cryptic studios

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

It's just heads all the way down.

Neverwinter’s Rise of Tiamat now available on Xbox One

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The downside to playing Neverwinter on a console is that there's a bit of a lag time on all the various major updates to the...

Fleet veteran heavy destroyers coming to Star Trek Online

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Star Trek Online lead systems designer Phil Zeleski has penned a new dev blog concerning fleet veteran heavy destroyers. These tier six vessels will...
You can also play a spaceship.

Star Trek Online shows off upcoming Tier 6 Battlecruisers

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You can upgrade older ships in Star Trek Online, but your upgraded Tier 5 Battlecruiser just isn't the same as a Tier 6 version...
That map is big? Yeah, yeah, yeah! It's not small? No, no, no!

Neverwinter demos its biggest map ever

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The more things you want going on in a single map, the bigger the map needs to be. If all you want is for...

One Shots: Primitive GPS

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There's no shame in being lost, especially if your MMO doesn't include an on-screen map. Anyone remember the olden days of using graph paper...

The Game Archaeologist: Seven MMOs operating on borrowed time

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Most everyone who knows me well will acknowledge that I'm not generally a cynical, dark person. I'm not rooting for games to fail, for...

Star Trek Online’s newest feature episode is live

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Star Trek Online's newest feature episode awaits, according to an official tweet this morning that signified the end of the patch maintenance period. Cryptic...
I TRUSTED YOU

Perfect Ten: MMO terms that have overstayed their welcome

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My original plan for this week - during the few moments that I was capable of coherent speech rather than just babbling about the...

Protector’s Jubilee begins in all versions of Neverwinter

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Protector's Jubilee starts anew in Neverwinter today to celebrate the game's two-year anniversary. The returning festival gives players new quests and skirmishes to conquer...

The latest Neverwinter dev blog talks a tiny bit about strongholds

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Cryptic has published a new dev blog that touches on Neverwinter's upcoming strongholds feature. It's designed to provide content for guilds, and much of the...

One Shots: Bagpipes in the woods

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I can't say that I'm the biggest fan of bagpipe music, although I do harbor a certain fascination for any musical instrument that looks...

Cryptic introduces the Neverwinter Combat League

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Neverwinter's getting serious about its competitive game, as the title is launching new PvP seasons for player rewards and glory. The Neverwinter Combat League challenges...

Steam’s summer sale offers mad MMO deals [Updated Monday]

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Prepare your wallets to go broke and your libraries to fill to the brim with games that you'll never have time to play, for...
Bugs are but a dream.

Star Trek Online is rolling out new Tier 6 Veteran ships

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Lifetime and veteran subscribers for Star Trek Online have long had access to a special ship that shows off their elite status. Unfortunately, the...

Perfect Ten: The top 10 healthiest live MMOs

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One question that consistently pops up across the MMO gaming circuit is, "What are the most popular/healthy/active MMOs out there?" Every time I see...

Neverwinter’s Rise of Tiamat Xbox One trailer rawrs at you

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As announced earlier this week, Neverwinter's Rise of Tiamat minispansion is gearing up for launch on the Xbox One sometime this month. The game's fifth...

The Daily Grind: Should mature MMOs consider crowdfunding?

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Massively OP commenter The_Grand_Nagus recently pointed us to a conversation on the Star Trek Online forum where a Cryptic Studios employee discussed the studio's games' revenues...
Have a gay old time.

Star Trek Online’s Lohlunat Festival kicks off

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Summer fun starts now in Star Trek Online, as the annual Lohlunat Festival kicks off for another year of flying around, riding powerboards, and...

Champions Online is revamping its tutorial

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If you ever felt let down or confused over Champions Online's introductory experience, then the team would like to welcome you to try it...

Neverwinter’s Rise of Tiamat expansion coming to Xbox One this month

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Cryptic has announced that Neverwinter's Rise of Tiamat expansion is coming to Xbox One this month. There's no definitive date just yet, though the press...

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