Cryptic Studios
Founded in 2000 and based in Los Gatos, CA, Cryptic Studios is a wholly owned Perfect World subsidiary and developer of massively-multiplayer online games, one of which is Star Trek Online. Cryptic first developed the games City of Heroes and City of Villains, both presently run by Paragon Studios, as well as the superhero-themed Champions Online. Their current projects include Neverwinter and an as yet unknown title.
On May 18, 2011 Atari announced it intended to sell Cryptic Studios as Atari planned to focus on other markets. On May 31, Perfect World Entertainment announced they would buy Cryptic and the acquisition was completed August 9 for a total price of $49.8 million.
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[edit] About Cryptic Studios
Cryptic Studios is a developer of massively multiplayer online role playing games, with a signature style being extreme versatility in player customization. It developed the innovative and successful City of Heroes, as well as its subsequent expansion, City of Villains. Their titles have received several major rewards:
- City of Heroes: GameSpy's Game of the Year (2004), Games Magazine: Game of the Year (2004), Spike TV 2004 Video Game Awards: MMOPG 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)
[edit] Cryptic Studios executive team
[edit] STO development team
[edit] Cryptic Associates
- Chief Executive Officer - Jack Emmert
- Chief Operating Officer - Craig Zinkievich
- Chief Technical Officer - Stephen D'Angelo
- Chief Financial Officer - Hindol Datta
[edit] Star Trek Online Team
| Position | Name | Handle | Forum Posts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Producer | Daniel Stahl | dstahl | dastahl | Cryptic_dStahl |
| Lead Designer | Al Rivera | CaptainGeko | crypticgeko | CaptainGeko |
| Lead Character Artist | Matt Highison | mhighison | CrypticMatt | |
| Ship Artist | Ian Richards | JamJamz | captjamjamz | STO_JamJamz |
| Environmental Artist | Jeff Miller | lcdrmiller0918 | lcdrmiller | lcdrmiller |
| Environmental Artist | Denis Osmanbegovi | CrypticDenis | ||
| Environmental Artist | Nick Duguid | Tumerboy | tacofangs | Tumerboy |
| Environmental Artist | Sam Rucks | |||
| Environmental Artist | Roman Stepanov | |||
| Art Lead | Jeremy Mattson | |||
| Lead Programmer | Rehpic | rehpic | ||
| UI and Concept 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 | |
| Content Designer | Chris Dods | mrodds | ||
| Content Designer | Sean McCann | CommanderAnder | commanderander | |
| Content Designer | Charles Gray | |||
| Content Designer | Josh Ferguson | |||
| Combat Systems Designer | Steve Nicks | Snix | ||
| Environmental Artist | S_Wall | |||
| Director of Audio | Michael Henry | |||
| Senior Motion Graphics/Media Artist | Mark Valentine | h2orat | ||
| Lead Writer | Christine Thompson | Kestrel | cryptickestrel | Cryptic_Kestrel |
| Community Manager | Brandon Felczer | PWE_BranFlakes | pwebranflakes | PWE_BranFlakes |
| German Community Manager | Stefan Recht | Denadoro | StefanRecht | |
| Online Community Representative | Shaun Brodie | Stormshade | Shaun_Brodie | |
| Producer | Stephen 'Steve' Ricossa Jr | Salami_Inferno | salamiinferno | |
| Producer | Vincent Malley | Terramak | Terramak | |
| Producer | Maria LeMat | ZeroniusRex | zer0niusrex | |
| Producer | Andy Velasquez | |||
| Lead Quality Assurance | Phil Fark | Farktoid5000 | farktoid5000 | CrypticEQAH |
| Quality Assurance | JTFrost | |||
| 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 | |
| Systems Designer | Andrew Rowe | Archon | archoncryptic | |
| 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 |
[edit] Major Project Responsibilities
(Strikethrough indicates a developer no longer performing that role.)
- Crafting revamp: Borticus
- Department Head system: CaptainGeko
- Dilithium economy: JHeinig
- Duty officer system:
Heretic; Archon; Borticus - Fleet starbase:
Heretic; JHeinig - PvP:
Gozer; Chris Dods - STFs:
Gozer; Unknown as of August 2012 - STO Gateway: POZ
[edit] No Longer on the Star Trek Online Team
| Last Position | Name | Handle | Forum Posts | Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Executive Producer | Stephen D'Angelo | sdangelo | February 13, 2012 | ||
| Executive Producer | Craig Zinkievich | Zinc | July 2010 | ||
| Online Community Representative | Gesine Fischer | WishStone | Cryptic_Wishy | August 19, 2011 | |
| Online Community Representative | Joe Blancato | Rekhan | joeblancato | ||
| Online Community Representative | David Bass | Daeke | |||
| Quality Assurance | DScotty | ||||
| Quality Assurance | Michael Brown | Beltoram | Beltoram | December 8, 2011 | |
| Infrastructure Programmer | coderanger |
[edit] External links
- Cryptic studios website
- Cryptic Studios at Wikipedia
- Cryptic at Starbase UGC, the user-generated-content Wiki for STO.
