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Beam Software

Beam Software, finally known as Krome Studios Melbourne, was an Australian video game development studio founded in 1980 by Alfred Milgrom and Naomi Besen and based in Melbourne, Australia. Initially formed to produce books and software to be published by Melbourne House, a company they had established in London in 1977, the studio operated independently…

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Founded
1980 in Melbourne, Australia
Industry
Video games
Headquarters
Melbourne, Australia
Defunct
15 October 2010; 15 years ago (2010-10-15)
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 Pt…
Founder
Alfred Milgrom Naomi Besen

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Beam Software

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Triples15
Avg. degree1.98
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Beam Software

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Defunct · 1
Beam Software → 15 October 2010; 15 years ago (2010-10-15)
Formerly · 1
Beam Software → 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 Pt…
Founded · 1
Beam Software → 1980 in Melbourne, Australia
Founder · 1
Beam Software → Alfred Milgrom Naomi Besen
Headquarters · 1
Beam Software → Melbourne, Australia
Industry · 1
Beam Software → Video games
Number of employees · 1
Beam Software → 40
Parent · 1
Beam Software → Infogrames (1999–2000) Atari, Inc. (2000–2006) Krome Studios (2006–2010)
Products · 1
Beam Software → The Hobbit The Way of the Exploding Fist Shadowrun Le Mans 24 Hours
Website · 1
Beam Software → melbournehouse.com (archived)

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melbourne game house games beam studios krome infogrames nes software studio atari 1999 playstation 2006 pty ltd alfred milgrom released

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Beam SoftwareDefunct15 October 2010; 15 years ago (2010-10-15)1.00infobox
Beam SoftwareFormerlyBeam Software (1980–1993) Laser Beam Entertainment (1993–1997) Beam Software Melbourne House (1997–1999) Infogrames Melbourne House Pty Ltd. (1999–2003) Atari Melbourne House Pt…1.00infobox
Beam SoftwareFounded1980 in Melbourne, Australia1.00infobox
Beam SoftwareFounderAlfred Milgrom Naomi Besen1.00infobox
Beam SoftwareHeadquartersMelbourne, Australia1.00infobox
Beam SoftwareIndustryVideo games1.00infobox
Beam SoftwareNumber of employees401.00infobox
Beam SoftwareParentInfogrames (1999–2000) Atari, Inc. (2000–2006) Krome Studios (2006–2010)1.00infobox
Beam SoftwareProductsThe Hobbit The Way of the Exploding Fist Shadowrun Le Mans 24 Hours1.00infobox
Beam SoftwareWebsitemelbournehouse.com (archived)1.00infobox
Aussie Rules Footyinstance ofreleases0.80text
International Cricket for the NES proved successfulinstance ofreleases0.80text

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