Kerberos Productions Inc. is a

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based in

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, Canada. The company was formed in 2003 by former employees of Rockstar Vancouver. 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 ''Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter'' is a science fiction strategy video game developed by Kerberos Productions. It is the sequel to the 2006 game ''Sword of the Stars'' and is published by Paradox Interactive. It features the same six rac ...

'', a

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titled ''

Fort Zombie ''Fort Zombie'' is a role-playing video game developed by Kerberos Productions. It was released on October 30, 2009. The game takes place on a version of Earth that is being invaded by an evil force which warps reality and creates zombies. Player ...

'', a rogue-like game '' Sword of the Stars: The Pit'', a wargame called ''

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'', 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) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter'' (2011) * '' Sword of the Stars: The Pit'' (2013) * ''

'' (2014) * '' Kaiju-a-Gogo'' (2015) * '' NorthStar'' (TBA)

References

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