Cyberdreams
US video game publisher (1990–1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cyberdreams Interactive Entertainment was a video game publisher located in California that specialized in adventure games developed in collaboration with famous names from the fantasy, horror and science fiction genres between 1990 and 1997.
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Industry | Video games |
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Founded | 1990 |
Defunct | 1997 |
Fate | Defunct |
Successor | None |
Headquarters | Calabasas, California |
Key people | Rolf Klug (owner) Patrick Ketchum (president, 1990–1995) Paul Licari (general manager, 1995–1997) |
Products | Dark Seed series, I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream |
History
Patrick Ketchum, who had founded Datasoft before, founded the company in 1990. In 1995, an "internal shake-up" took place in which the investors removed management and installed a "turnaround management team" that could accomplish the transition to third-party publishing. Ketchum left the company and started a career as a photographer. The company went defunct early in 1997.
Cyberdreams' most successful titles were Dark Seed, incorporating the art of H. R. Giger, and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, based upon Harlan Ellison's short story of the same name. Cyberdreams other published titles included CyberRace, a futuristic racing game using the vehicle designs of Syd Mead, Noir: A Shadowy Thriller, a film noir interactive movie, and a sequel to Dark Seed.
List of published titles
- Dark Seed (1992)
- CyberRace (1993)
- Red Hell (1993)
- Dark Seed II (1995)
- I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995)
- Noir: A Shadowy Thriller (1996)
Titles announced by Cyberdreams but never completed include Hunters of Ralk, a role-playing video game designed by Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax (with design by Knights of Xentar author David S. Moskowitz),[1] and Wes Craven's Principles of Fear, based on a concept by film director Wes Craven.[2][3] Other announced, but unreleased games are Evolver,[4] an adaptation of Species,[5][6] Reverence,[7] and The Incredible Shrinking Character.[8] Only two survived with the help of other publishers: Ares Rising and Blue Heat. Reverence was also eventually leaked as a playable prototype.[9]
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