and greed.

They really haven't moved on to the next-gen. So besides Viva Pinata and Ty, they haven't released anything significant to earn them a sizable profit. With so many different games out on the market and the recession still in full gear, game companies have to make games that stand out. Perfect examples are Heavy Rain, LPB, ModNation, Gears of War, Call of Duty and even new comers like Bioshock, Dead Space, Dead Rising and Red Dead Redemption . these games stand out in some way and draw gamers attention. Sorry, but games like Spyro on the PS2 is not going to cut it. Even if it was on the PS3/XBox 360, it would be a hit. Krome really needs their own IP. Even simple games like Limbo and Lara Croft: Guardian of the Light take a fresh look at an old genre.

Man, I really liked Ty back in the day. But, yeah. They're main problem was that they couldn't evolve beyond last gen, and they've had plenty of time to do so. You can't support three studios off play station 2 revenues. Although, viva Pinata: Party Animals probably helped them out in the beginning. They should've stuck with that. They make a Ty game for the Wii, though, and they'd probably be able to keep their heads above the water for now.

This doesn't bode well for Blade Kitten. I'm almost thoroughly convinced that if that game comes out and underperforms, it's gonna be the one blamed for Krome's collapse.

@moose_knuckler You're thinking of the wrong Clone Wars game. Clone Wars: Republic Heroes was all about the jumping to precarious ledges without the game throwing you into a pit for no reason.

@GreenNamek I find it hard to see how Clone Wars was annoying. How are you going to criticize them on jumping mechanics when you were on-foot for about 5% of the game?

Your on notice!

They developed game room too, which is still putting out crappy overpriced 2600 and intellivision games, no arcades for at least a month now. This company needs to be DESTROYED or at least go into administration.

Is Canada the only Commonwealth nation to not make crappy games?

Is anyone really surprised? Clone Wars was abysmal at worst and annoying at best. When your dev team can't even hammer out jumping mechanics in a game, it's time to let them go.

Krome is a studio that seems to have never left the PS2 era. None of their current gen offerings have been steller. I hope those made redundant are able to find work soon.

That sucks. Australia needs all the gaming activity it can get.

They did develop Game Room, i wonder if its going to be impacted by these layoffs.

Awwwwww the Ps2 version of SW TFU was my favourite one.

Aren't they also the developers to Xbox GameRoom?