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Cryptic Studios

Established in June of the year 2000, Cryptic Studios, Inc. is a leading developer of massively-multiplayer online role playing games. Cryptic Studios developed the innovative and successful City of Heroes, as well as its subsequent expansion, City of Villains. After developing both City of Heroes and City of Villains, Cryptic Studios was purchased by Atari and created Champions Online and Star Trek Online.

Cryptic Studios' development process is centered on efficiently structured teams working together in a collaborative atmosphere to develop high quality games. The goal is to deliver unparalleled gaming experiences that appeal to a wide range of audiences and to iterate based on early prototyping and vertical slices. Cryptic utilizes a proprietary engine that contains all the tools needed to efficiently build and operate massive online games.

In May of 2011, Cryptic Studios, Inc. was acquired by 100% equity interest from Atari by Perfect World Co., Ltd., a leading online game developer and operator.

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Games in Development

Neverwinter

Neverwinter (PC)

Genre: Action, RPG
US Release Date: TBA 2013
Role: Developer

City of Heroes (Mac)

Genre: RPG
US Release Date: TBA
Role: Developer

Neverwinter Nights Online [rumored] (PC)

Genre: RPG
US Release Date: TBA
Role: Developer

Games Developed

Games Canceled