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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.

The Daily Grind: What was the most disappointing MMO expansion of all time?

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Best and worst, top and bottom: It's fun to discuss video game in absolute extremes (at times). And I'll bet that a lot of...

‘We all can be heroes:’ An interview with Star Trek Online’s Chase Masterson

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With a dozen members of the all-star cast of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine returning to reprise their roles for this June's Star Trek...

Star Trek Online improves XP boosters, brings back Delta Recruit event

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There's nothing like an expansion to draw interest and attention back to an older MMO, and Star Trek Online is enjoying such a period...
Saw it coming, indeed.

Star Trek Online opens up its expansion bundle packages for Victory is Life

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If you've been through prior expansion launches for Star Trek Online, you know that the expansion launch is almost always accompanied by big packs...

Perfect Ten: MMOs that claimed to be the first

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We've all been there. We're playing our favorite MMORPG and then self-appointed professors of game history start arguing in world chat about firsts --...

The Stream Team: Soloing Star Trek Online’s latest featured episode

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Because of her hesitation to do the featured episode solo (as is required), Massively OP's MJ shied away from it last time and focused...
caaaaaardies

Star Trek Online is finally adding playable Cardassians with its next expansion

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A playable faction of Cardassians has been something Star Trek Online fans have wanted more or less since the game wanted, to the point...

Star Trek Online spruces up Deep Space Nine for the expansion

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While Deep Space Nine and the Gamma quadrant are the chief focus of this June's Star Trek Online: Victory is Life, the space station...
what

Champions Online is now officially the longest-running superhero MMO, and the world makes no sense

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You are no doubt aware that Champions Online is still running, although the game has been in unofficial maintenance mode for half of forever....

One Shots: How to go blind in one easy step

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As someone who only has one functioning eye, I find that my vision is paramount to my quality of life and personal enjoyment. Plus,...

Star Trek Online recruits a dozen Deep Space Nine actors for this summer’s expansion

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The final Deep Space Nine cast members reprising their roles for Star Trek Online: Victory is Life were announced today, bringing the total up...

The Stream Team: Replica rocket races in Star Trek Online

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Massively OP's MJ is shooting for the stars! Star Trek Online is celebrating First Contact Day, and MJ is in the race to build...
What you are chasing and will not get.

Perfect Ten: Why trend-chasing doesn’t work at all for online games

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Video games have always been a remarkably insular field; that's the nature of development. Someone produces Super Mario Bros, and a few years later...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 165: Step into the Morninglight

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Justin and MJ discuss Secret World Legends, DDO, WoW, Conan Exiles, RIFT, LOTRO, TERA, Ultima Online, ArcheAge, and Star Trek Online, with mailbag questions on combat combos and recapturing former players.

PAX East 2018: Talking superhero MMOs with Ship of Heroes’ Casey McGeever

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At this year's PAX East, I discovered that my mental picture of Casey McGeever did not match the actual man in person, but that...

The MOP Up: Paladins’ newest hero will punch your head off (April 8, 2018)

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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...
Bring out your dead, I guess.

Choose My Adventure: Warframe in review

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It's funny how presentation problems can have such a huge impact on the same product. Warframe, as a game, is almost crippled by its lack...
FIRST

Star Trek Online celebrates First Contact Day starting on April 5

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It's always nice when in-game events reference events that would matter a great deal to residents of that world even if they mean little...
Behind my own eyes.

Star Trek Online launches Season 14.5 behind the eyes of the Tzenkethi

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Those of you longing to play a Tzenkethi captain in Star Trek Online will not have your wishes answered with the Season 14.5 update,...
What does it take to kill this

RaiderZ plans on improving hit detection and map design with its relaunch

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A game like RaiderZ with no targeting is highly reliant on its hit detection, but according to the latest release from the team behind...

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