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: 10 MMOs that let you turn real money into MMO money
Two days ago, World of Warcraft launched the WoW Token service, which will kill the game forever. It thus joins the list of every...
Neverwinter’s Elemental Evil is now available, insert Minsc and Boo joke here
For some reason it feels like we've been writing about Minsc and Boo for months. In any case, I guess we haven't been writing...
Star Trek Online lays out Delta Recruitment rewards
Star Trek Online is launching into a big storyline soon, but like most storylines you would expect for a game that's been running for...
Neverwinter launches on Xbox One
You've played the MMO while sitting hunched forward at your computer -- now it's time to enjoy Neverwinter while slouching back on your couch...
Perfect World suffers more layoffs, this time in the EU
Massively OP has been contacted by a former Perfect World employee — who wishes to remain anonymous and whose identity we have confirmed — about...
Sword Coast Legends demos a multiplayer dungeon crawl
It might not be an MMO, but we can see the vestiges of MMORPG player-generated content (and more poignantly, Neverwinter Nights) in Wizards of the Coast's...
Star Trek Online delivers rare rewards for featured episode
Star Trek Online must really, really want you to play the featured episode Uneasy Allies, because the team is waving around rare rewards for...
Minsc and Boo go for the eyes in Neverwinter’s Elemental Evil
While fans are surely looking forward to Neverwinter's sixth expansion, which is launching just two weeks from now, a portion of the anticipation may be...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 7
Justin and Bree discuss EVE Fanfest, ArcheAge's dolphingate, the PWE/Cryptic layoffs, Elder Scrolls Online's B2P relaunch, FFXI's maintenance mode, Guild Wars 2, and The Secret World, with mailbag questions on Sword Coast Legends and NWN.
Perfect World is bringing HEX to China
HEX: Shards of Fate may just have hit a jackpot when it sorely needed it. MMO Culture is reporting that the trading card MMO...
Star Trek Online adds new five-player queue, R&D event
Star Trek Online's website has updated with a couple of blurbs that may interest you for the weekend. First up is a bonus R&D...
Star Trek Online lines up a new feature episode, improved Pilot spec
The entirety of Star Trek Online's run to date has featured an obvious villain waiting in the wings: the Iconians. Everyone knows they're out...
Cryptic layoffs alone totaled 18 people
Massively OP has been contacted by a Cryptic employee -- who wishes to remain anonymous and whose identity we have confirmed -- about the Perfect...
Perfect World Entertainment hit with potentially massive layoffs
Layoffs have hit Perfect World Entertainment. It was first rumored in a tweet by Ben PerLee, who had previously worked as PR for the...
PSA: Perfect World is closing its wallet system on March 17
Perfect World wants to remind you that it will be shutting down its wallet system on Tuesday, March 17th. If you still have some...
Neverwinter’s Elemental Evil expansion has been delayed
PWE and Cryptic have just announced that Neverwinter's Elemental Evil expansion -- yes, the one with Minsc and Boo -- has been delayed. Originally...
Star Trek Online’s Delta Recruitment to feature events, bonuses
Cryptic has announced an in-game event called Delta Recruitment for Star Trek Online. It starts April 2nd, and it involves progression-based rewards "including gear,...
Star Trek Online installs memorials for Leonard Nimoy and all those lost
The death of Leonard Nimoy affects everyone who has ever been engaged in the Star Trek franchise, whether you were a lifelong fan of...
Star Trek Online’s new sector space looks beautiful
The walls of sector space are coming down in Star Trek Online, creating a more wide-open galaxy for captains to explore. But what will...
Star Trek Online, Star Citizen, and Elite plan Leonard Nimoy tributes
While players hold solemn vigils for the late, great Leonard Nimoy, MMO developers are working quickly to place tributes in-game to the actor who...