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: A dozen MOBAs that didn’t make it
With the insane success -- both in terms of popularity and finances -- that Dota and League of Legends spawned, you can easily understand...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 160: Defiance ’till the end
Justin and Bree discuss Sea of Thieves, Defiance 2050, Funcom, Secret World, Guild Wars 2, and Villagers & Heroes, plus new updates in Neverwinter, WoW, Black Desert, and Path of Exile, with a mailbag question on all the MMOs we're looking forward to.
Star Trek Online knocks off $100 from its lifetime subscription
Picard and crew might not have needed money in the oh-so-enlightened Federation, but if you're going to grab a lifetime subscription to Star Trek...
Neverwinter’s Lost City of Omu update is live for PC players; here’s the launch trailer!
Neverwinter's Lost City of Omu update is live on PC today - yes, PS4 and Xbox One players will have to wait a few...
Neverwinter details the hunts of the Lost City of Omu
Yo dawg, we heard you like hunting monsters, so we put some monsters to hunt in Neverwinter so you could hunt monsters while not...
Neverwinter offers a tour of the Fane of the Night Serpent
Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes? Well, because Neverwinter is currently lousy with snakes, that's why. Specifically, the Yuan-ti have a center...
Neverwinter AMA gets into the specifics of system design
The Neverwinter system designers were on hand this week for an Ask Me Anything on Reddit about the title. Naturally, it drew a crowd...
Star Trek Online teams up with Mixed Dimensions for 3D printed ships (again)
It's been about a year and a half since Star Trek Online first announced that it would be offering 3D printed versions of player...
Neverwinter shows off the ruined undercity of Omu
If there's one universal rule to cities, it's that they've got some other ruined underground city you can also explore because cities work like...
Neverwinter details the creation of the Atropal boss
The Atropal boss in Neverwinter is not something you want to run into in a dark alley. Heck, it's probably not something you want...
Global Chat: What is the population of Guild Wars 2?
Does it matter how many people are playing your MMO? For some, yes, it does. It's at least of passing interest to others, especially...
Secret World Legends posts a quick teaser of the agent system
One of the first new Secret World Legends systems is coming soon, and Funcom posted a quick video of it this week to whet...
Perfect Ten: The tabletop GMs behind MMOs
One of the advantages to computer RPGs, I've always thought, is that you don't need a friend who you can alternately sucker or bribe...
Neverwinter’s Lost City of Omu improves upon the Chult campaign
Don't wash your hands of Neverwinter's Jungles of Chult campaign just yet. Cryptic's upcoming Lost City of Omu will flesh out the fun and...
Star Trek Online’s anniversary event heads to console next month
With all of the excitement and freebies surrounding Star Trek Online's 8th anniversary celebration last month, it had to have been a particular bummer...
MMOs get incredibly excited about Tesla’s Spaceman
No, you didn't dream it up. Wednesday, the world was abuzz over Elon Musk's Tesla company sending a rocket into orbit that was toting...
Perfect Ten: RIFT features that deserve praise
Maybe it will be short-lived, but it is exciting to see attention and excitement return to the sphere of RIFT following the announcement of...
PSA: Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online will be offline most of Wednesday
So we've got some mixed news for you, friends. The good news is that usual maintenance for Champions Online, Neverwinter, and Star Trek Online will...
Neverwinter details the rewards of the Lost City of Omu
There's no pretense that the real treasures in Neverwinter are the friendships you make along the way. The real treasures are treasures. They are...
Neverwinter has a free fashion bag heading your way
While it's not one of the greatest examples of such a system, Neverwinter's wardrobe does allow players to swap out their characters' armor visuals...