Kerberos Productions Inc. is a video game developer based in

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, Canada. The company was formed in 2003 by former employees of

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. The company takes its name and logo from

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, a large three-headed creature of Greek mythology (Κέρβερος, in Greek). The three heads of the hellhound represent the three disciplines of game development: art, programming, and design. The company has released six games: a

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called '' Sword of the Stars'' (originally published by

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, currently published by

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), its sequel '' Sword of the Stars 2'', a role-playing video game titled '' Fort Zombie'', a rogue-like game '' Sword of the Stars: The Pit'', a wargame called '' Ground Pounders'', and an action-strategy game called '' Kaiju-a-Gogo''

Games

* '' Sword of the Stars'' (2006) ** ''Sword of the Stars: Born of Blood'' (2007) (expansion) ** ''Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows'' (2008) (expansion) ** ''Sword of the Stars: Argos Naval Yard'' (2009) (expansion) * '' Fort Zombie'' (2009) * '' Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter'' (2011) * '' Sword of the Stars: The Pit'' (2013) * '' Ground Pounders'' (2014) * '' Kaiju-a-Gogo'' (2015) * ''

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'' (TBA)

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