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Gegründet im Jahr 2000 und mit Sitz in Los Gatos, CA, Cryptic Studios ist eine hundertprozentige Tochtergesellschaft von Perfect World und Entwickler von Massively Multiplayer Online-Spielen, eines davon ist Star Trek Online. Cryptic entwickelte zunächst die Spiele City of Heroes und City of Villains, die beide bis zum 30. November 2012 von den Paragon Studios betrieben wurden. Sowie das der Superhelden-Spiel Champions Online. Zu ihren aktuellen Projekten gehören Neverwinter und ein noch unbekannter Titel. Am 18. Mai 2011 kündigte Atari an, Cryptic Studios zu verkaufen, da bei Atari geplant ist, sich auf andere Märkte zu konzentrieren. Am 31. Mai verkündete Perfect World Entertainment, Sie würden Cryptic kaufen und die Übernahme wurde am 9. August für einen Gesamtpreis von 49,8 Millionen Dollar abgeschlossen
Über Cryptic Studios[ | ]
Cryptic Studios ist ein Entwickler von massiven Multiplayer Online-Rollenspiele, mit einem Signatur-Stil, das die Spiele extreme Vielseitigkeit in Spieler-Anpassung besitzen. Es entwickelte das Innovative und erfolgreiche 'City of Heroes', sowie die anschließende Erweiterung 'City of Villains'. Ihre Titel haben mehrere große Belohnungen erhalten:
- City of Heroes: GameSpy's Game of the Year (2004), Games Magazine: Game of the Year (2004), Spike TV 2004 Video Game Awards: MMORPG Game of the Year (2004), Computer Gaming World: MMORPG Game of the Year (2004), Beckett Massive Online Gamer: Best Sci-Fi/Superhero Game (2009)
- City of Villains: WarCry's Best Expansion E3 (2004)
- Star Trek Online: Massive Online Gamer's Best New MMO (2010)
Cryptic Associates[ | ]
- Chief Executive Officer - Jack Emmert
- Chief Operating Officer - Craig Zinkievich
- Chief Technical Officer - Stephen D'Angelo
- Chief Financial Officer - Hindol Datta
Star Trek Online Team[ | ]
| Position | Name | Handle | Forum Posts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Producer | Stephen 'Steve' Ricossa Jr | Salami_Inferno | salamiinferno | Salami_Inferno |
| Lead Designer | Al Rivera | CaptainGeko | crypticgeko | CaptainGeko |
| Lead Character Artist | Matt Highison | mhighison | CrypticMatt | |
| Ship Artist | Ian Richards | JamJamz | captjamjamz | STO_JamJamz |
| Environmental Artist | Denis Osmanbegovi | CrypticDenis | ||
| Environmental Artist | Nick Duguid | Tacofangs | tacofangs | Tumerboy |
| Environmental Artist | Sam Rucks | |||
| Environmental Artist | Roman Stepanov | |||
| Art Lead | Jeremy Mattson | |||
| Lead Programmer | Rehpic | rehpic | ||
| Ship Artist | Thomas Marrone | ThomastheCrypticCat | Cryptic_TtC | |
| UI Programmer | Matthew Kenneally | mkenneally | ||
| UI Programmer | FallingSky | crypticfallingsky | ||
| Lead Content Designer | Scott Shicoff | Goatshark | goatshark | |
| Content Designer | Jesse Heinig | JHeinig | jheinig | JesseHeinig |
| Content Designer | Chris Dods | mrodds | ||
| Content Designer | Sean McCann | CommanderAnder | commanderander | |
| Content Designer | Charles Gray | |||
| Content Designer | Josh Ferguson | |||
| Content Designer | Kate Bankson | Shelana | ||
| Combat Systems Designer | Steve Nicks | Snix | ||
| Environmental Artist | Samuel | S_Wall | SWall_Art | |
