Defunct 2002 Headquarters Pasadena Ceased operations 2002 | Key people Stan Liu Founded 1992 Parent organization Eidos Interactive | |
Industry Computer and video games
Interactive entertainment Video games Fear Effect, Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix, Cardinal Syn, Dark Rift, Criticom | ||
Kronos digital entertainment defunct game developers in 5 games pt 115
Kronos Digital Entertainment was an American video game developer founded by Stan Liu in 1992. They first began to develop original properties, beginning with their visually appealing early 3D fighting games, Criticom, Dark Rift and Cardinal Syn (referred to as the "Trilogy of Terror" by one gaming journalist). The organization later gained greater critical and commercial success for the Fear Effect series with Eidos, although Kronos retains all rights to the franchise. Kronos was busy developing the third installment in that series, Fear Effect Inferno, when publisher Eidos discontinued funding for the project following a major restructuring of their budget. The developer then shopped it around to other publishers but were unable to secure another deal to get the game finished. The company disbanded soon after, with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix being their final released game.