Cyberlore
{{Short description|American video game developer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Cyberlore Studios, Inc.
| logo = Cyberlore.jpg
| type =
| fate =
| successor =
| foundation = October 1992{{cite web|first=Angela|last=Norman|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-hampshire-gazette/129826379/|title=Computer game released by Northampton company|newspaper=Daily Hampshire Gazette|page=20|date=June 13, 1994|accessdate=August 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
| defunct = 2005
| founder =
| location_city = Northampton, Massachusetts
| location_country = United States
| key_people = Lester Humphreys
Ken Grey
Herb Perez
| industry = Video games
| products = Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim
| revenue =
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| net_income =
| num_employees = 28 (1998){{cite web|first=Mark|last=Cybulski|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-hampshire-gazette/129826888/|title=Computer game firm creates Majesty|newspaper=Daily Hampshire Gazette|page=7|date=July 28, 1998|accessdate=August 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
| parent =
| homepage = [http://www.cyberlore.com/about.html cyberlore.com]
}}
Cyberlore Studios, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Northampton, Massachusetts.{{cite web|url=http://www.primagames.com/news/interview/1030/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010716193317/http://www.primagames.com/news/interview/1030/|title=Interview with Joe Minton of Majesty, from Cyberlore Studios|website=Prima Games|archivedate=July 16, 2001|date=March 2, 2000|accessdate=August 11, 2023}}
History
The company was founded in 1992 by Lester Humphreys, Ken Grey, and Herb Perez.{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespy.com/articles/697/697083p11.html |title=GameSpy Retro: Developer Origins, Page 11 of 19 |first=John |last=Keefer |date=March 31, 2006 |website=GameSpy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609133138/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/697/697083p11.html |archive-date=June 9, 2007 |url-status=dead}} Since 1992, they produced expansion packs for MechWarrior 4, Heroes of Might and Magic II, and Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal. They also produced Playboy: The Mansion (2005), a simulation game based on the life of Hugh Hefner and Playboy, and a PlayStation 2 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.
The company grew from six employees in 1992 to thirty employees in 2000.{{cite web|first=Victoria|last=Groves|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-hampshire-gazette/129986220/|title=Cyberlore preps launch of Majesty|newspaper=Daily Hampshire Gazette|page=39|date=February 28, 2000|accessdate=August 14, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
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 corporate training market, under the new company name of [http://minervasoftware.com/ Minerva Software].
Published games
- Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse (1994)
- Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall (1995)
- Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal (1996)
- Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Price of Loyalty (1997)
- Deadlock II: Shrine Wars (1998)
- Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim (2000)
- Majesty: The Northern Expansion (2001)
- MechWarrior 4: Black Knight (2001)
- MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries (2002)
- Risk: Global Domination (2003)
- Playboy: The Mansion (2005)
References
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External links
- [http://www.cyberlore.com/ Cyberlore Studios]
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Category:Video game development companies
Category:Video game companies established in 1992
Category:Video game companies disestablished in 2005
Category:Defunct video game companies of the United States
Category:Defunct companies based in Massachusetts
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