| Director of Audio | Michael Henry | |||
| German Community Manager | Stefan Recht | Denadoro | StefanRecht | |
| Producer | Vincent Malley | Terramak | Terramak | |
| Producer | Maria Rosseau | ZeroniusRex | zer0niusrex | zeroniusrex |
| Producer | Andy Velasquez | |||
| Lead Quality Assurance | Phil Fark | Farktoid5000 | farktoid5000 | CrypticEQAH |
| Forum Moderator | InfoNinja | |||
| Forum Moderator | Q | |||
| Lead Game Master | GMDestra | |||
| Game Master | GMNova | |||
| Game Master | GMPalontir | |||
| Game Master | GMTiyshen | Cryptic_Tiyshen | ||
| Game Master | GMDrannic | |||
| Game Master | XLibraX | |||
| Forum moderator | zaaerus | |||
| Systems Designer | Jeremy Randall | BorticusCryptic | borticuscryptic | BorticusCryptic |
| Systems Designer | Andrew Rowe | Archon | archoncryptic | |
| Lead Systems Designer | Phil Zeleski | Gorngonzolla | gorngonzolla | |
| Chad | Chaddington | |||
| Tech Support | darthpanda16 | |||
| Selaphiel | ||||
| Mapolis | ||||
| Blue-Crusader | ||||
| Blue_Fire | ||||
| mkenneally | ||||
| Red-Ice | ||||
| Programmer | CrypticCliff | |||
| Zodiac | ||||
| munkyboi | ||||
| Red_Panda | ||||
| Senior Character Artist | Steven Ekholm | |||
| Community Manager | Morrigan | pwlaughingtrendy | LaughingTrendy |
Haupt Projekt Veranwortliche[ | ]
(Durchgestrichen zeigt an, das ein Entwickler nicht länger diese Rolle wahrnimmt.)
- Herstellung: Borticus
- Department Head system: CaptainGeko
- Dilithium Ökonomie: JHeinig
- Dienstoffizier system:
Heretic; Archon; Borticus - Sternenbasis der Flotte:
Heretic; JHeinig - PvP:
Gozer; Chris Dods - STO Gateway: POZ
Nicht länger in dem Star Trek Online Team[ | ]
| Letzte Position | Name | Handle | Forum Posts | Abteilung | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Writer | Christine Thompson | Kestrel | cryptickestrel | Cryptic_Kestrel | July 24, 2015 |
| Quality Assurance | JTFrost | crypticfrost | crypticfrost | July 24, 2015 | |
| Ship Artist | Nick Quackenbush | crypticquack | _quackles | June 05, 2015 | |
| Community Manager | Trevor McNesby | pwecaptainsmirk | TheCaptainSmirk | March 16, 2015 | |
| Designer | Matt Miller | ManyThingsDeck | March 16, 2015 | ||
| Executive Producer | Stephen D'Angelo | sdangelo | February 02, 2015 | ||
| Ship Artist | Jeff Miller | lcdrmiller | JMiller_Artist | November 17, 2014 | |
| Community Manager | Brandon Felczer | PWE_BranFlakes | pwebranflakes | PWE_BranFlakes | April 11, 2014 |
| Executive Producer | Daniel Stahl | dstahl | January 14, 2014 | ||
| Content Designer | Dan Griffis | Gozer | devgozer | Dev_Gozer | August, 2012 |
| Senior Systems Designer | Geoff Tuffli | Heretic | crypticheretic | June 22, 2012 | |
| Ship Artist | Adam Williams | CapnLogan | CapnLogan | March 20, 2012 | |
| Quality Assurance | Michael Brown | Beltoram | Beltoram | December 8, 2011 | |
| Online Community Representative | Gesine Fischer | WishStone | Cryptic_Wishy | August 19, 2011 | |
| Executive Producer | Craig Zinkievich | Zinc | July 2010 | ||
| Online Community Representative | Joe Blancato | Rekhan | joeblancato | ||
| Online Community Representative | David Bass | Daeke | |||
| Quality Assurance | DScotty | ||||
| Infrastructure Programmer | coderanger |