cryptic studios

A PWE studio known primarily for Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online.

The Game Archaeologist: Dark Sun Online

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Computer RPG players in the late '80s and early '90s were surely familiar with Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) and its now-famous Gold Box series....
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PSA: PWE MMOs are going dark (temporarily!) on October 13

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Heads up if you play any Perfect World Entertainment or Cryptic games: Your MMOs will be going dark for a 12-hour maintenance period (9:00...

Neverwinter: Strongholds arrives on Xbox One next month

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If I were a serious business console gamer, I think I'd be going crazy at the delay between PC launches and console launches for...

Global Chat: Why is Blizzard so sluggish?

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World of Warcraft: Legion and Blizzard's recent decisions were at the forefront of a couple of recent MMO blog posts as of late, their authors...
WHAT ARE THOSE?!

Neverwinter explains what the deal is with the Underdark

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The next Neverwinter expansion is sending players to the Underdark. All the way to the Underdark! Which is great if you know what the...

The MOP Up: How long would you last in your MMO? (October 4, 2015)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Pretty metal.

Neverwinter shows off the iconic Forgotten Realms characters added to the game with the Underdark

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Are you looking forward to meeting some of the iconic cast members of Neverwinter's lore with the game's upcoming Underdark expansion? Do you have...

Massively Overthinking: Graceful MMO free-to-play transitions

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In honor of WildStar's free-to-play transition this week, Massively Overthinking is about to overthink the very best F2P transitions ever. Even if you don't...

R.A. Salvatore shares his secret work on Neverwinter

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How would you like for one of your favorite authors to come in and pen content for your virtual world? R.A. Salvatore fans get to...
Seriously have a lot of ships, wow.

Star Trek Online outlines the basics of the Admirality system

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Veterans of Star Trek Online have inevitably made use of many, many different ships over the course of the game's lifespan. You get ships...

Drizzt joins Neverwinter in this fall’s Underdark expansion

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A few familiar faces are coming to Neverwinter in the upcoming Underdark expansion, including a fairly famous Drow. If you'd happily fight the two-headed Prince of...

The MOP Up: A rebirth for Star Wars Galaxies

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Like this, but with slightly better lines, hopefully.

Star Trek Online is giving players the chance to design a ship

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The look of ships in Star Trek Online is a big deal; you spend a lot of time flying about in the ships, after...

Fan-made infographic explains Champions Online’s supervillain system

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Confused about how Champions Online's new supervillain onslaught system works? One fan took matters into his own hands by making a helpful infographic to...

Talking to Cryptic about Neverwinter’s new Stronghold PvP

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We're on the horn with Cryptic Lead Designer Scott Shicoff and Senior Content Designer John Hopler to talk about Neverwinter's brand-new Stronghold siege PvP...

The MOP Up: All news must go!

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we're deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Champions Online begins Supervillain Onslaught

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Cryptic has been talking up Champions Online's new Supervillain Onslaught mode over the past month, and now it is finally here! Players can temporarily step...

Star Trek Online is revamping a few Cardassian episodes

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Star Trek Online content designer Jaddua Ross has revealed the first episode in the game's updated Cardassian Struggle arc. Spoils of War will kick...

Neverwinter’s strongholds are under siege

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As of today, Neverwinter's large guild strongholds are prime targets for PvP aggression. Cryptic patched in the new siege system which allows for guilds to...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 30: Slumbering MMOs

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Justin and Bree discuss WildStar, SWTOR, UO, ArcheAge, Asheron's Call, Otherland, Elite, GW2, and RIFT, with mailbag questions on early access MMOs.

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