Tag Archives: cryptic
Thu, Sep 01, 2011 | 13:30 BST
Perfect World: Star Trek Online going F2P, Torchlight MMO aiming for late 2012
Perfect World, the company who recently acquired Cryptic, has confirmed the studio intends to turn Star Trek Online into a F2P game by the end of this year.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, MMO, PC
Tags: cryptic, Kelvin Lau, Perfect World, star trek online, torchlight MMO
Fri, Aug 19, 2011 | 05:18 BST
Cryptic details transition to Perfect World subsidiary
Cryptic has opened up on precisely how its acquisition by Perfect World will affect Champions Online and Star Trek Online players.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: champions online, cryptic, cryptic studios, neverwinter, Perfect World, perfect world entertainment, star trek online
Tue, Aug 16, 2011 | 02:58 BST
Neverwinter delayed in Cryptic’s Atari exit
Cryptic’s online co-op multiplayer take on the classic Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter license has been pushed back into 2012.
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Posted in: Action, PC, RPG
Tags: cryptic, cryptic studios, delay, neverwinter, Perfect World, perfect world entertainment
Fri, Jul 08, 2011 | 16:25 BST
Friday shorts: Epic Mickey, Monolithsoft, GameCity, Resident Evil
You did it. You made it to Friday. High five the nearest person and woop around the area you’re in now. And then read these shorts after the breaks. And then woop some more. Because there is never wrong with wooping.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Code Veronica X, cryptic, david hayter, epic mickey, GameCity 6, Monolith Software, Resident Evil 4, star trek online
Tue, Jul 05, 2011 | 22:15 BST
Tuesday Shorts: CoD4StarWars, The End, NiGHTS into Dreams
The holiday is over, the fireworks were cool; let’s have some shorts, there’s no Dana only Zuul.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: aion, Allods Online: Renaissance, Atelier, Auto Club Revolution, bionic commando, Christina Norman, cryptic, Digital Arrow, Eutechnyx, galactic warfare, harmonix, inMomentum Beta, Mario Enemies, mass effect, nights, nights into dreams, Operation Gamma 41, Preloaded, rock band, rock band 3, SOCOM Mobile HQ, star trek online, The Archbishop of Denver, The End, the game baker, tinytower, trion rift, UbiColletibles, white rabbit interactive
Thu, Jun 09, 2011 | 19:52 BST
Cryptic releases a few facts and some art for Neverwinter
Cryptic and Atari sent over some nice bits of concept art and a fact sheet for Neverwinter, the latest title in the Dungeon & Dragons series set in the Forgotten Realms universe.
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 21:20 BST
Atari financials show improved losses as it announces the divestment of Cryptic
Atari has announced its full year financials results for its FY11, and its find the firm net losses of €6.2 million, up from from a new loss of €19.4 million the prior year. The firm also announced that Cryptic Studios is in the process of being disposed of, as it is currently looking for a buyer.
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Posted in: Atari, Financials, PC, PS3, Retail, Trade, Xbox 360
Tags: atari financials fy 2011, cryptic
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 23:15 BST
Tuesday Shorts: GagaVille, Soul Calibur breasts, Thor, Nolan North, Portal turret
Some things you just cannot make up no matter how hard you try. There’s a few of those in the shorts posted below.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Android, Anonymous, AQ Interactive, breasts, Child of Eden, conduit 2, cryptic, Daishi Odashima, Demian 'Ryu Ichinose' Smith, Gagaville, god of thunder, iPad, lego pirates, Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean, lord of the rings online, lotro, Marvelous Entertainment, military, Naruto:Narutimate Impact, nolan north, npd, pc market, plants vs zombies, portal turret, runes of magic, soul calibur, star trek online, thor, Thor: God of Thunder, uncharted movie, unity, warlords, yakuza, zynga
Thu, Apr 21, 2011 | 22:42 BST
Thursday Shorts evening edition: Deus Ex music, Crytek SDK, Donations, Sims Royal Wedding fun, more
Some things in life are hard to explain. This post isn’t one of them. It’s just more shorts. .
