Cyberlore Studios, Inc. was an American
video game developer
A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large ...
based in
Northampton, Massachusetts
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.
History
The company was founded in 1992 by Lester Humphreys, Ken Grey, and Herb Perez. Since 1992, they produced
expansion packs for ''
MechWarrior 4'', ''
Heroes of Might and Magic II
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'', and ''
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal''. They also produced ''
Playboy: The Mansion'' (2004), a simulation game based on the life of
Hugh Hefner
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and ''
Playboy'', and a
PlayStation 2
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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.
In 2005, Cyberlore ceased development of general entertainment games after the collapse of their publisher,
Hip Games
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, 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.
Published works
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Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse'' (1994)
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Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall'' (1995)
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Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal'' (1996)
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Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Price of Loyalty'' (1997)
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Deadlock II: Shrine Wars'' (1998)
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Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim'' (2000)
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Majesty: The Northern Expansion'' (2001)
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MechWarrior 4: Black Knight'' (2001)
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MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries'' (2002)
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Risk: Global Domination'' (2003)
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Playboy: The Mansion'' (2004)
References
External links
Cyberlore Studios
Video game development companies
Video game companies established in 1992
Video game companies disestablished in 2005
Defunct video game companies of the United States
Defunct companies based in Massachusetts
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