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Cryptic Studios company history timeline

2000

In 2000, Lewis sold his company, Stellar Semiconductor, Inc., to Broadcom Corporation.

2008

On December 9, 2008, Atari, SA announced that it had acquired Cryptic Studios.

2010

In March 2010, Bill Roper was promoted to Chief Creative Officer, succeeding Emmert (who became the Chief Operations Officer), but left the studio in August that same year.

2011

In March 2011, Jack Emmert was promoted to Chief Executive Officer when John Needham left to pursue other opportunities in the gaming industry.

On May 31, 2011 it was announced that Perfect World had acquired Cryptic Studios.

On May 17, 2011, Atari announced the divesting of its interest in Cryptic Studios.

2017

In June 2017, the company was announced to be creating a Magic: The Gathering game for consoles and PC.

2021

In December 2021, Swedish holding company Embracer Group announced that it would acquire the North American and publishing arms of Perfect World Entertainment from Perfect World Europe.

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Founded
2000
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Headquarters
Los Gatos, CA
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Founders
Bruce Rogers,Michael Lewis,Cameron Petty,Matt Harvey,Rick Dakan
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