Cyberlore
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| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 1992[1] |
| Defunct | 2005 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Lester Humphreys Ken Grey Herb Perez |
| Products | Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim |
Number of employees | 28 (1998)[2] |
| Website | cyberlore.com |
Cyberlore Studios, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Northampton, Massachusetts.[3]
History
The company was founded in 1992 by Lester Humphreys, Ken Grey, and Herb Perez.[4] Since 1992, they produced expansion packs for MechWarrior 4, Heroes of Might and Magic II, and Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal. They also produced Playboy: The Mansion (2005), a simulation game based on the life of Hugh Hefner and Playboy, and a PlayStation 2 version of the classic board game Risk. Their most notable game is Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim, whose original concept was created by Jim DuBois, who worked for the company as a senior designer.
The company grew from six employees in 1992 to thirty employees in 2000.[5]
In 2005, Cyberlore ceased development of general entertainment games after the collapse of their publisher, Hip Games, and the subsequent layoff of two-thirds of their staff. The company refocused on the serious game corporate training market, under the new company name of Minerva Software.
Published games
- Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse (1994)
- Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall (1995)
- Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal (1996)
- Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Price of Loyalty (1997)
- Deadlock II: Shrine Wars (1998)
- Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim (2000)
- Majesty: The Northern Expansion (2001)
- MechWarrior 4: Black Knight (2001)
- MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries (2002)
- Risk: Global Domination (2003)
- Playboy: The Mansion (2005)
References
- ^ Norman, Angela (June 13, 1994). "Computer game released by Northampton company". Daily Hampshire Gazette. p. 20. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cybulski, Mark (July 28, 1998). "Computer game firm creates Majesty". Daily Hampshire Gazette. p. 7. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Interview with Joe Minton of Majesty, from Cyberlore Studios". Prima Games. March 2, 2000. Archived from the original on July 16, 2001. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ Keefer, John (March 31, 2006). "GameSpy Retro: Developer Origins, Page 11 of 19". GameSpy. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007.
- ^ Groves, Victoria (February 28, 2000). "Cyberlore preps launch of Majesty". Daily Hampshire Gazette. p. 39. Retrieved August 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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