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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Massively OP Podcast Episode 437: The MMO moving-in blues
Justin and Bree discuss Star Trek Online Incursion, WoW's Guardians of the Dream, LOTRO's River Hobbit housing and the Mariner, and Elder Scrolls Online's update 40, with a podcast topic on the financial barriers to returning to MMOs.
Global Chat: How do you make a compelling new player experience in MMOs?
In a slightly older essay, Kalyriene looked at the importance of the new player experience in MMORPGs -- and why both World of Warcraft...
The Stream Team: The Borg are back with Star Trek Online’s Incursion
Having Borg in her own universe was bad enough, but now Massively OP's MJ has to deal with Borg invading from another universe in...
Star Trek Online’s Incursion and season 30 are live on PC
The Borg aren't really that threatening any more in Star Trek Online. It's hard to still feel menaced by a threat that has been...
Rumor: Embracer is trying to sell Gearbox – and therefore Cryptic and its MMORPGs
The Embracer Group contract disaster continues to generate destructive waves all over the gaming industry, and now it's landing at our doorstep, as the...
The MOP Up: Palia releases its super-chill soundtrack
Feast your ear-tongues on these sound-pops: Palia's completely chill score is now available as a full 24-track album that you can listen to on...
The Stream Team: Neverwinter War Machines
Troubles with elemental evils involve cultists? You don't say! Massively OP's MJ never would have guessed -- especially not after eradicating the cultists causing...
Massively Overthinking: The dumbest deaths in MMORPGs
This past week has been amusing for everyone in the MMO community and beyond who loves to watch people die stupid deaths in video...
Torchlight Infinite’s City of Aeterna is live tonight with the new Iris character
It's release day for Torchlight Infinite as XD Games opens gates to The City of Aeterna - or rather, will do starting at 8...
Neverwinter tweaks Cleric at-will powers in an attempt to tamp down the impact of animation cancelling
Fans of fighting games or action combat MMOs are probably familiar with the concept of cancelling a move in order to get through animations...
Tower of Fantasy’s The Dragon Cove update is live with a new zone and simulacrum
As promised, Tower of Fantasy has been crowned with its 3.2 The Dragon Cove update today, complete with its new storyline, new character, new...
The MOP Up: Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader adds multiplayer coop
Turn-based CRPG Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader announced that it will be including coop multiplayer with its PC launch (there is no date yet set,...
Champions Online is giving away freebie freeform slots for its 14th anniversary
Wanna feel old, MMO fans? Champions Online is celebrating its 14th birthday for a month starting tomorrow, and Cryptic didn't forget: It's throwing a...
Perfect Ten: Times when MMOs brought about world-shattering cataclysms
The notion of an in-game cataclysm is hardly the sole domain of Activision-Blizzard; on the contrary, large-scale apocalypses pop up all the time in...
Star Trek Online Incursion launches for PC on September 12, starring Garrett Wang, Kipleigh Brown, and Erin Macdonald
Star Trek Online players will soon be boldly going back into the Multiverse plotline with the release of Incursion, coming to PC on September...
The MOP Up: RuneScape’s community is ‘smashing’ that Necromancy skill
Jagex said that Necromancy has proven to be a huge hit in RuneScape, with the community taking to this new skill line like a...
Torchlight Infinite previews its September 7 City of Aeterna update
Players of Torchlight Infinite already knew that the City of Aeterna update was coming on September 7th, but now they have a better idea...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 433: Throne & Delay
Justin and Bree discuss Throne & Liberty's delay, WoW's upcoming patch, DDO's mini-expansion, and financial reports for NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, and Square-Enix, with adventures in Palia, LOTRO, New World, and Star Trek Online, plus mailbag topics on rich economy-centric sandboxes and MMOs that need graphical refreshes.
The MOP Up: Aura Kingdom 2’s global pre-registration arrives with NFTs in tow
Aura Kingdom 2: Evolution, the mobile follow-up to the first Aura Kingdom, started taking global pre-registrations this past week. By signing up, players can...
Torchlight Infinite launches City of Aeterna on September 8
Multiplayer mobile title Torchlight Infinite announced a new expansion overnight: It's called The City of Aeterna, and it's arriving on September 8th. We don't...
