GlyphX Inc. was a
computer graphics
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designer studio that produced
promotional video
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Arts, media and entertainment
* Promotional recording, an audio or video recording distributed to publicize a recording
* Trailer (promotion), a commercial advertisement for a ...
s, cinematics and artwork for various
video games
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for several years before going into video game design. The
third-person shooter
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''
Advent Rising'', the first and only video game created by GlyphX Games, LLC, the game designer branch of the company, had been long anticipated by critics and fans of the genre, but turned out to be rather a disappointment for both. GlyphX was acquired b
Sandman Studioscirca 2006.
Works
Illustrations
* ''
Diablo II
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'' (2000, magazine article illustrations)
* ''
Dinotopia Game Land Activity Center'' (2001, PC and
GBA box covers)
* ''
Drakan: Order of the Flame'' (1999,
PC box cover)
* ''
Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising'' (2005,
E3 banner)
* ''
Hired Guns'' (1999, E3 banner)
* ''
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver'' (1999,
PlayStation
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box cover)
* ''
Legacy of Kain: Defiance'' (2003, box cover art)
* ''
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'' (2002, advertisement)
* ''
One Must Fall: Battlegrounds'' (2003, PC box cover)
* ''Rally Fusion'
(2002,
PS2
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box cover)
* ''
Soul Reaver 2'' (2001, magazine article illustrations, E3 poster)
* ''
Spider-Man
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'' (2000, PlayStation box cover)
* ''
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro'' (2001, PlayStation box cover)
* ''
Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force'' (2000, magazine article illustrations)
* ''
Tenchu 2: Birth Of The Stealth Assassins'' (2000, independent artwork)
* ''
Unreal II: The Awakening'' (2003, PC box cover, advertisement)
* ''
Unreal Tournament 2003
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'' (2002, PC box cover)
* ''
Vigilante 8: Second Offense'' (1999, PlayStation box covers)
Games
* ''
Advent Rising'' (2005)
References
External links
Official website
Video game companies of the United States
Video game development companies
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