Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! 
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 Krome Studios, the Australian developer behind Ty the Tasmanian Tiger and more recently the Xbox 360's Game Room, has shut down, online reports are suggesting.    

 
 It now appears the remaining staff at Krome's Brisbane and Melbourne offices have been let go, with both studios to then close their doors first thing Monday morning. A handful of developers will then reportedly be re-hired as contractors to complete Krome's remaining projects.

I really don't think the developers were the reason Game Room sucked.

Fuck

=(

Call Jeff, stat!

You know what?  Game room is a colossal disappointment.  My personal feeling is that Jeff should be spending that same $12 - $21 on indie games on the 360 each week and be showing some more of them.  There is some really interesting stuff happening there and I think it should be highlighted more.

Can't say I'm surprised with the ever slowing weekly releases. 7 per week down to 5 down to 4 down to 3 this week. I expected it, really.

" You know what?  Game room is a colossal disappointment.  My personal feeling is that Jeff should be spending that same $12 - $21 on indie games on the 360 each week and be showing some more of them.  There is some really interesting stuff happening there and I think it should be highlighted more. "

" Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! 
Quote from story :  

 Krome Studios, the Australian developer behind Ty the Tasmanian Tiger and more recently the Xbox 360's Game Room, has shut down, online reports are suggesting.    

 
 It now appears the remaining staff at Krome's Brisbane and Melbourne offices have been let go, with both studios to then close their doors first thing Monday morning. A handful of developers will then reportedly be re-hired as contractors to complete Krome's remaining projects.

   Let's hope they get someone else, hopefully more capable to run gameroom rather than just shutting it down and we keep getting our quick looks. 
 
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" You know what?  Game room is a colossal disappointment.  My personal feeling is that Jeff should be spending that same $12 - $21 on indie games on the 360 each week and be showing some more of them.  There is some really interesting stuff happening there and I think it should be highlighted more. "

That sucks badly.

You know what, good. not good that people are out of work but good that Jeff doesn't have to keep paying for crappy games. I mean seriously he's not going to stop until they shut down, and if this continues to go like it has been he'll be living in a cardboard box this time next year.

This is upsetting, but not unexpected. Oh well.  
 
The Indie Games thing is a good idea. 

" You know what?  Game room is a colossal disappointment.  My personal feeling is that Jeff should be spending that same $12 - $21 on indie games on the 360 each week and be showing some more of them.  There is some really interesting stuff happening there and I think it should be highlighted more. "

" @sharma55 said:

" Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! 
Quote from story :  

 Krome Studios, the Australian developer behind Ty the Tasmanian Tiger and more recently the Xbox 360's Game Room, has shut down, online reports are suggesting.    

 
 It now appears the remaining staff at Krome's Brisbane and Melbourne offices have been let go, with both studios to then close their doors first thing Monday morning. A handful of developers will then reportedly be re-hired as contractors to complete Krome's remaining projects.

   Let's hope they get someone else, hopefully more capable to run gameroom rather than just shutting it down and we keep getting our quick looks. 
 
Link "

What the fuck is this supposed to mean? More capable? What exactly do you think the holdup on significant Gameroom content is or is the busted avatar bug a dealbreaker for you or something? Of all the dumb crap to spout this is pretty close to taking the cake. "

" Krome are a pretty terrible developer, can't say I'm too upset about this.  And as others have said, it doesn't mean Game Room is dead, perhaps someone more competent could take over and turn it around.  After all, Game Room was a good concept it was just handled very badly.  Didn't help that they started off with a selection of bad games and never really improved the choices.. "

Gameroom drama in this thread.

 Krome Studios, the Australian developer behind Ty the Tasmanian Tiger

Maybe they are pulling a GoG and will come back a week later with Dreamcast games?

