
With the recent announcement that micro-transactions would play a role in the upcoming release of Champions Online, many MMO gamers have expressed concern over just how large a role that might ultimately be. Knowing that this can be a touchy subject for fans, Ten Ton Hammer sat down with Bill Roper for an exclusive interview to help put some of the speculation to rest. Read on to learn more about Cryptic's take on the business model, what type of items you can expect to find through MTs and how the system will be integrated into CO come launch day.

Cryptic Studios announced with a press release that more of its veteran developers have returned to the studio following tenures elsewhere.

The MMO studio says it’s “unifying legacy expertise with fresh perspectives”

Cryptic Studios appears to be the latest Embracer-owned company to be impacted by layoffs.
So much for Jack Emmerts' claim of utterly "despising" microtransactions, then he lets it get put right into the game he so passionately loves.