cryptic studios

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

The Daily Grind: Is there an MMORPG you’ve never played and probably never will?

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A while back, a few MassivelyOP staff were chit-chatting about alting in MMOs, specifically in Star Trek Online. During the discussion, it occurred to...

The Stream Team: Tombstone tipping in a Neverwinter cemetery

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Massively OP's MJ has an interesting night planned in Neverwinter, including (but not limited to) dragon hunting, undead bashing, and tombstone tipping!? Yes, her...
Federation shoots.

Star Trek Online starts off another event campaign with a return to the Battle at the Binary Stars

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The anniversary event for Star Trek Online has just about wrapped up, but starting on March 5th, a new year-long event campaign is kicking off...
There were some decent tabletop Star Trek games, but no.

Perfect Ten: Neat things that Star Trek Online did with Star Trek lore

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I've been getting back into Star Trek Online recently, which really means that I've been scratching the surface of the game again for a bit...
Hell hell hell hell

Neverwinter’s Infernal Descent module cracks open on consoles

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Almost a month after debuting on the PC, Neverwinter's Infernal Descent has opened its hellish maw for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players. As we've...
Half man. Half beard. Another half beard.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 260: New World needs new ideas

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Justin and Bree discuss Project Nova, Final Fantasy XIV, PAX East and the coronavirus, WoW subs, New World, and Daybreak, with mailbag topics on positive MMO stories, rogue servers, binge listening, and sandboxes.

The Daily Grind: What options do you like in your MMO’s user interface?

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I would very much like any and all MMO developers who are reading this to hear me: Please, please make your user interface as...
I'm not him! I don't even look like him!

PWE didn’t forget Champions Online! Now you can link that account to Steam too

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Yesterday, we covered the news that Perfect World Entertainment is finally enabling account linking between Steam and Arc, its proprietary platform for distributing all...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best voice acting?

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Because I love a good story in an MMO -- I know, I'm rebelling against the cool crowd here -- I particularly enjoy it...

Jack Emmert isn’t sure Daybreak will publish his next MMO, says DCUO is as big as it was four years ago

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In January, Daybreak finally announced the fruits of its "realignment" that we'd been covering since last summer: It was splitting off new substudios for...

You can link your Neverwinter and Star Trek Online accounts to Steam as of today

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Beginning today, Perfect World Entertainment is finally enabling account linking between Steam and Arc, its proprietary platform for distributing all of its MMOs here...

Champions Online releases its new in-game Serial Story and a Trade Paperback questionite lockbox

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Ready for some more Serial Story action in Champions Online? That's good, because the second narrative story mission is out now just in case...

Neverwinter’s 2020 roadmap includes Zariel fight and big surprises

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It doesn't take a crystal ball and a Mind Flayer to suss out the future of Neverwinter, just a few chatty Cryptic developers. The...

The Stream Team: Crawling through Neverwinter’s Cragmire Crypts

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With everyone in the group over level 25, tonight's the night Massively OP's MJ gets to crawl into the Cragmire Cypts of Neverwinter's Blackdagger...

Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG do you wish got a glow-up?

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No matter how much we love mechanics, even our most cerebral writers and readers still admit to being graphics snobs. It's human: We like...
Wow, positive.

Perfect Ten: MMOs I’m optimistic about in 2020

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I didn't actually plan to make this an annual feature or anything; I thought of it last year as a fun list, and then...
Fan favoritism

Star Trek Online: Legacy is launching on March 3 for console players

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It's been a decade for players of going on a trek across the stars online in... uh... Star Trek Online. It delivers what it promises....

Enter to win a Star Trek Online LE anniversary badge, T6 battlecruisers, fleet packs, and more!

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This might just be the coolest Star Trek Online giveaway we've ever done, and we've done a lot of 'em! In celebration of the...
Boldly gone.

Star Trek Online fans can download costumes for the legendary shows ahead of the legendary ship packs

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If you're more eager to take part in the adventures of flying across the galaxy in a classic ship rather than just "a Star...
I am not supporting this lizard-shooting quest.

The Daily Grind: Is there a thing you secretly love in an MMO you hate?

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Let's give credit where credit is due: Just because we dislike a game doesn't mean we dislike every last thing in it. Most of...

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