cryptic studios

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

One Shots: Filtered to perfection

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I don't usually spend a lot of time running pictures through filters, but it's pretty cool when I see someone doing this that knows...

The Stream Team: A look at Star Trek Online’s Age of Discovery

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Besides making an all-new character with a Discovery flavor, Star Trek Online players get three new missions involving this era in the latest update....
We got it back, after all.

The Game Archaeologist: The Death of City of Heroes

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August 31st, 2012, was a Friday like any other. City of Heroes players were psyched for the upcoming Issue 24, which Paragon Studios had...

Champions Online’s Halloween event, Bloodmoon Rises, has returned

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Halloween is hatching in PWE's superhero MMORPG Champions Online, which traditionally includes a zombie apocalypse, battle against the werewolves, and fight for life against the...
I'm not back on any BS, I never left it.

Perfect Ten: Ten MMO systems that encourage alts

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Here's how much I like having alts: I have alts in Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI. Two games which are built on...

The MOP Up: Sony’s PlayStation 3 sunset apocalypse

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Sony's decision to shut down several online servers for some past PlayStation 3 games on October 25th is shaping up to be a sunset...
This is the real magic item.

Neverwinter devs say that a legacy server is unlikely

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If you're the type of person who loves to delve deep into the messy format of Reddit AMAs for juicy information, then boy does...
It's clear now.

Perfect Ten: Failed MMOs that could have succeeded with more love

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Hindsight is 20/20. Unless you're blind in one eye from nostalgia, in which case hindsight is 0/20. In any case, you understand that it's...
Boldly gone.

Check out a cinematic peek at Star Trek Online’s first Age of Discovery ship

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In order to really feel like a ship belongs in Star Trek Online, you really need to get the proper introduction. A slow pan...

Neverwinter’s Heart of Fire includes a bank heist skirmish, but you’re the guard, not the thief

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When Neverwinter's Heart of Fire module launches on November 6th, it'll bring with it one of my favorite types of content: a straight-up bank...

Enter to win a Neverwinter fawn mount on Xbox One and PS4 from PWE and MOP!

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To celebrate the arrival of Ravenloft for Neverwinter on console last month, PWE has granted Massively OP 20 of the most adorascary mounts ever: 10 Suratuk’s Banded Fawn...

Cryptic’s Magic: The Gathering MMO is still happening, apparently

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Remember how Cryptic was making an MMO based on Wizards of the Coast's hugely popular CCG Magic: The Gathering? No? Well, we can't exactly...
movies

Perfect Ten: The big book of MMORPG death mechanics

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Video games will kill your characters. It's inevitable. I still faintly remember my younger brother's first video game death, when he ran full-tilt into...
You're tricked.

Neverwinter explains its upcoming balance changes for all classes

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The next major update for Neverwinter is bringing some pretty major changes, especially for Trickster Rogues and Control Wizards. Not exclusively those two, though;...

Jukebox Heroes: DC Universe Online

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This is my frustrated face when it comes to superhero MMO soundtracks. I don't know what it is, but it seems that none of...
Doot doot?

Neverwinter issues a ban wave in response to a well-known exploit

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Sometimes bugs and exploits can take a while to get yanked. Neverwinter had one on consoles that was known about back on September 12th,...
BREAK GLASS IN CASE OF CHAMPIONS ONLINE EVENT

Champions Online is hosting a streamed costume contest today

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It's kind of difficult to miss that it's the ninth anniversary of Champions Online, because the game has been celebrating it pretty much non-stop....

You can safely ignore those weird Lord of the Rings Online subscription messages

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If you got a cryptic letter from Lord of the Rings Online payment processing company Xsolla in the last day, you can safely ignore...

Neverwinter is completely overhauling its entire crafting system

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It's shaping up to be a big week for crafting across the MMO space, and Neverwinter is getting in on the action. PWE has...

The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s starbase defense

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With the Age of Discovery pack on its way this fall, players of Star Trek Online are probably curious what the studio has up its sleeve...

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