Cryptic Studios Sells City of Villains/Heroes

21 Apr 2008 at 18:33:57 by Paul Younger

Cyrptic Studios has sold off the City of Heroes/Villains intellectual and proprietary rights to NCSoft. Also as part of the agreement, NCsoft is licensing Cryptic’s engine technologies for use with future games.

“City of Heroes and City of Villains players should be assured that Cryptic Studios will be working closely with NCsoft to ensure a smooth, seamless transition,” said Michael Lewis, President and co-founder of Cryptic Studios. “City of Heroes was Cryptic’s flagship product and we are proud of this title and the many millions of characters that have entertained over a million people worldwide. The decision to sell the franchise allows us to focus resources on our soon to be announced first-party projects.”

The new development team at NCSoft does include members of the original City of heroes team so the game should be in good hands as plans for new expansions forge ahead.

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