Cools! was here...
Bill Roper Joins Cryptic Studios [November 03, 2008, 10:11 am ET] - Share - Viewing CommentsGamasutra reports that in the wake of the closing of Flagship Studios, Bill Roper has joined Cryptic Studios as design director on Champions Online, Cryptic's upcoming superhero MMORPG. The story quotes Cryptic Studios CEO John Needham saying: "Bill brings a ton of creative energy to the Cryptic office and we’re thrilled to have him join our team. His years of gaming and online experience are huge assets to all of our projects, and Bill will assist us in furthering our studio’s vision to create innovative, exciting MMO gameplay."
Champions Online System Requirements[Ure "Vader" Paul]09:18 am EDT @ July 07th, 2009Filed under: CHAMPIONS ONLINE, SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSCryptic Studios reveals the system requirements for their superhero MMOG, Champions Online, slated to arrive the PC release on September 1 this year (with a promised Xbox 360 edition of the game scheduled for release a few months later).Here are the specs to those who are interested in giving the game a try when it comes out: Minimum System Requirements * CPU: 2.5GHz Single Core or 1.8GHz Dual Core * Memory: 1GB RAM * Video: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 / ATI Radeon X700 or HD / Intel Graphics with Dual Core * Sound: DirectX Compatible Soundcard * HDD: 5GB Free Disk Space * Network: ADSL / Cable Modem * Disc: DVD-ROM * OS: Windows XP/Vista * Driver: DirectX 9.0c Recommended System Configuration * CPU: 2GHz Dual Core or Better * Memory: 2GB RAM or Better * Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 or Better / ATI Radeon HD3850 or Better * Sound: DirectX Compatible Soundcard * HDD: 5GB Free Disk Space * Network: ADSL / Cable Modem or Better * Disc: DVD-ROM * OS: Windows XP/Vista * Driver: DirectX 9.0c
Cryptic: Microsoft's 'Baffling' MMO Issues Delaying 360 Champions OnlineCCO Jack Emmert says they're "ready to go," but the 360 port still may not make it out this year.By Kris Pigna, 08/29/2009Champions Online is ready to fulfill your superhero fantasies on September 1... but only if you're playing it on a PC. Cryptic Studios hasn't said much about the status of the Xbox 360 version, but now CCO Jack Emmert has told VG247 that although they're "ready to go," Microsoft's issues with MMOs on the 360 are delaying its release."Microsoft's a big company, and they have to work out all the various issues related to MMOs," Emmert said. "It just takes time for the big beast known as Microsoft to get moving. I really have no explanation other than that, because it's as baffling to developers as it is to everyone else."Although exactly what these issues are was not detailed, it appears as if Cryptic isn't alone in facing them. During GamesCom last week, Square Enix producer Hiromichi Tanaka said that Microsoft's MMO policies with Xbox Live were similarly holding up a 360 version of Final Fantasy XIV. "For FFXIV, because 360 has its own policy with Xbox Live that is different from [the] internet, that's something we're in discussions with Microsoft [about], to come to an agreement," Tanaka said. "That's one of the reasons it's not going to be launched [simultaneously]."So when will we finally see the 360 version of Champions Online? Not any time in the near future, it seems. "This year? I don't know," Emmert said. "Right now we're just talking with Microsoft. Right now the ball is firmly in their court. We're ready to go, but until we get the go ahead from Microsoft, right now we're sort of waiting."
