Kronos Digital Entertainment
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| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Defunct | 2002 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Stanley Liu |
| Products | Fear Effect series |
Kronos Digital Entertainment was an American video game developer, founded by Stan Liu in 1992. It developed original properties, beginning with the visually appealing[1] early 3D fighting games Criticom, Dark Rift and Cardinal Syn (called the "Trilogy of Terror" by one gaming journalist).[2]
Kronos gained greater critical and commercial success for its later Fear Effect series with Eidos,[2] and retained all rights to the franchise.[3] It was developing the third Fear installment, Fear Effect Inferno, when Eidos discontinued funding following a major budget restructuring. The developer then shopped the game around to other publishers before failing to secure a deal and finish it.[4] It dissolved soon after, finally releasing Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix. Outside of video games, they provided computer animation to Spider Man on Fox Kids.
Games
[edit]| Year | Game | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Criticom | PlayStation, Sega Saturn |
| 1997 | Meat Puppet | Microsoft Windows |
| Dark Rift | Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows | |
| 1998 | Cardinal Syn | PlayStation |
| 2000 | Fear Effect | |
| 2001 | Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix |
Animation
[edit]| Year | Television | Original network(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Spider-Man | Fox Kids |
References
[edit]- ^ Ryan Mac Donald (July 8, 1998). "Cardinal Syn Review". GameSpot.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ a b "Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix Review - GameCritics.com". Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ "Interview With Kronos". Mastergamer.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ Steve Pollack (August 3, 2003). "Fear Effect Inferno". Steve Pollack. Archived from the original on December 27, 2003. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
External links
[edit]- "Official website". Archived from the original on March 28, 2002. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Interview with Stan Liu, founder of Kronos, at Gamecritics.com
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