Eden Studios, Inc.

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Eden Studios, Inc.
IndustryRole-playing game publisher
FoundedJuly 4, 1997
Defunct2017
Headquarters
Albany, New York
,
United States
Number of locations
2
Key people
 George Vasilakos, M. Alexander Jurkat, C.J. Carella, Alexandros Vasilakos
Products Conspiracy X , All Flesh Must Be Eaten , CJ Carella's WitchCraft
Website www.edenstudios.net

Eden Studios, Inc. was an American role-playing game publisher founded in 1996 by George Vasilakos, M. Alexander Jurkat, and Ed Healy. Currently run by Mr. Vasilakos, Eden Studios is best known for Conspiracy X , the Buffyverse role-playing games , [1] All Flesh Must Be Eaten , CJ Carella's WitchCraft and most recently for the City of Heroes Roleplaying Game , an unreleased adaptation of Cryptic Studios' MMORPG City of Heroes .

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Games

Books

Eden Studios released Enemies Archived (2006), a monster manual for Armageddon in PDF and POD produced in conjunction with Misfit Studios. [8] : 343 

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References

  1. 1 2 Bruno, Mark (November 20, 2003). "Licensed to Produce 5 (Interview with M. Alexander Jurkat)". GamingReport.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Ready for an Adventure?".
  3. 1 2 "Origins Award Winners for 2003". Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Archived from the original on January 6, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2007.
  4. ↑ Wiegel, Kurt. "Game Geeks ep #15 Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG 2.0" . Retrieved October 1, 2007.[ dead YouTube link ] Game Geeks Video review of Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG
  5. ↑ Wiegel, Kurt. "Game Geeks ep #27 Army of Darkness". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2007. Game Geeks Video review of Army of Darkness
  6. ↑ Wiegel, Kurt. "Game Geeks ep #15 Conspiracy X 2.0" . Retrieved October 1, 2007.[ dead YouTube link ] Game Geeks Video review of Conspiracy X 2.0
  7. ↑ "Origins Award Winners for 2001". Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Archived from the original on February 2, 2008.
  8. ↑ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN   978-1-907702-58-7.
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