" Maybe they are pulling a GoG and will come back a week later with Dreamcast games? "

" @MrRedwine said:

" You know what?  Game room is a colossal disappointment.  My personal feeling is that Jeff should be spending that same $12 - $21 on indie games on the 360 each week and be showing some more of them.  There is some really interesting stuff happening there and I think it should be highlighted more. "

But even the high profile Indie games aren't nearly as good as free flash games on your browser. "

" I really don't think the developers were the reason Game Room sucked. "

" @Asurastrike said:

" @MrRedwine said:

" You know what?  Game room is a colossal disappointment.  My personal feeling is that Jeff should be spending that same $12 - $21 on indie games on the 360 each week and be showing some more of them.  There is some really interesting stuff happening there and I think it should be highlighted more. "

But even the high profile Indie games aren't nearly as good as free flash games on your browser. "

That's a pretty shitty thing to say, dude. What about Machinarium? AudioSurf? PB Winterbottom? I'm blanking on a lot more indie games (because it's 5AM), but there are plenty of high-quality games even when compared to AAA releases, and especially when compared to 2600 games. "

About time I'd say.

I don't really know how much Krome could be blamed for the failure of Gameroom as a product. The blame for utter lack of available licensing has to be put in part on Microsoft. One could argue that the front end could have been more capable as a lot of the promised features never materialized, but it's hard to justify budgeting development time for new front end features when the severe lack of quality content limited the amount of potential income. 
Either way it's a bummer that more people are losing their jobs. It's the last thing the global economy needs.

" @McBradders said:

" @sharma55 said:

" Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! 
Quote from story :  

 Krome Studios, the Australian developer behind Ty the Tasmanian Tiger and more recently the Xbox 360's Game Room, has shut down, online reports are suggesting.    

 
 It now appears the remaining staff at Krome's Brisbane and Melbourne offices have been let go, with both studios to then close their doors first thing Monday morning. A handful of developers will then reportedly be re-hired as contractors to complete Krome's remaining projects.

   Let's hope they get someone else, hopefully more capable to run gameroom rather than just shutting it down and we keep getting our quick looks. 
 
Link "

What the fuck is this supposed to mean? More capable? What exactly do you think the holdup on significant Gameroom content is or is the busted avatar bug a dealbreaker for you or something? Of all the dumb crap to spout this is pretty close to taking the cake. "

Krome are shit, someone better could maybe make a difference. You need to chill the fuck out and get that sand outta your vaggie. "

" @Dork_Metamorphosis said:

" I really don't think the developers were the reason Game Room sucked. "

I can't say that I disagree here. I never did understand why the world seemed to be over the moon for this when it was announced. "

" @sharma55 said:

" @McBradders said:

" @sharma55 said:

" Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! 
Quote from story :  

 Krome Studios, the Australian developer behind Ty the Tasmanian Tiger and more recently the Xbox 360's Game Room, has shut down, online reports are suggesting.    

 
 It now appears the remaining staff at Krome's Brisbane and Melbourne offices have been let go, with both studios to then close their doors first thing Monday morning. A handful of developers will then reportedly be re-hired as contractors to complete Krome's remaining projects.

   Let's hope they get someone else, hopefully more capable to run gameroom rather than just shutting it down and we keep getting our quick looks. 
 
Link "

What the fuck is this supposed to mean? More capable? What exactly do you think the holdup on significant Gameroom content is or is the busted avatar bug a dealbreaker for you or something? Of all the dumb crap to spout this is pretty close to taking the cake. "

Krome are shit, someone better could maybe make a difference. You need to chill the fuck out and get that sand outta your vaggie. "

Way to avoid the question at hand and assume that your, quite frankly incorrect, opinion of the developer is what's to blame on Gameroom's shortcomings. "

" @CH3BURASHKA said:

" @Asurastrike said:

" @MrRedwine said:

" You know what?  Game room is a colossal disappointment.  My personal feeling is that Jeff should be spending that same $12 - $21 on indie games on the 360 each week and be showing some more of them.  There is some really interesting stuff happening there and I think it should be highlighted more. "

But even the high profile Indie games aren't nearly as good as free flash games on your browser. "

That's a pretty shitty thing to say, dude. What about Machinarium? AudioSurf? PB Winterbottom? I'm blanking on a lot more indie games (because it's 5AM), but there are plenty of high-quality games even when compared to AAA releases, and especially when compared to 2600 games. "

Oh, I thought you meant the "Xbox Live Indies". I agree there are a bunch of awesome Indie games out there, but man that Xbox Live Indies tab is just full of awful games. "

I think that the Game Room QL's should still continue.
30 mins each week of Jeff staring at an empty arcade, occasionally making "pew, pew, pew" noises pretending that he was playing something that would have made it the success it first promised to be.

