Crystal Dynamics is an American video game developer that was founded in 1992 by Madeline Canepa, Judy Lange, and Dave Morse.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, Crystal Dynamics was the first licensed developer for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer console.
[2] The 3DO's launch during the 1993 Christmas season was a commercial failure, severely damaging Crystal Dynamics' software strategy.
[1] The studio was acquired by Eidos Interactive, a British video game publisher, in 1998, which was in turn bought by Square Enix in 2009.
[1] Although the first Legacy of Kain video game was developed by Silicon Knights,[4] Crystal Dynamics gained the rights to the franchise in 1998[5] and released four sequels between 1999 and 2003.