Paragon Studios was a

video game developer A video game developer is a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large business with em ...

, and wholly owned subsidiary of

NCsoft NCSoft Corporation (stylized as NC, formerly stylized as NCSOFT; ) is a South Korean video game developer and publisher headquartered in Pangyo, Seongnam, South Korea, primarily known for the distribution of massively multiplayer online role-pl ...

. Founded in November 2007 as NCsoft NorCal, the studio's remit was to further develop the ''

City of Heroes ''City of Heroes'' (''CoH'') is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game originally created by Cryptic Studios prior to the IP’s acquisition by NCSoft. Previously developed by the now-defunct Paragon Studios, it is currently developed ...

'' and ''

City of Villains ''City of Heroes'' (''CoH'') is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game originally created by Cryptic Studios prior to the IP’s acquisition by NCSoft. Previously developed by the now-defunct Paragon Studios, it is currently develope ...

'' franchises following the acquisition of the titles by

from

Cryptic Studios Cryptic Studios is an American video game developer specializing in MMORPG, massively multiplayer online role-playing games. It is headquartered in Los Gatos, California, and was a wholly owned Perfect World (company), Perfect World subsidiary, a ...

. In April 2009, NCsoft NorCal was rebranded as Paragon Studios. On August 31, 2012, it was announced by the studio that: "NCsoft has made the decision to close Paragon Studios. Effective immediately, all development on City of Heroes will cease and we will begin preparations to sunset the MMORPG before the end of the year."Farewell, from all of us at Paragon Studios
Farewell, from all of us at Paragon Studios
City of Heroes Closure Announcement City of Heroes shut down on November 30, 2012, ending the studio's existence.

Games

Paragon Studios developed or collaborated on: *''

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'' *'' City of Heroes Going Rogue''

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