Staff at veteran game developer Cryptic Studios are experiencing another round of layoffs, almost a year after the last round. Cryptic Studios develops and operates the massively multiplayer online games Neverwinter and Star Trek Online.
Cryptic Studios is a veteran of the persistent online multiplayer space. Originally founded in 2000, developers at the studio created City of Heroes, one of the best MMORPGs of all time and a seminal influence for superhero online games. The company also went on to create more MMORPGs, including Champions Online, based on the Champions tabletop game, the Star Trek-based MMO Star Trek Online, and Neverwinter. The latter two continue to operate under Cryptic's direction.
Game Rant chats with Neverwinter executive producer Brett Norton about revitalizing the classic adventure zone for the Mountain of Flame module.
That said, the fate of Cryptic Studios is once again in question, following a report on Game Developer of new layoffs affecting staff. According to the report, multiple Cryptic Studios staffers have posted on social networks like LinkedIn and platforms like Twitter stating that they'd been laid off and would be departing the studio by October 31, 2024. The exact number of people let go is unclear, but...
