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Cyan Worlds Closes

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the lots-of-loose-talent dept.

ThPhox writes "Several former employees are reporting on their blogs that Cyan Worlds, the creator of the Myst series of games for Macintosh and PC, has apparently closed. Myst was the best selling PC game of all time, until The Sims, and inspired four sequels, three novels, and a spin-off MMORPG. In 1993, it had amazing graphics, and was one of the first games to be released on CD-ROM. Riven, released in 1995, stunned the world with unparalleled graphics and story. Cyan, you will be greatly missed. But, as they say; 'Perhaps the ending, had not yet been written...'"

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  1. Main Page by carterhawk001 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    To all the douches complaining about dupe, this time its on the main page, so stfu about it. cyan is one of those studios rocked gaming, and deserves more respect than you FPS whores are showing.

  2. Early 90's luxury by heroine · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Cyan was one of the early excesses of the 90's. After they made their millions on Myst, the company moved to the Oregon desert where they sat around writing email and hoarding cash with no expenses. There were other stories of companies starting up in exotic locations like Phoenix and Hawaii to do work that normally was done in Silicon Valley.

    That all ended and residence in Silicon Valley is once again required.