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: The many-colored dragon rainbow of the MMO sphere
Dragons are ubiquitous. When I wrote a Perfect Ten describing every single MMO bestiary, I noted that no matter what game you're playing, no...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 372: Blizzard’s great mobile hope
Justin and bree discuss Blizzard's quarterly financials, Diablo Immortal, Warcraft Arclight Rumble, Forsaken World's sunset, ZeniMax's rumored Star Wars MMO, and EVE Fanfest and its COVID outbreak, with adventures in LOTRO and SWG Legends, plus a voicemail topic on MMOs moving from fantasy to sci-fi.
Star Trek Online’s Stormfall brings two new featured episodes to PC players today
As promised, Star Trek Online's Stormfall is blanketing MMO players today as the latest Mirror Universe release drops on PC. The update features a...
Neverwinter discusses bringing the Tyranny of Dragons campaign into a new Epic Adventure
Players in Neverwinter love some dragons. Don't you love dragons? It's kind of a thing to do in a game based on Dungeons &...
The MOP Up: MapleStory celebrates 17 years of two-dimensional adventuring
As of last month, it's been 17 years since MapleStory first released. To celebrate, Nexon released the Blooming Forest update with plenty of anniversary...
One Shots: Chicken wing delivery
Sometimes the craving hits you. You don't need no potato chips or macaroni salad; you need to be satisfied by a pile of delicious...
The Stream Team: Doing tasks for a Neverwinter dragon
Massively OP's MJ has never been quiet about her love of dragons. And now, she gets to act as personal assistant and run a...
Jack Emmert is apparently leading a new NetEase studio – and not Daybreak’s Marvel MMO
So remember how Jack Emmert, the former Cryptic Studios boss, had moved over to Daybreak in 2016, where he was heading up Dimensional Ink,...
Star Trek Online unveils an event on PC for a unique ground set as part of its May 10 update
While most PC players of Star Trek Online are likely eager to jump in to the new story content when the Stormfall update arrives...
Gearbox is sunsetting PWE’s Forsaken World on November 30
While Forsaken World may not have set the western MMORPG world on fire, there appeared to be enough players out there to snap up...
The Stream Team: A walk through the Wyllowwood in Neverwinter
Last time, Massively OP's MJ just barely started her adventure in the lush Wyllowood underground forest in Neverwinter; she can't wait to find what...
Embracer Group is rebranding Perfect World Entertainment as Gearbox Publishing
Following the buyout of Perfect World's North American branch by Embracer and its Gearbox subsidiary last year, Gearbox has announced that Perfect World Entertainment...
Neverwinter’s ‘Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons’-inspired Dragonslayer module launches this June
At this afternoon's D&D Direct, Cryptic and Gearbox have revealed that Neverwinter's Dragonslayer is launching in June. Dragonslayer will mark the game's 23rd module...
Global Chat: Is FFXIV the perfect solo MMORPG?
Kicking off this week's roundup of MMO blog posts, we'll hop over to Dragonchasers where Pete is ecstatic to share the revelation that Final...
Neverwinter previews its next battle pass, accidentally makes Sharandar Masterwork professions live on PC
Mistakes happen. Game devs are human, after all, and they mess up at their jobs just like the rest of us. One particular mess-up...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 368: Morrowind and the Mirror Universe
Justin and Bree discuss Star Trek Online, movement in EverQuest and EverQuest II, RuneScape's subscription hike, Elder Scrolls Online's freebie Morrowind, and Ukraine's impact in Overwatch and Wargaming MMOs, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, and TTRPG Hero Kids, plus a mailbag topic of virtual reality MMOs.
Star Trek Online’s Stormfall chapter launches May 10, starring Kate ‘Janeway’ Mulgrew
Star Trek Online has a big juicy announcement for your Friday: Its next chapter through the Mirror Universe is called Stormfall, and it's rolling...
The Stream Team: Neverwinter’s underground Wyllowwood forest
If Massively OP's MJ heard about an underground forest, do you think she could resist exploring? Of course not! And the next step in...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMO suffers from the most useless housing system?
A few weeks ago, I was showing my seven-year-old around Villagers and Heroes, and she wanted to get herself a house. I warned her...
Star Trek Online’s writer and art director talk about integrating the Mirror Universe with the comics canon
Curious about how many people are playing Star Trek Online at the moment? A new Space.com interview with associate art director Thomas Marrone and writer...
