Carbine Studios

Carbine Studios, Inc.
Subsidiary of NCSOFT
Industry Computer and video games
Interactive entertainment
Founded 2005[1]
Headquarters Aliso Viejo, California, U.S.
Products WildStar
Owner NCSOFT
Number of employees
 N/A
Parent NCSOFT
Website http://www.carbinestudios.com/

Carbine Studios is a video game developer and subsidiary of NCSOFT, founded in 2005 by former members of Blizzard Entertainment. They are the developers of the online role-playing game WildStar.

History

Carbine's founders were 17 former members of Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft development team. Since then they have attracted key talent from award-winning games such as Diablo II, StarCraft, Metroid Prime, Fallout, EverQuest, City of Heroes, Half-Life 2 and many of other successful titles. The company was announced by NCSOFT in 2007.[2]

Games

WildStar is the first game released by Carbine Studios. It is a science fiction MMORPG for PC, set on the frontier planet of Nexus where a mysterious and powerful race known as the Eldan have disappeared leaving behind a wealth of technology and secrets for players to explore.[3][4] Players choose a path to get more of the content that they enjoy the most,[5] while selecting from eight colourful races spread across two factions. It also features a robust player housing system and massive variety of end game content, including raids and war plots.

References

  1. ↑ "Carbine Studios". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  2. ↑ "NCsoft unveils Carbine Studios". MCV. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  3. ↑ "I'm Falling in Love With WildStar, and I Don't Care Who Knows It". Kotaku. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  4. ↑ "Viewed Prior To Release: Wildstar". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  5. ↑ "Wildstar's Path System Might Be The Coolest MMORPG Feature Of The Year". Kotaku. Retrieved 2013-06-12.

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