Transmission Games
| Company type | Video game developer |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia |
Key people | Mike Fegan, Andrew Niere, Ben Palmer, Antony Reed, David Jewsbury, Justin Halliday, Kevin Buckner, Clive Hambly |
| Products | The Saddle Club - Willowbrook Stables, AFL Premiership 2006, Heroes of the Pacific, Gaelic Games: Football |
Number of employees | 80 |
| Website | http://www.irgurus.com/ |
IR Gurus is an Australian Game Developer Company, specialising in Sports and Action Games. IR Gurus Pty Ltd was established in 1996 by Craig Laughton, Andrew Niere, and Ian Cunliffe with the motto "Game Play is Everything".
IR Gurus has developed many games, including: The Saddle Club - Willowbrook Stables, the AFL series of games for the PlayStation2, and Heroes of the Pacific for the PlayStation2, Xbox, and PC. The company is based in Melbourne, Australia and its most recent release was AFL Premiership 2006 which was published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Released Games
- Mary King's Riding Star (1999)
- Equestriad (2000)
- The Saddle Club - Willowbrook Stables (2001)
- AFL Coach 2002 (2002)
- AFL Live 2003 (2003)
- AFL Live 2004 (2004)
- AFL Live Premiership Edition (2004)
- AFL Premiership 2005 (2005)
- Gaelic Games: Football (2005)
- Heroes of the Pacific (2005)
- AFL Premiership 2006 (2006)
In Development
- Lucinda Green's Equestrian Challenge (2007)
- Heatseeker (PS2, Wii, PSP) (2007)
- Heroes of the Pacific (PSP) (2007)
- Heroes Over Europe (2008)
Development History
IR Gurus has released eleven games since it's founding in 1996, including Australia's No.1 selling PC game in 2003 The Saddle Club - Willowbrook Stables based on the successful TV show "Saddle Club". IR Gurus's AFL games, including AFL Live 2003, AFL Live 2004, AFL Live Premiership Edition, AFL Premiership 2005, and AFL Premiership 2006 all debuted at No.1 on the Australian sales charts.
Equestrian Games
IR Gurus is also known for development and publishing of equestrian-related computer and console game titles. From 1996 to early 2000, IR Gurus developed its own equestrian computer games Mary King's Riding Star and Equestriad in conjunction with Melbourne software companies Blue Tongue Software and Tantalus Interactive. Both May King's Riding Star and Equestriad continue to have worldwide appeal and have been sold on the PC and PlayStation formats in seven different languages. In 2002 IR Gurus released The Saddle Club - Willowbrook Stables, featuring the license from The Saddle Club television show.
Sports Games
In September 2002, IR Gurus began development of stadium-based sports titles. The company's first release was AFL Coach 2002 in October 2002, followed by AFL Live 2003 in September 2003 which was published by Acclaim Entertainment Pty Ltd. IR Gurus continued to develop AFL games, including AFL Live Premiership Edition released in April 2004, AFL Premiership 2005 released in September 2005, and finally AFL Premiership 2006 released in July 2006.
In addition, IR Gurus released the officially licensed GAA Gaelic Football game Gaelic Games: Football exclusively for the PlayStation2 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment of Ireland on November 11, 2005. Following its release, Gaelic Games: Football was the highest selling PlayStation2 game of all time in Ireland.
Arcade Flight Games
In 2005, IR Gurus completed production of the much-anticipated Heroes of the Pacific, an arcade style flight simulation game for the PC, PS2 and Xbox formats.