A PWE studio known primarily for Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online.
cryptic studios
Champions Online is giving away character slots and vehicles for its 13th birthday
Champions Online is in the midst of celebrating its 13th birthday - its first under new parent group Embracer and Gearbox.
"Happy Anniversary, Champions!" Cryptic...
Perfect Ten: The MMO studios that keep whiffing on new projects
Everyone makes mistakes, and that's all right. That's not necessarily a big deal. Yes, this is true when it comes to MMO studios too....
Global Chat: Will World of Warcraft ever give up its raiding fixation?
MMO blog Kaylriene posted a lengthy article recently examining the state of the non-raiding scene in World of Warcraft while comparing it to Blizzard's...
The Stream Team: Neverwinter’s Elemental Evil Adventures
Now that the Undermountain is fully explored, Massively OP's MJ is ready to delve into the next set of Neverwinter adventures. And the emphasis...
Champions Online is reviving its streaming apparatus for its 13th birthday
Look up there in the sky! Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's a new streaming schedule for Champions Online!
That's right: Cryptic's underdog...
Massively Overthinking: The real-world value of MMOs
A while back on the MMORPG subreddit, there was a wildly contentious - one might even say transparently provocative - thread declaring that "f...
Neverwinter dishes out a shiny companion and makes tweaks to existing content in latest patch
The newest patch applied to Neverwinter has something special for certain players. If you're among those who managed to earn the Zariel the Redeemed...
Vague Patch Notes: The perils of comparing MMOs to each other
So the other day I read perhaps the worst Tower of Fantasy review I could have possibly read. It was most certainly not the...
The Game Archaeologist: MegaWars, the Star Trek online sim from the ’70s
When we look at the early days of online computer gaming, it shouldn't be a surprise that the geeky crowd that was working on...
The Stream Team: Going on a group Neverwinter Dragon Hunt
Now that Massively OP's MJ has experienced the solo and three-man dragon hunts with Neverwinter devs, she's interested in running them with her D&D...
Massively Overthinking: What’s so bad about comfort zones in MMOs?
If you've been following the MMORPG meta for a long time, particularly in World of Warcraft, you know there's corner of the industry convinced...
Neverwinter takes Rothé Valley out of the vault today
If you've been eager to head back into Rothé Valley in Neverwinter, you've had to live with disappointment for a while as the content...
Champions Online’s newest event asks players to fight an invasion of literal nightmares
You would think that the physical embodiments of nightmares would know better than to attack a metropolis full of superpowered beings, but that's not...
One Shots: I’m lost in her eyes, send help
Today we need to issue a serious warning about our first One Shots: Those who scroll to the full color image may find themselves...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs that let you talk to cats
Let's not mince words here: I am a cat person. I absolutely love cats. They are small furry idiots who make stupid yelling noises,...
Star Trek Online fans hold vigil for the late, magnificent Nichelle Nichols
The Star Trek fandom is mourning this week at the news that Nichelle Nichols passed away from natural causes at the age of 89....
The MOP Up: Trove’s Sunrise update arrives on consoles
Trove's new Solarian class is finally available to play on Xbox, Switch and PlayStation, as the Sunrise update landed on those consoles this past...
The Stream Team: Seeing Neverwinter’s space station
At the end of the Neverwinter Undermountain adventure, there was one last expedition that Massively OP's MJ embarked on -- and that led her...
The MOP Up: Astroneer’s trains chug-a-choo-choo onto the Switch
Trains in space? Hey, why not! Astroneer brought the fun of high-tech rail transport to the Nintendo Switch this past week: "Enjoy building rail...
Gearbox shuts down game forums in favor of Discord, but Cryptic’s MMOs are not affected
Back in December 2021, Gearbox's Embracer Group bought up Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic, meaning whatever Gearbox decided to do could possibly affect the...
