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Cryptic Studios says adios
Saying goodbye is the hardest part. At least that's what the song by Coko tells us. Cryptic Studios, the original developers of the dynamic City of Heroes & City of Villains universe, recently announced that they're shutting down. Well... they're...
Atari acquires Cryptic Studios
In a piece of news that comes out of nowhere, Atari has announced that they've bought Cryptic Studios, the developer originally responsible for creating City of Heroes. Right now, Cryptic has three upcoming games: Champions Online, Star Trek Online...
Cryptic Studios hires new suit
Another juicy bit of news floated our way from Cryptic Studios, following a week of non-stop juicy morsels. They've announced that they've hired Ed Roffman to take over the position of chief financial officer effective immediately. Roffman has a lo...
Perfect World acquires Cryptic Studios
We've been on pins and needles since Atari announced two weeks ago that it was planning to sell off Cryptic Studios. Champions Online and Star Trek Online players were worried about the future of their titles, generating many rumors as to what mig...
Champions Online and Cryptic Studios information bonanza
When news broke about Champions Online, it was because Game Informer Online had revealed the cover to their newest issue. We've got our hands on that issue and after pouring over its contents several times over, we're prepared to imbue you -- our re...
Cryptic Studios clarifies microtransactions in Star Trek Online
We noticed quite a stir in our last post about microtransactions in an upcoming Cryptic Studios game. The post in question was about Champions Online, which explained how Cryptic plans to keep the microtransaction system balanced. Quite a number of ...
Win a trip to PAX courtesy of Cryptic Studios
Cryptic Studios is running a contest wherein the winner gets a super-cool trip to Seattle, so they can attend the Penny Arcade Expo. We thought was well worth sharing, so here's the lowdown: One random community member will receive a trip to PAX th...
Perfect World Entertainment completes acquisition of Cryptic Studios
A couple of months back, we announced that Atari was in the court to sell off Cryptic Studios, and that Perfect World Entertainment had stepped up to the plate to take the studio off Atari's hands. Well, as of now, the sale is complete and Crypt...
Dan Stahl beams back aboard Cryptic Studios
Dan Stahl couldn't stay away from Star Trek Online for long, and now the former executive producer is back in the fold to head up the Foundry team for Cryptic Studios and parent company Perfect World Entertainment. Stahl, who left STO for Zynga...
Cryptic Studios' Andy Velasquez talks Neverwinter
Would-be citizens of Neverwinter are certainly waiting anxiously for Cryptic Studios' upcoming venture into the Jewel of the North, which we received favorably at PAX East last month. Well, unfortunately we're going to have to wait a bit longer, b...
Atari: Cryptic Studios a 'discontinued operation' [Updated]
We've got some bad news for fans of Cryptic Studios, creator of Champions Online and Star Trek Online. Cryptic's parent company Atari stated in an earnings report today that it is writing Cryptic off as a "discontinued operation" and plans to se...
Cryptic Studios is hiring ... for Star Trek Online!
There's still a little over 24 hours left on the countdown clock located at Cryptic Studios' official website. Unfortunately, staffing needs seems to have ruined the surprise a bit. WarCry noticed an advertisement in the fall Game Career Guide e-ne...
Flagship founder Bill Roper joins Cryptic Studios
With the future of Hellgate: London on thin ice, it should be no surprise that Flagship Studios co-founder and CEO, Bill Roper, has sought greener pastures. As was just announced, Roper has joined Cryptic Studios as their new Design Director for Ch...
Take a video tour of Cryptic Studios
In what is said to be only the first installment of a new video-podcast series, Cryptic Studios have invited all of us to peak over their shoulders and see some of the members of their team at work. The video, titled "Day as a Dev", introduces us to ...
Bill Roper of Cryptic Studios discusses Champions Online
MMO-centric website Allakhazam is running an interesting piece on Champions Online. Tamat, the site's Editor-in-Chief, caught up with Bill Roper, the Design Director for Champions Online at Cryptic Studios. The interview ranges from what Roper does a...
