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Game Maker Cryptic Studios Discovers Breach of Servers From 2010

 Animation, Business, Comics, Corsair's Chronicles, Cybercrime, Internet, Net Culture, Science Fiction, Special Reports, Star Trek, Superhero  No Responses »
Apr 262012
 
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Krypton Radio Newswire

 

Cryptic Studios, maker of the popular MMO’s Star Trek Online, Champions Online, Neverwinter, City of Heroes, and City of Villians; has issued a press release indicating that they have just recently discovered a serious breach of their security systems from 2010.

 

IMPORTANT CUSTOMER SERVICE NOTIFICATION REGARDING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS

At Cryptic Studios, your privacy and security is important. As part of our ongoing efforts to monitor and enhance security, we recently detected evidence of an unauthorized access to one of our user databases. The unauthorized access occurred in December 2010, and evidence of this has just been uncovered due to increased security analysis. Continue reading »

Star Trek Online Now Free to Play

 Fandom, Games, Internet, Sci / Tech, Star Trek, Television  1 Response »
Jan 192012
 
Cryptic Studio's STAR TREK ONLINE
 by Gene Turnbow
Cryptic Studio's STAR TREK ONLINE

Cryptic Studio's STAR TREK ONLINE

If you’ve been following the gaming news here on Krypton Radio, you may remember our article on the trend toward free-to-play MMO’s.  This seems to be the new  business model for online gaming: give enough of the game away for free that people get hooked on the experience and are willing to pay to get more of the same.  The Star Trek Online  MMO opened to mixed reviews almost a full year ago, but they seem to be listening to their customers and fixing some of the more glaring problems with the game – and removing some of the barrier to entry that was keeping many fans away.

Cryptic Studios’ Star Trek Online has adopted a tiered free-to-play (F2P) model where nonpaying “Silver” players will still get to have a robust Star Trek experience, while reserving some of the more advanced game features such as creating guilds and playing multiple characters for the players willing to shell out the monthly $14.99 subscription fee.

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