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 PS 2, 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.