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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One Shots: R.I.P. Firefall
Do not go gentle into that good night forever,
Old MMOs should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the...
The Game Archaeologist: Where are all of the open-source MMOs?
Recently we had an interesting question come in from reader and Patron Rasmus Praestholm, who asked me to do a little investigating: "What (if...
Perfect Ten: MMOs in limbo
The one thing that I thought we could all count on forever was that the MMO life cycle was pretty easy to understand. A...
Global Chat: Want to see a Magic trick?
So what does the blogging community think of the first IP-related new MMORPG to be announced in years in Magic: The Gathering? It's a little...
One Shots: Moonglow
I don't say it enough: I am truly impressed by how our readership manage to bring out the beauty in MMORPGs through their screenshots....
PSA: Champions Online’s freeform slots and lifetime subs are on sale
Too much gold weighing down your pockets? Champions Online has a solution for that: Give Cryptic a good chunk of it.
This weekend, the superhero...
Celebrate Neverwinter by blowing up a small chunk of it
It what is most assuredly pure coincidence, Neverwinter is throwing a star-spangled fireworks event just in time for Independence Day (the holiday, not the...
Choose My Adventure: Launching new in DC Universe Online
Looking at the the three big triple-A superhero titles, DC Universe Online has always felt like the odd one out. City of Heroes was...
Star Trek Online rolls out Season 13.5 on July 18
Things are getting escalated again in Star Trek Online with the release of season 13.5 on July 18th. Players will be tasked with breaking...
Perfect Ten: MMO zones I love to hate
Let's be frank: Not every MMO zone can be a masterpiece of art, design, quest flow, and navigability. I mean, they totally should be,...
Neverwinter’s next update is more than just dino-mania
Chances are that your brain stuttered to a happy halt when you saw that Neverwinter's upcoming Tomb of Annihilation update is going to feature...
Massively Overthinking: Forced socializing in MMORPGs
Massively OP Patron Jackybah has a question for this week's Massively Overthinking that's probably going to kick up some dust. He wonders whether MMO...
Gigantic rejoins Arc platform, opens up PC beta, and preps for July 20 launch
There is no shortage of movement on Gigantic, Motiga's colorful, multi-platform MOBA. For starters, the studio announced that PC players can now get in...
Choose My Adventure: Cryptic’s Neverwinter in review
My time with Neverwinter is done, and it's a game I find myself in an odd relationship with. It'd be fair to say that...
The Stream Team: Starting summer off with a bang (and giveaway) in Star Trek Online’s Lohlunat festival
How do youbneat the heat of the summer solstice? In space! Massively OP's MJ is celebrating the start of summer by dipping into Star...
E3 2017: Hands-on with Dauntless shows it’s more than a Monster Hunter clone
Phoenix Labs' not-Monster Hunter monster-hunting game Dauntless is obviously standing in a big shadow after E3 2017. I wasn't yet fully aware of what Monster Hunter World was...
Neverwinter deploys the Shroud of Souls update to consoles today
It's time for console players to head to the River District in Neverwinter. The game's latest patch for the console editions of the game...
Neverwinter takes you on a tour of Port Nyanzaru
The eponymous city is obviously the main port of call for players in Neverwinter, but there are other cities worth visiting. The next major...
Neverwinter celebrates its fourth birthday with events and unicorn mounts
Neverwinter is prepping the celebration of the anniversary of its hard launch on PC way back in 2013. The festivities, dubbed The Protector's Jubilee,...
Here’s how to participate in Gigantic’s big stress-test event this weekend
Nothing to do this weekend now that E3 is winding down and everything you want to play is way far off in the future?...
