Paragon Studios was a
video game developer, and wholly owned subsidiary of
NCsoft. Founded in November 2007 as NCsoft NorCal, the studio's remit was to further develop the
City of Heroes and
City of Villains franchises following the acquisition of the titles by
NCsoft from
Cryptic Studios. 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 world's first, and best, Super Hero MMORPG before the end of the year." City of Heroes shut down on November 30th, 2012, ending the studio's existence.