[1][2] Before founding Cyanide, Patrick Pligersdorffer began working in the video game industry with Ubi Soft, where he assisted the opening of an internal development studio in Japan.

[3] After leaving Ubi Soft, Pligersdorffer established Cyanide in Nanterre in 2000.

[3] In November 2007, Cyanide announced that they had set up a new studio in Montreal, Canada.

[5] On 14 May 2018, French publisher Bigben Interactive (now Nacon) announced that they had wholly acquired Cyanide for a total sum of €20 million.

[7] Focus Home Interactive, Cyanide's primary publisher, previously also attempted to take over the studio, but was rejected by the developer's supervisory board, which eventually led to the resignation of Focus Home Interactive's chief executive officer, Cédric Lagarrigue.