A PWE studio known primarily for Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online.
cryptic studios
Neverwinter’s Infernal Descent tabletop-inspired adventure is live on PC today
PWE and Cryptic have dropped some pretties for PC MMO fans today with the arrival of the Infernal Descent update in Neverwinter, this one...
Star Trek Online previews its new anniversary ship, the hybrid Khitomer Alliance Battlecruiser
The newest anniversary ship for Star Trek Online is not a Klingon ship. It is also not a Federation ship. It is, instead, the...
Rumor: Star Trek Online may be selling some lockbox ships in the regular store
If you have ever played Star Trek Online, you are no doubt familiar with the occasional flashing messages that so-and-so just won some mega-awesome...
Not So Massively: Magic: Legends isn’t at all what I expected – it’s better
When we first got word of an MMO in the setting of Magic: The Gathering years ago, a Diablo-style ARPG probably isn't what anyone...
The MOP Up: Funcom delays Moons of Madness’ console release
For those starving in the Secret Worlds Legends content wasteland of 2019, there was at least the single-player spin-off Moons of Madness to enjoy....
The Game Archaeologist: Super-early versions of MMORPG websites
One of the absolute best things the internet ever generated has been the Internet Wayback Machine. Through this site, snapshots of millions of websites...
Global Chat: Why player representation in games matters
The recent flap over Escape from Tarkov's public pronouncement of "no icky girls" (my paraphrase) as playable characters in its game elicited more than...
Magic Legends’ lead answers 75 questions in 7 minutes
Even after watching gameplay footage and finding out its launch window, you probably have more than a few questions about Cryptic's upcoming Magic Legends....
The Stream Team: Barging through Neverwinter’s Blackdagger Ruins
While completing a campaign in Neverwinter last time, Massively OP's MJ and her team ventured into Blackdagger ruins. Now, they are setting their sites...
Neverwinter shares the lore of Infernal Descent’s Vallenhas and hosts a systems team AMA
So we already got a look at Neverwinter's upcoming Vallenhas from a visual standpoint, but you have to figure that an entire location doesn't...
Star Trek Online shares anniversary Task Force Operation details and some new mysteries
The 10th anniversary of Star Trek Online is coming soon and so have the reveals for what players can do in-game to mark the...
Neverwinter previews its hellish Vallenhas transformation in Infernal Descent
We've been teasing Neverwinter for the over-the-top hellishness of its Infernal Descent campaign, and we're pleased to say that will not end with this...
Neverwinter previews the infernal Avernus campaign
Looks like the HELL PIT was just the beginning for Neverwinter adventurers because it's just about time to start in on the Descent into...
PWE’s new ‘MMO’ Magic Legends confirms spring beta, PC launch in 2020, console launch in 2021
Editor's note: At 2:15 p.m. EST today, PWE sent official notice that the date given in its original press release this morning is incorrect....
Neverwinter shows off some of the fiendish rewards waiting in Infernal Descent
You wouldn't adventure into the hells unless there was some shiny loot waiting, would you? Luckily, the Infernal Descent content update coming to Neverwinter...
Magic Legends shows off 10 minutes of the fiery Geomancer
As Magic Legends fans come to terms with the fact that this upcoming title is really Magic: The Diabloing, Cryptic continues its promised info...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMOs of the decade
A few years back, we did a cheeky Massively Overthinking about our five favorite MMORPGs of all time. It was quite a potent list...
Magic: Legends starts showing off with two classes and two worlds
All right, you've seen some more footage, you've got some idea of how the game is going to be... now, if you're done with...
Star Trek Online devs talk about 2019 content updates and vague 2020 plans in a podcast
Right before the folks at Star Trek Online took their holiday break, there was time to speak with the Priority One podcast about how...
Cryptic’s Magic: Legends is an isometric RPG and not an MMORPG because of earth elemental butt
Yesterday, we got our first look at the gameplay in Cryptic's upcoming Magic: Legends MMO, and, well, it didn't go over that well. In...