Cyberlore Studios, Inc. was an American
video game developer based in
Northampton, Massachusetts.
History
The company was founded in 1992 by Lester Humphreys, Ken Grey, and Herb Perez. Since 1992, they produced
expansion pack
An expansion pack, expansion set, supplement, or simply expansion is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game, video game or collectible card game. These add-ons usually add new game areas, weapons, objects, characters, or ...
s for ''
MechWarrior 4'', ''
Heroes of Might and Magic II'', and ''
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal''. They also produced ''
Playboy: The Mansion'' (2004), a simulation game based on the life of
Hugh Hefner and ''
Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's Lifestyle magazine, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from H ...
'', and a
PlayStation 2 version of the classic board game ''
Risk
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''. 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, and the subsequent layoff of two-thirds of their staff. The company refocused on the
serious game
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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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