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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Star Trek Online: Victory is Life launches with a revamped DS9, playable Cardassians, and the Jem’Hadar faction
On the 25th anniversary of Deep Space Nine, Star Trek Online is carrying the cult TV show forward with today's release of the Victory...
Perfect World is showing two new games at E3: Mobile sandbox MMORPG ReEvolve and battle royale FarSide
Perfect World is up to some stuff at E3 this year. Some good stuff, by my estimation. The company sent 'round PR on two...
Champions Online is discontinuing its subscription too
Back in May, PWE surprised Star Trek Online players by effectively discontinuing the game's optional monthly subscriptions, replacing them with a starter pack that...
Neverwinter’s Ravenloft menagerie should make you a bit more afraid of the dark
It's hard to be menaced by monsters in a game like Neverwinter. The whole point of the game is that every kill makes you...
Champions Online brings out the vehicle-centered Circus Malvanum event
The heart and soul of Champions Online is either playing a superhero and taking out dastardly villains or flying vehicles around. The event hitting...
Star Trek Online sets Deep Space Nine Victory is Life expansion for June 5 as players grumble over newest faction
Star Trek Online has officially put a launch date on its Deep Space Nine-based expansion, Victory is Life: June 5th, at least for PC.
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PlayStation 4 heads into the end of its life cycle, making console MMOs nervous
No console lives forever, although it seems like the more recent generations have enjoyed lengthy runs. Sony delivered some disconcerting news to fans this...
Perfect Ten: The unique pitfalls of licensed MMOs
Making a list of the "biggest" MMOs currently running is always an exercise in frustration. It's easy to put a few things on the...
The Daily Grind: What’s your underdog MMO?
It's easy to take pot shots at Champions Online these days, what with Cryptic hyping up its duration after years of stagnant development. But...
Star Trek Online adds a new console episode, brings back the Infinity lockbox
Star Trek Online's console versions are once again catching up to the PC build, thanks to the addition of The Renegade's Regret featured episode....
Neverwinter details the cursed lands of Ravenloft and Barovia zone
The world of Ravenloft is a perfectly nice place to visit in Neverwinter. There are slight caveats, of course; to really enjoy it you...
The Daily Grind: What made City of Heroes work so well?
Although City of Heroes is not coming back (I think we all need to come to terms with that), many successors are waiting in...
One Shots: First MMO loves
What was your first? Not necessarily the first MMORPG you ever played, but the first that made you fall in love with that game...
Neverwinter gets bitten by Ravenloft’s gothic horror
Dungeons and Dragons Online isn't the only MMO that's vacationing in the moonlit lands of Barovia. Cryptic announced this week that it is bringing...
Champions Online releases brand-new content with the Save the Earth alert
Champions Online is really not going to stop reminding everyone that it's become the "longest running superhero MMO of all time," chiefly by simply...
Perfect Ten: You got your MMORPG in my tabletop RPG
Tabletop games and MMORPGs seem like they would go well together, but remarkably they often don't. That's true for several reasons, but one of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 169: Farscape and RuneScape
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Trove, Secret World Legends, RuneScape and Jagex, Amazon's New World, PWE MMO sunsets, Star Trek Online's new business model, SWTOR, and ESO, plus mailbag topics on the Guild Wars 1 graphics update and crafting MMOs. And yes, we talk Farscape too!
Star Trek Online previews the upcoming Gamma Task Force for Victory is Life
You've always known that there's going to be a new reputation coming along with the next Star Trek Online patch, because of course there...
The MOP Up: Battlerite royale (May 6, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Star Trek Online is discontinuing monthly subscription purchases
There's a business model shift taking place for Star Trek Online, although you could argue it's a somewhat lateral shift. The game will no...
