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Star Trek Online's Open Beta Is Set for January

Cryptic's last massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Champions Online, has had people grinding for just over two months, but that won't stop the developer from working overdrive on its next MMORPG. Star Trek Online is announced for release on February 2, 2010, and its developers have now announced...

23 November 2009
04:47 GMT

Star Trek Online Coming on February 2

Cryptic Studios, as the developer, and Atari, as the publisher, have announced that Star Trek Online, their MMO that will allow players to live the life of a starship captain, is set to go live on February 2 in North America and on February 5 in Europe.The news is not yet offered on the official page of the project, ...

10 November 2009
07:15 GMT

Champions Online Has More than 1 Million Characters

Cryptic Studios has announced that its recently launched MMO Champions Online now has more than 1 million characters created and running around saving the in-game world. The videogame was published by Atari, which was acquired Cryptic earlier in the year, and offers players a chance to choose their appearance, their ...

30 October 2009
14:11 GMT

Champions Online Goes Free to Play

Cryptic, the developer, has announced that its MMO Champions Online is set to become free to play for all those interested in superheroes and social gaming for the upcoming weekend. Between Friday, October 30, and Monday, November 2, the video game is open to everyone in an effort made by the show runners to attract ...

26 October 2009
16:11 GMT

Aion Is the Best Selling PC Title of September

The PC video-game chart often gets overlooked when the NPD Group numbers for hardware and software sales are announced each month. After all, the big battle between the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii is much more interesting than the supposedly moribund market for PC titles. But a quick look at the ...

22 October 2009
04:36 GMT

Klingons Are Playable in Star Trek Online

With Champions Online released and playable, Cryptic is shifting its development team to work on its next project, Star Trek Online, the MMO set to arrive in 2010, allowing gamers to take on the role of Starfleet captain in a distant future when the Khitomer Accords have broken down and the Federation and Klingon Emp...

13 October 2009
08:57 GMT

Xbox 360 Version of Champions Online Delayed by Microsoft

Champions Online will probably never get to be as popular as the current king of the MMOs, World of Warcraft from Blizzard; still, the game will surely find a niche market amongst those interested in superpowers, made villains and saving the world.The videogame is set to arrive on September 1 but only those who play ...

31 August 2009
13:21 GMT

Early Subscribers Get Rewards in Champions Online

Champions Online, the Cryptic-created and Atari-published super hero-oriented MMO, is set to arrive on September 1 and the developers and publishers are trying some interesting tactics to get players to sign up for the long term with the game, rather than getting a subscription for only one month that can be constant...

6 August 2009
14:31 GMT

Ghostbusters and Riddick Make Atari Profitable

Publisher Atari has announced that the first quarter of the current financial year has seen it get a revenue increase of 30%, reaching 77.78 million dollars on the strength of the sales that have been generated by Ghostbusters: The Video Game and Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena.The company has released ...

29 July 2009
03:48 GMT

Champions Online System Requirements Revealed

Champions Online is poised to be released in less than two months and the developers at Cryptic have announced what players need, both in terms of software and hardware, in order to run the MMO. The game itself might be centered on superheroes and their exploits in a fictional world but the real world demands on comp...

9 July 2009
13:11 GMT

Twitter Coming to Champions Online

Cryptic, which is now owned by Atari, is hard at work polishing up Champions Online, its MMO that should be launched soon to allow players to become superheroes and live out their comic book-related fantasies.And one of the elements that the developer plans to emphasize in the fresh game is communication and social n...

7 July 2009
03:59 GMT

Champions Online Delayed to September 1

Cryptic Studios, which is now wholly owned by Atari, has announced that its superhero MMO Champions Online has been delayed and now has a release date set for September 1 2009. The game was initially scheduled to come out on the PC on July 14, which is also the national day of France (someone is bound to find a conne...

19 May 2009
04:27 GMT

Atari Not Exhibiting at E3

It seems that publisher and distributor Atari will not be exhibiting its videogames at the E3 trade show, which is set to take place between June 2 and 4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.A spokesperson for Atari has talked to Joystiq and apparently said that “other selling and marketing initiatives” a...

15 May 2009
02:30 GMT

Champions Online Release Date Set for July 14

Cryptic Studios is sending word that Champions Online, its super hero-oriented MMO, is set to be released on the PC on July 14. The game should arrive at the same date in both North America and in Europe and Cryptic is apparently still struggling to launch an Xbox 360 version of the MMO, which was planned ever since ...

28 April 2009
04:28 GMT

Champions Online Beta Nears, New Details Offered

Bill Roper, who is the leader of Cryptic Studios, offered quite a few new details related to the superhero MMO under development, Champions Online.Roper talked about the fact that Champions Online would have a level of difficulty, which would try to provide a challenge without frustrating the player with frequent fai...

7 April 2009
02:59 GMT

Marvel MMO Only Coming in 2012

It seems that the long talked about Marvel MMO recently announced as being in development will not be released until 2012. The reasons might be linked to getting the developer enough time to create a good game but also to the release schedule for Marvel movies, which are set to create high expectations for the game.I...

31 March 2009
04:26 GMT

Warhammer Online Is Not a Disappointment

One of the most important men at Cryptic, Bill Roper, says that there are problems with the expectations that people have regarding Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, the MMO developed by Mythic Entertainment.Roper talked to MTV Multiplayer and said that “I hear half the people are saying, 'Oh gosh, Warha...

24 February 2009
04:37 GMT

Atari Buys Cryptic Studios

Atari, which has been quite present in the news lately, acquiring the rights to publish Sam & Max and talking about the future of Baldur’s Gate, announces having acquired developer Cryptic Studios.Cryptic is a respected development studio. It has created City of Heroes and City of Villains for NCsoft, although ...

11 December 2008
12:31 GMT

Champions Online Won't Have Hellgate Problems

It's tough to launch a MMO these days. After all, World of Warcraft, Blizzard's project, has now more than 11 million subscribers and the second expansion for the game, Wrath of the Lich King, which has just been released, has the potential to draw even more players. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning and T...

13 November 2008
18:11 GMT

Bill Roper Joins Cryptic

The co-founder of Flagship and one of the most important people behind the MMO Hellgate: London, Bill Roper, is set to join Cryptic Studios, to work on their upcoming superhero powered title, Champions Online, as a design director.Bill Roper became well known to videogames lovers as one of the key people responsible ...

4 November 2008
03:39 GMT

Closed Beta for Champions Online

Cryptic Studios announce that they plan to launch a closed beta for Champions Online, the MMO featuring superheroes which the developer intends to release sometime in early 2009. The announced beta is PC only, although the game is also slated to be out for the Xbox 360, and all you have to do is visit the game s...

15 October 2008
04:07 GMT

2K to Publish Champions Online

2K, part of Take Two, has announced having entered into an agreement with Cryptic Studios regarding the distribution of the upcoming MMO Champions Online. As soon as the developers finish the work on the title, 2K will assume all the duties related to publishing the game and to supporting the launch.Cryptic is probab...

11 July 2008
03:12 GMT

Cryptic Gets New CEO, Prepares Champions Online

Developer Cryptic Studios is announcing that it is appointing a new Chief Executive Officer in the person of John Needham. The new appointment is seen as an effort to bring structure to the company as development on its Champions Online MMO is going into full gear.John Needham comes from Sony Online Entertainment, wh...

4 June 2008
03:10 GMT


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