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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End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2023
When it comes to making a judgment call about the "healthiest" MMORPGs on the market at any given time, there are always plenty of...
Star Trek Online now has third-party ship model NFTs as new Cryptic boss DECA opens hiring
Remember back when Star Trek Online announced that it was ending its six-year partnership with GamePrint, bringing to an end the service that allowed...
The Stream Team: Big spaceship time with a friend in Star Trek Online
MOP's Chris has once more heard the siren song of Star Trek Online, particularly since his Porg Squadron family has been getting into the...
Neverwinter’s Harvester of Nightmares events returns to let players become dream warriors
Ever wanted to be a dream warrior? If you're a player of Neverwinter then your opportunity has arrived, as the MMORPG has brought back...
The Stream Team: Helping raise a rebellion in Neverwinter’s Menzoberranzan
Spelljammer may be live in Neverwinter, but Massively OP's MJ has just arrived in Menzoberranzan, and she isn't ready to leave yet! After all,...
Battle of the betas: Tarisland enters second closed beta as Pax Dei kicks off Home Valley test
What are the chances that two big MMORPGs start key testing on exactly the same 24-hour period? Well, I don't know, but it's definitely...
The MOP Up: Fallout 76 turns five years old
Fallout 76 is celebrating its fifth anniversary loud and proud this week with a birthday party on Tuesday, a special challenge event, and a...
Tarisland’s Shadow Swordsman is the flexible poisoner who takes no prisoners
Today is a momentous day for fans of Tarisland, as the upcoming fantasy MMO announced its Earthspirit Saga, a three-expansion storyline that kicks off...
PSA: Star Trek Online is slashing the price of its lifetime subscription deal through December 14
If you just can't get enough of that Star Trek Online and want to get all of the exclusive perks available to lifetime subscriptions...
Perfect Ten: The single best expansion from 10 MMOs
Holy crud, do I not know that I'm setting myself up for some major pushback today. Oh, I feel that to my core, friends!...
Neverwinter’s Spelljammer module sends players into Wildspace with today’s launch
As promised, today is patch day for Cryptic's Neverwinter, in spite of the shadow of studio layoffs hanging over the company thanks to Embracer's...
Neverwinter details Spelljammer’s updates to boons, the Paladin class, and several UI elements
It's easy to get lost in the sauce of Neverwinter's upcoming Spelljammer module being mostly about riding the titular airship around areas of Wildspace,...
Neverwinter previews Spelljammer’s Defense of the Moondancer trial
On Halloween, Cryptic rather abruptly announced Spelljammer, Neverwinter's next module, for November 7th. In addition to adding a new adventure zone and overhauls of...
Cryptic confirms layoffs, claiming Star Trek Online and Neverwinter aren’t ‘affected’
I wish I could say nobody could've seen this coming, but in fact, everyone did.
A few weeks ago, we learned that key Cryptic staffers...
The Stream Team: Menzoberranzan city sights in Neverwinter
After taking the back way down through the Underdark, Massively OP's MJ has reached Neverwinter's Drow city of Menzoberranzan with her team. She looks...
Neverwinter’s Spelljammer launches November 7 with a new type of zone called Wildspace
Add one more major update to an MMORPG coming next week on November 7th: Neverwinter is launching its Spelljammer module that very crowded day.
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Hyperspace Beacon: Have Star Wars The Old Republic’s visuals aged well?
Initially I wanted to write a column about how the transition of Star Wars: The Old Republic to Broadsword and how we're seeing its...
Torchlight Infinite brings a new map and character buffs in its Hunter’s Odyssey preseason event
The hunters of Torchlight Infinite can now experience an odyssey, which is more like the game's third preseason that's running between now and Monday,...
Perfect Ten: Solid MMOs you might be sleeping on in 2023
For today's list, I wanted to take a different approach to recommending MMORPGs to you. I know we often talk about underrated titles, but...
The Stream Team: The truth about Neverwinter’s Masquerade of Liars
It's here again: Neverwinter's Masquerade of Liars. And Massively OP's MJ is going to expose the truth of it! The truth is... it's a...