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: App Store, ArmA II, ArmA II: Reinforcements, bohemia interactive, Castle Defense, champions online, CRYEngine3 SDK, cryptic, Crysis 2 Editor, crytek, deus ex, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, ea japan donations, gamefly, Golden Axe 2, human revoution, Japan earthquake, Japan earthquake and tsunami, japan relief, prince william and kate middleton, royal wedding, soundtrack, Streets of Rage 2, the sims, the sims 3, trent reznor, two worlds 2, Two Worlds II, Two Worlds II: Castle Defence, us postal service, william and kate
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 04:54 BST
Saturday Shorts: RIFT, Star Trek, Green Lantern, The Settlers 7, sales
Saturday playtime is almost over, so to get you ready for a relaxing Sunday, here are some headlines and news highlights.
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Posted in: Saturday Shorts, Shorts
Tags: champions online, crimecraft, cryptic, d2d, direct2drive, EA at LSU, green lantern, Guerrilla Bob, guitar hero, marvel vs capcom 3, MVC3, PAX Dev, PAX Prime, Rift, sales, star trek, star trek online, the settlers 7, Trion Worlds
Mon, Apr 04, 2011 | 01:30 BST
Star Trek Online Foundry mission editor trailered
Star Trek Online’s Foundry mission editor was launched last week, but how does it actually work? Check out the trailer below for the low down.
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Posted in: Atari, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: cryptic, cryptic studios, Foundry, star trek online
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 21:36 BST
Friday Shorts – evening edition: STO, Oberon, Angry Birds Rio, Pranks
The day is almost over, and the weekend is nipping at our heels like the Fool’s little dog. Hopefully you got a few jokes and pranks in today, if not, there’s always next year.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Angry Birds, angry brids rio, april fool's, Beatshapers, cryptic, Metal Assault, MLB 11: The Show, Nippon Ichi, oberon, rio, star trek online, StarDrone, STO, thor, Thor: God of Thunder, Thor: The Videogame, WonderCon
Wed, Mar 09, 2011 | 21:16 GMT
John Needham passes Cryptic CEO torch to Jack Emmert
Atari has announced Jack Emmert is to replace former Cryptic CEO John Needham at the head of the Champions Online and Star Trek Online developer.
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Posted in: Atari, Jobs, Trade
Tags: cryptic, cryptic studios, Jack Emmert, John Needham
Thu, Feb 17, 2011 | 21:34 GMT
Champions Online numbers surge with free-to-play revolution
Champions Online has joined the ranks of the free-to-play success stories, with Atari claiming numbers have grown by 1,000 percent since dropping a subscription model.
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Posted in: Atari, MMO, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: champions online, cryptic, f2p, free-to-play
Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 05:25 GMT
Star Trek Online first anniversary video revisits new features
Cryptic have poured heart and soul into Star Trek Online over the last year, so what better way to celebrate its first birthday to look back over the impressive list of new features and content introduced in the interim?
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Posted in: Atari, MMO, PC, RPG, Videos
Tags: cryptic, cryptic studios, star trek, star trek online
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | 20:45 GMT
Cryptic celebrating Star Trek Online’s first birthday with C-store sale
Cryptic has announced a Star Trek Online promotion to celebrate the game’s first birthday on February 2.
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 | 13:55 GMT
Sale: Cryptic slashes lifetime sub prices for STO and Champions Online
With Champions Online going free to play and Star Trek Online turning a year old, Cryptic is celebrating by temporarily slashing prices on lifetime subscriptions for both MMOs.
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Posted in: Atari, MMO, PC
Tags: champions online, cryptic, star trek online
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 14:21 GMT
Champions Online FAQ details new free-to-play business model
With Champions Online going free-to-play on January 25, Cryptic thought this would be the perfect time to post an FAQ regarding the new business model. If you have been playing since launch or just getting started on it, you may want to hit it up.
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Posted in: Atari, MMO, PC
Tags: champions online, cryptic, free-to-play
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 13:40 GMT
Star Trek Online: Cryptic provides new details on Episode 1 of Series 3
Cryptic has released some information on upcoming Feature Episodes for Star Trek Online, which are grouped into Series and “tied closely together to comprise one story arc”.
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 04:06 GMT
Cryptic at work on “Top Secret” project
Cryptic is up to its eyeballs in work already, what with Neverwinter, Champions Online, and Star Trek Online all on the go at once, but the ambitious studio apparently has an additional, mystery-shrouded project up its sleeve. Tantalising.
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