 Melbourne House's final logo (2004/2006) | |
| Formerly | Beam Software (1980–1993) Laser Beam Entertainment (1993—1997) Beam Software Melbourne House (1997–1999) Infogrames Melbourne House Pty Ltd. (1999–2003) Atari Melbourne House Pty Ltd. (2003–2006) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1980 in Melbourne, Australia |
| Founder | Alfred Milgrom Naomi Besen |
| Defunct | October 15, 2010 |
| Headquarters | Australia  |
| Products | The Hobbit The Way of the Exploding Fist Shadowrun Le Mans 24 Hours |
Number of employees | 40 |
| Parent | Infogrames/Atari (2000–2006) Krome Studios (2006–2010) |
| Website | melbournehouse.com (archived) |
Krome Studios Melbourne, originally Beam Software,[1] was an Australian video game development studio founded in 1980 by Alfred Milgrom and Naomi Besen and based in Melbourne, Australia.[2][3] Initially formed to produce books and software to be published by Melbourne House, a company they had established in London in 1977,[1] the studio operated independently from 1987 until 1999, when it was acquired by Infogrames, who changed the name to Infogrames Melbourne House Pty Ltd..[4] In 2006 the studio was sold to Krome Studios.[4]
The name Beam was a contraction of the names of the founders: Naomi Besen and Alfred Milgrom.
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