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. The company has a track record for creating critically-acclaimed and highly-entertaining games that appeal to wide audiences. Their track record includes the award-winning City of Heroes and City of Villains, as well as the recently released Champions Online.
Cryptic Studios is committed to delivering high-quality, immersive entertainment to the market and continues to grow as it ramps up for its next projects, including Star Trek Online and an as yet unknown title in the works.
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 reputation for delivering profitable, on-time, on-budget titles. It developed the innovative and successful City of Heroes, as well as its subsequent expansion, City of Villains. Both titles garnered numerous awards from leading enthusiast press including GameSpy's Game of the Year award in 2004.
[edit] Cryptic Studios executive team
Cryptic Studios’ management team has a solid, proven track record of leading the development of games and technologies that that appeal to hardcore gamers and the mainstream audience.
[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 | |
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| Executive Producer | Daniel Stahl | dstahl | Forum | Cryptic_dStahl |
| Lead Designer | Al Rivera | CaptainGeko | Forum | CaptainGeko |
| Lead Character Artist | Matt Highison | mhighison | Forum | CrypticMatt |
| Ship Artist | Ian Richards | JamJamz | Forum | STO_JamJamz |
| Ship Artist | Jeff Miller | lcdrmiller0918 | Forum | lcdrmiller |
| Environmental Artist | Denis Osmanbegovi | CrypticDenis | ||
| Environmental Artist | Nick Duguid | Tumerboy | Forum | Tumerboy |
| Environmental Artist | Sam Rucks | |||
| Environmental Artist | Roman Stepanov | |||
| Art Lead | Jeremy Mattson | |||
| Lead Programmer | Rehpic | Forum | ||
| UI and Concept Artist | Thomas Marrone | ThomastheCrypticCat | Forum | Cryptic_TtC |
| UI Programmer | Matthew Kenneally | mkenneally | Forum | |
| UI Programmer | FallingSky | Forum | ||
| Content Designer | Dan Griffis | Gozer | Forum | Cryptic_Gozer |
| Content Designer | Jesse Heinig | JHeinig | Forum | |
| Content Designer | Charles Gray | |||
| Content Designer | Josh Ferguson | |||
| Combat Systems Designer | Steve Nicks | Snix | Forum | |
| Environmental Artist | S_Wall | Forum | ||
| Director of Audio | Michael Henry | |||
| Senior Motion Graphics/Media Artist | Mark Valentine | h2orat | Forum | |
| Lead Writer | Christine Thompson | Kestrel | Forum | Cryptic_Kestrel |
| Infrastructure Programmer | coderanger | Forum | ||
| Community Manager | Brandon Felczer | PWE_BranFlakes | Forum | PWE_BranFlakes |
| German Community Manager | Stefan Recht | Denadoro | Forum | StefanRecht |
| Online Community Representative | Shaun Brodie | Stormshade | Forum | Shaun_Brodie |
| Producer | Stephen 'Steve' Ricossa Jr | Salami_Inferno | Forum | |
| Producer | Vincent Malley | Terramak | Forum | Terramak |
| Producer | Maria LeMat | ZeroniusRex | Forum | |
| Producer | Andy Velasquez | |||
| Lead Quality Assurance | Phil Fark | Farktoid5000 | Forum | CrypticEQAH |
| Quality Assurance | JTFrost | Forum | ||
| Forum Moderator | InfoNinja | Forum | ||
| Forum Moderator | Q | Forum | ||
| Lead Game Master | GMDestra | Forum | ||
| Game Master | GMNova | Forum | ||
| Game Master | GMTiyshen | [1] | Cryptic_Tiyshen | |
| Game Master | GMDrannic | Forum | ||
| Game Master | XLibraX | Forum | ||
| Forum moderator | zaaerus | Forum | ||
| Senior Systems Designer | Geoff Tuffli | Heretic | Forum | |
| Associate Systems Designer | Jeremy Randall | BorticusCryptic | Forum | |
| Chad | Chaddington | Forum | ||
| Tech Support | darthpanda16 | Forum | ||
| Selaphiel | Forum | |||
| Mapolis | Forum | |||
| Goatshark | Forum | |||
| Blue-Crusader | Forum | |||
| Blue_Fire | Forum | |||
| mkenneally | Forum | |||
| Red-Ice | Forum | |||
| Programmer | CrypticCliff | Forum | ||
| Zodiac | Forum | |||
| munkyboi | ||||
| Red_Panda |
[edit] No Longer on the Star Trek Online Team
| Last Position | Name | Handle | Forum Posts | Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Artist | Adam Williams | CapnLogan | Forum | CapnLogan | March 20, 2012 |
| Executive Producer | Stephen D'Angelo | sdangelo | Forum | February 13, 2012 | |
| Executive Producer | Craig Zinkievich | Zinc | Forum | July 2010 | |
| Online Community Representative | Gesine Fischer | WishStone | Forum | Cryptic_Wishy | August 19th 2011 |
| Online Community Representative | Joe Blancato | Rekhan | Forum | joeblancato | |
| Online Community Representative | David Bass | Daeke | Forum | ||
| Quality Assurance | DScotty | Forum | |||
| Quality Assurance | Michael Brown | Beltoram | Forum | Beltoram | December 8, 2011 |
[edit] External links
- Cryptic studios website
- Cryptic Studios at Wikipedia
- Cryptic at Starbase UGC, the user-generated-content Wiki for STO.
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Star Trek® Online game content and materials are trademarks and copyrights of Cryptic Studios, Inc. or its licensors and used with permission. All rights reserved. ™ & © 2010 CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved. STAR TREK and related marks are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc.
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