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    Cryptic Studios is best known for their hit title City of Heroes and its subsequent expansion, City of Villains, both of which have earned numerous awards by popular gaming websites.

    Atari Dropping Cryptic Studios, Moving Largely to External Development

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    #51  Edited By Roddykat

    Wow. Didn't see this coming. And here I thought the chatter I was passing in game was a joke. STO has come a long way since launch and is quite good, personally. The funny happens to be the people saying cryptic's game aren't good. Because you know, Atari's track record lately has been phenomenal, right?

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    #52  Edited By Lind_L_Taylor
    @lepton said:
    So long, Star Trek Online. I hardly played ye.
    HAHA. I almost split a rib.  I think this sums up just about
    everyone's experience with STO & CO: hardly played.

    I keep meaning to go back to it, but can't find the time or
    dedication to just one game. 

    Right after Cryptic jettisoned CO to produce STO & release
    it within 6 months, I had an awful feeling that both games
    would not turn out very well.  I don't know why they bothered
    to do that. Cryptic seems great at getting something off the
    ground, but are poor in content execution.  It's like they forget
    what they're doing & just charge on to the next game, without
    even wondering if the games they just made are playable or
    interesting & the part that needs the most attention is delegated
    off to an inferior team.

    They should probably sell CO to NCSoft & restamp/repair it
    to be COH 2.  Then at least you can get some interesting
    content from the COH world into it.  No idea what will happen
    to Star Trek.  CBS will probably take a page from the book
    of The Matrix & trash it.  Nonetheless, I feel 90% confident
    that Cryptic will jettison its existing MMOs to other companies
    so it can focus on "the next big thing".  I'm also 90% confident
    Cryptic will not receive another dime from me, until they improve
    their existing game franchises.  Like whatever happened to
    Sidekicks or Villains for CO??  It just all went into the wind
    to go build the revered Star Trek game!

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