A major Chinese publisher with a large branch in the US, known here primarily for its stewardship of Cryptic Games’ MMORPGs, including Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online.
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Perfect Ten: Early versions of MMOs that were rougher than you remember
Despite our nostalgia goggles and cries for legacy versions of MMORPGs, the real truth is that most 1.0 versions of our online games were...
Neverwinter’s D&D movie-inspired 31st module, Red Harvest, launches on PC and console May 6
Some good news for Neverwinter has just arrived in the wild: Arc Games (and dev studio DECA, we assume, though it's not mentioned anywhere...
Torchlight Infinite’s new season takes you to cloud city (but not that one)
The Torchlight brand's current holdout is hoping to make a strong case why this is the online ARPG that should be sucking up your...
Star Trek Online celebrates First Contact day and turns up experience rates
In-universe, First Contact Day is a big deal in Star Trek Online; it marks the day that Vulcans and Humans first met one another,...
Massively Overthinking: The things that broke us from old beloved MMORPGs
Last week, MOP's Chris and I were discussing his husband's obsession with Sea of Thieves; he runs with a set crew that generally leaves...
Champions Online, fresh off a smol UI update, introduces its new DECA community manager
Remember back in February, when DECA Games finally posted a memo to Star Trek Online fans to let them know how the transition from...
Vague Patch Notes: The MMO you play isn’t always the MMO that was designed
There was, for a brief period of time, a window when World of Warcraft was moving toward a more deterministic gear structure that de-emphasized...
Design Mockument: How would a Marvel MMORPG actually work?
We've had an awful lot of Marvel-related online projects that never quite get over the finish line into an MMORPG. Sure, we have had...
Vague Patch Notes: Learning to hate the MMORPGs you love
I had to teach myself how to hate Star Trek Online. It didn't come naturally to me.
If you've read the stuff that I've written...
Star Trek Online’s Unveiled, the MMO’s 33rd season, is live on console today
Console Captains, it's finally your moment in Star Trek Online, as the Unveiled season is officially live on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox...
Star Trek Online’s anniversary celebrations have kicked off for console players
It's kind of hard to play Star Trek Online on console when the anniversary event starts, because you know that you're going to have...
One Shots: How to potty train your dragon
Think you have it rough raising a miniature human or juvenile feline or canine? Just try finding fireproof diapers and charred formula for a...
Neverwinter is offering doubled Ravenloft campaign currency for a week
So you know how Neverwinter fans are a bit antsy seeing as how the now DECA-run MMORPG hasn't really gotten any direct address from...
Tower of Fantasy launches new character and events in latest update as Perfect World takes the reins
This week represents a big shift for the shared world RPG Tower of Fantasy as the latest content patch lands and the game's publishing...
Champions Online is losing its last known Cryptic developer this week
We've been focused on the transition from Cryptic to Deca for Star Trek Online and Neverwinter, but Cryptic other MMORPG, Champions Online, often gets...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV is running out of Final Fantasy
It wasn't so long ago that I did a series of columns talking about the many, many references in Final Fantasy XIV to date,...
Tower of Fantasy’s publishing switchover to Perfect World is set for February 25
The end of 2024 marked a significant shift for Tower of Fantasy as Tencent-owned Level Infinite confirmed that it would hand publishing of the...
Star Trek Online kicks off the first part of its 2025 campaign with the No-Win Scenario on console
It would feel weird for Star Trek Online to have a year-long campaign called "No-Win Scenario" without including the Kobayashi Maru, the classic and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 506: MMO housing, jet packs, and money
Justin and Bree discuss WoW housing, Stars Reach's plans, Pantheon's weird controversy, Star Trek Online's Unveiled, Black Desert's flying mounts, and Q4 financial reports from Daybreak, NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, Square Enix, Kakao, and Nexon, plus adventures in LOTRO, Stars Reach, SWG Legends, LOTRO, WoW, and The Sims 4.
The Stream Team: A look at Star Trek Online’s next Kings & Queens chapter, Axiom
It's been quite some time since Massively OP's MJ was able to immerse herself in new Star Trek Online story. But the drought finally...
