Cryptic Studios, Inc.
Overview
Cryptic Studios, Inc., located in Los Gatos, California, United States was established in June 2000 and was initially an independent developer of massively multiplayer online games for the PC and next generation consoles. Its first game,
City of Heroes, was launched in April 2004. In October 2005, it launched
City of Villains, a sequel to the successful and award-winning City of Heroes.
In February 2008, Cryptic Studios announced that it was developing
Champions Online, a high-action, totally customizable, superhero MMORPG based on the Champions role-playing game. It is also working on a
Star Trek MMO (2010) and an unannounced project for 2011.
In November 2008, Cryptic Studios also recruited
Flagship Studios co-founder
Bill Roper as Design Director.
In December 2008
Atari announced to have acquired the company for 26.7 million dollar, along with a performance-linked deal.
Ubisoft also wanted to acquire the company, but was beaten to the punch by Atari.
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Related Web-Sites
- Cryptic Studios, Inc. -- The Official homepage
- Cryptic AR -- The Cryptic Animation Rig (Cryptic AR) is a free, downloadable professional-grade animation rig designed for use by artists of all skill levels. It is the same rig used by Cryptic Studios to produce its games.
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