NCsoft Acquires City of Heroes IP, Opens New Studio, Plans 'Major Reinvestment' in City of Heroes
MMO publisher NCsoft has obtained complete ownership of the City of Heroes intellectual property for an undisclosed sum and is opening a new...
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Good lord, I saw some great stuff this week that I can't discuss yet. I know that's a fairly worthless thing to say, but considering all I've done...
READ MORE >"And a lot of wrist straps not being used so the 3 out of the 12 that are retarded end up ..."
see all 114 commentsCryptic Animation Tool Released
Independent developer Cryptic Studios, the company behind MMOs such as City of Heroes (PC) and the upcoming Marvel Universe Online (X360, PC), has...
READ MORE >"the student version (obviously only for those who are eligible) should be like 100 or 200 ..."
see all 21 commentsCryptic Studios Interview
There's a brief GDC interview with Jack Emmert of Crytic Studios on WarCry, chatting with the designer about City of Heroes / Villains.
READ MORE >"What's more interesting is their comments about their next (not Marvel) game and the art on ..."
Add a commentJack Emmert Q&A
MMORPG.com has a Jack Emmert Q&A up. The Cryptic Studios creative director answers questions about himself, his role at the company and Marvel...
READ MORE >City of Villains/Heroes Q&A
There's a City of Villains/Heroes interview on Boomtown, asking Cryptic Studios designer Melissa Bianco about the super hero/villain MMORPG.
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Kotaku has a Marvel Universe Online Q&A up, talking to Frank Pape of Microsoft Games Studios, Jack Emmert of Cryptic Studios and Ames Kirshen of...
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Decrypting the Marvel 360 MMOG deal is a GameSpot Q&A, asking principals from Microsoft Game Studios, Cryptic Studios and Marvel Entertainment...
READ MORE >"(Mind you, I'm not saying this in a negative way.) And by not going past level 20, you missed ..."
see all 16 commentsMarvel Universe Online Announcement
Back in 2004, Marvel sued NCSoft and Cryptic Studios, saying that City of Heroes was violating Marvel copyrights. Cryptic Studios' new game...
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see all 15 commentsTuesday Afternoon New Releases and ShackReviews
Coming to you live from San Francisco International Airport, it's the Tuesday Afternoon New Releases and ShackReviews. This Week's New Releases...
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see all 8 commentsCryptic Studios Q&A
FiringSquad has been updated with a new Q&A with Jack Emmert, creative director over at Cryptic Studios. Questions focus on City of Heroes/Villains...
READ MORE >Late Night Consoling
There have sure been quite a few recurring rumors this week. Xbox 360 Price Cut Rumored (Again), Microsoft Denies (Again) [xbox360] Today,...
READ MORE >"Fair enough, but the 360 is only one platform out of 3? that Epic is developing for. On top of ..."
see all 41 commentsLooking for Love in MMOs
The Wall Street Journal has an article up on real life relationships triggered by online games. Writer David Kesmodel talks to couples who met in...
READ MORE >"i met my current gf of 12 years (2 kids now) through a multi-user BBS"
see all 87 commentsCity of Villains To Support PPU
AGEIA today announced that Cryptic Studios will update City of Villains to make use of the PhysX physics accelerator cards that are coming out...
READ MORE >"It won't make it in the mainstream market as a dedicated card. There's no compelling reason ..."
see all 30 commentsCity of Villains Issue 7 Q&A
MMORPG.com has a new City of Villains/Heroes Q&A, asking Matt Miller of Cryptic Studios about the latest free expansion pack for the game....
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"Oh yes, the lab. I like the controls, player customization and the powers you get in the ..."
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