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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Not So Massively: Magic Legends is messy, deep, and more of an MMO than you think
I can't remember the last time I struggled so much deciding whether I like a game or not. I'm a fan of ARPGs, and...
The Stream Team: Helping Historian Thrimbul fight fire lords in Neverwinter
Where there's fire, there are firefighters. And in Neverwinter, Massively OP's MJ is the fire fighter! Historian Thrimbul needs her help to make the...
Massively Overthinking: What are your MMO character customization dealbreakers?
Back in February, when BlizzConline was at its height, part of the World of Warcraft community lost its mind over the revelation that Blizzard...
So, how did Magic Legends’ soft launch go?
PWE's Magic Legends has been out in the wilds of soft launch open beta for two days now, so it's time for a check-in....
Five pioneering game titles that laid the groundwork for MMORPGs
The easy (and tired) joke to make is that WoW was the first MMO, but there were plenty of ambitious multiplayer games that predate...
Magic Legends has soft launched into open beta, bringing Magic the Gathering to PC fans
PWE and Cryptic's Magic the Gathering game has been delayed and demoted from its original MMORPG status over the years, but now it's finally...
Champions Online hosts a costume contest to make a player action figure
Costume contests and superhero games go together like Blizzard Entertainment and layoffs. However, in most of them you don't get a chance to immortalize...
Torchlight III hoists the sails (and upgrades the engine) for its next update
Hope you got everything done with Torchlight III's Snow & Steam contract because Echtra and PWE disabled that content in preparation for the next...
Hands-on with Magic Legends: A solid action game that could be even more
So, real talk: I am kind of an easy mark for Magic Legends. The initial conception of it, at least. I was very excited...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Flames of Ambition lands on console as ZeniMax preps April Fools’ shenanigans
If Neverwinter's Iron Tooth isn't whetting your console MMO whistle, then point your eyeballs over at Elder Scrolls Online's Flames of Ambition and update...
Neverwinter’s Sharandar: Iron Tooth episode has officially launched on PS4 and Xbox One
It's a happy week for console MMO players, as not only can Black Desert consolers begin designing their very own Sage, but two big...
Aliens Fireteam devs discuss City of Heroes’ lasting popularity and Cryptic’s canceled Marvel MMO
Earlier this month, we finally got some hard info on Cold Iron's Aliens Fireteam, the Alien-franchise shooter that's been under wraps for six years...
The Stream Team: Loving the land of lava in Neverwinter
What better place for our favorite fire-lover than the luscious lava of Neverwinter's Mount Hotenow? Massively OP's MJ feels like she's in flame-thrower's heaven...
Massively Overthinking: Picking the ‘wrong’ MMORPG class
Last month, the MMORPG subreddit slept on a good thread about picking classes in MMOs. Let's wake this sucker up. "Am I the only...
‘We will never be the same’: Cryptic is adopting a permanent work-from-home policy
A lot of gaming companies, including MMO companies, shifted to working from home when the COVID pandemic began in earnest last year. And one...
Star Trek Online podcast to introduce Gene Roddenberry’s son to the MMO
When you have a dad who created one of the most famous scifi IPs of all time, you best ride those coattails all the...
The MOP Up: Champions Online plumbs the Midnight Depths
The game is afoot -- the Champions Online game, that is! Cryptic pushed out the second part of the Midnight Depths story arc this...
MMO company Perfect World Entertainment is working on a new game according to hiring post
So what does Perfect World Entertainment have in the works right now? We don't know, but it appears to be something new happening. A new...
Star Trek Online brings its House Reborn content to consoles
It's time to feel very Klingon about stuff on console editions of Star Trek Online. The game's House Reborn update has just landed on Xbox...
Zynga bought up Torchlight III developer Echtra Games
Gaming powerhouse Zynga is best known for FarmVille, which made the company a household name a decade ago, though it had wild revenue swings...