" Oh, I thought you meant the "Xbox Live Indies". I agree there are a bunch of awesome Indie games out there, but man that Xbox Live Indies tab is just full of awful games. "

" I think that the Game Room QL's should still continue. 30 mins each week of Jeff staring at an empty arcade, occasionally making "pew, pew, pew" noises pretending that he was playing something that would have made it the success it first promised to be. "

" But they made so much money with all those classics!!! "

" @MuftyRiots said:

" I think that the Game Room QL's should still continue. 30 mins each week of Jeff staring at an empty arcade, occasionally making "pew, pew, pew" noises pretending that he was playing something that would have made it the success it first promised to be. "

That or he could go to a REAL arcade and play games. "

" @sharma55 said:

" @MuftyRiots said:

" I think that the Game Room QL's should still continue. 30 mins each week of Jeff staring at an empty arcade, occasionally making "pew, pew, pew" noises pretending that he was playing something that would have made it the success it first promised to be. "

That or he could go to a REAL arcade and play games. "

I vote this. But we need to build a time machine so he can visit arcades like they use to be. "

And so Jeff is free at last....

" Gameroom drama in this thread. "

" @WinterSnowblind said:

" Krome are a pretty terrible developer, can't say I'm too upset about this.  And as others have said, it doesn't mean Game Room is dead, perhaps someone more competent could take over and turn it around.  After all, Game Room was a good concept it was just handled very badly.  Didn't help that they started off with a selection of bad games and never really improved the choices.. "

I don't think it was Krome's fault that Game Room turned out so terribly. Microsoft failed to work out any additional deals with publishers beyond the few which they launched with (Activision, Atari, and Konami..etc.) "

" @Tactical_Kill said:

" @sharma55 said:

" @MuftyRiots said:

" I think that the Game Room QL's should still continue. 30 mins each week of Jeff staring at an empty arcade, occasionally making "pew, pew, pew" noises pretending that he was playing something that would have made it the success it first promised to be. "

That or he could go to a REAL arcade and play games. "

I vote this. But we need to build a time machine so he can visit arcades like they use to be. "

I don't know, it would be pretty funny if they just filmed him going to where his favorite arcades used to be and looking more and more depressed.  "

" @Dork_Metamorphosis said:

" @Tactical_Kill said:

" @sharma55 said:

" @MuftyRiots said:

" I think that the Game Room QL's should still continue. 30 mins each week of Jeff staring at an empty arcade, occasionally making "pew, pew, pew" noises pretending that he was playing something that would have made it the success it first promised to be. "

That or he could go to a REAL arcade and play games. "

I vote this. But we need to build a time machine so he can visit arcades like they use to be. "

I don't know, it would be pretty funny if they just filmed him going to where his favorite arcades used to be and looking more and more depressed.  "

My first reaction was "no!" because we won't get any more Game Room quick looks.  On second though, I'm sort of getting tired of them.  I love hearing Jeff and Ryan/Brad bash on the crappy games, but they've run out of stuff to mock at this point.  It might be high time for them to move on.  Someone mentioned XLBA Indie Games earlier in the thread; I'd like to see them get Game Room's QL time.

Who cares.

" @Tactical_Kill said:

" @sharma55 said:

" @MuftyRiots said:

" I think that the Game Room QL's should still continue. 30 mins each week of Jeff staring at an empty arcade, occasionally making "pew, pew, pew" noises pretending that he was playing something that would have made it the success it first promised to be. "

That or he could go to a REAL arcade and play games. "

I vote this. But we need to build a time machine so he can visit arcades like they use to be. "

I don't know, it would be pretty funny if they just filmed him going to where his favorite arcades used to be and looking more and more depressed.  "

" " @Dork_Metamorphosis said:

" @Tactical_Kill said:

" @sharma55 said:

" @MuftyRiots said:

" I think that the Game Room QL's should still continue. 30 mins each week of Jeff staring at an empty arcade, occasionally making "pew, pew, pew" noises pretending that he was playing something that would have made it the success it first promised to be. "

That or he could go to a REAL arcade and play games. "

I vote this. But we need to build a time machine so he can visit arcades like they use to be. "

I don't know, it would be pretty funny if they just filmed him going to where his favorite arcades used to be and looking more and more depressed.  "

 All set to Simon and Garfunkel's The Sound of Silence "

I can't even load it up anymore!