Cryptic Studios
| Cryptic Studios | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Subsidiary of Perfect World |
| founding | June 2000 |
| Seat |
Los Gatos ( California ), USA
|
| management | Jack Emmert (CEO) |
| Branch | Software development |
| Website | http://www.crypticstudios.com |
Cryptic Studios is an American company that develops massively multiplayer online role-playing games . The company was founded in June 2000 and is based in Los Gatos , California . On April 28, 2004, NCsoft released the company's first game under the name City of Heroes and on October 31, 2005, the successor City of Villains . City of Villains is both a standalone game and an expansion to City of Heroes .
On December 9, 2008, Atari announced that it would acquire Cryptic Studios for $ 28 million plus success-based bonuses of up to $ 20 million. In 2009 a new online game called Champions Online was released , which is based on the pen and paper role-playing game Champions . On February 2, 2010, Star Trek Online was an MMORPG in the Star Trek universe . On August 23, 2010 the development of the MMORPG Neverwinter based on the D&D license was announced.
On August 9, 2011, Atari announced that Cryptic Studios had been sold to the Chinese publisher Perfect World for 35 million euros.
Games
Web links
- Official website
- Cryptic Studios at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Jenkins: Atari Parent Acquires Cryptic Studios ( English ) In: Gamasutra . United Business Media. December 9, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ↑ Atari: Atari and Cryptic Studios announce Neverwinter ™ Coming in 2011 for PC ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (23 August 2010)
- ↑ Tom Curtis: A Cyber-Renaissance In Art Direction ( English ) In: Gamasutra . United Business Media. August 9, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
