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'''Melbourne House''' is a computer game development studio based in Melbourne, Australia. It started life as Beam Software, is one of the longest-surviving games software companies in the world, and is the largest games development studio in Australia. | '''Melbourne House''' is a computer game development studio based in Melbourne, Australia. It started life as Beam Software, is one of the longest-surviving games software companies in the world, and is the largest games development studio in Australia. | ||
While owned by [[Atari, Inc.|Atari]], Melbourne House developed the critically-acclaimed [[Transformers ( | While owned by [[Atari, Inc.|Atari]], Melbourne House developed the critically-acclaimed [[Transformers (PS2)|Transformers ''Armada'' video game]] for the Sony Playstation 2 console in 2004. Shortly after the ''Armada'' video game's release, the studio began work on a sequel video game based upon the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|''Cybertron'']] series, but further development was halted by Atari due to less-than-anticipated sales of the ''Armada'' title. | ||
The studio has since been acquired by [[Krome Studios]], and was renamed Krome Studios Melbourne. Krome subsequently developed the [[Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)|Playstation 2 and Nintendo Wii]] versions of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]].'' | The studio has since been acquired by [[Krome Studios]], and was renamed Krome Studios Melbourne. Krome subsequently developed the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/PS2)|Playstation 2 and Nintendo Wii]] versions of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]].'' | ||
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Revision as of 11:19, 2 July 2012
Melbourne House is a computer game development studio based in Melbourne, Australia. It started life as Beam Software, is one of the longest-surviving games software companies in the world, and is the largest games development studio in Australia.
While owned by Atari, Melbourne House developed the critically-acclaimed Transformers Armada video game for the Sony Playstation 2 console in 2004. Shortly after the Armada video game's release, the studio began work on a sequel video game based upon the Cybertron series, but further development was halted by Atari due to less-than-anticipated sales of the Armada title.
The studio has since been acquired by Krome Studios, and was renamed Krome Studios Melbourne. Krome subsequently developed the Playstation 2 and Nintendo Wii versions of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
