When you've got a big event coming up, it's important to have your agenda well thought out beforehand. Fortunately, the organizers of the ION Game Conference have already finalized the schedule. They've also announced a new set of speakers, to boot. More event details come your way in the full article, after the jump.

Got some question roaming in your mind about Champions Online? Well, you might want to check out the latest update on the superhero MMORPG. The latest leg of Ask Cryptic Studios has been posted and question by curious players have been finally answered. Check them out after the jump!

Sometimes being immensely talented can work against you, especially when your talent captures the attention of Doctor Destroyer.

In Champions Online, Cryptic Studios details the background story of the most powerful psionic villain on the planet: Menton. More on this cerebral super villain in the full article, right after the jump.

With in-game advertising on a roll these days, it was probably only a matter of time before a company like NCsoft joined in. Thanks to a recent agreement with Double Fusion, the publisher will now be featuring real-world ads within City of Heroes. The article continues after the jump.

Now and again, companies will introduce members a game's development team during a little Q & A session. In fact, Cryptic Studios has recently done that with Champions Online lead programmer Charlie Grisafi. 

Mr. Grisafi has a lot to tell you about the work he's been doing for the game. More details and explanations abound in the full article after the jump.

Have you ever wondered what it must be like for employees of NCsoft and Cryptic Studios to work in a new studio under new management? Wonder no more, as NCsoft Senior Lead Designer Matt Miller tells us all about it.

He also explains what the implications of this experience will be for upcoming City of Heroes Issues. Check the full article after the jump for more details.

Common sense dictates that you cannot keep supervillains in an ordinary prison for long. The reason is that, sooner or later, they're going to bust out. So where do you keep them, then? Why, in a super-prison, of course! Champions Online has one such place: the Stronghold. Let Cryptic Studios tell you all about it after the jump.

The lure of teasers can be difficult to resist - they tend to whet your appetite for more without revealing too much about a good thing.

Speaking of which, Cryptic Studios has done exactly that with a new Champions Online teaser video. It's short, it's sweet, and it's available right after the jump.

If you look carefully behind a game, chances are you'll discover that the inspiration for that game came from something simple that somehow connected with the progenitor's sense of wonder. That's exactly the case with Cryptic Studios and its upcoming superhero MMORPG, Champions Online. More on the inspirational story after the jump.

Cryptic Studios would know all about superheroes - its previous work on City of Heroes is proof of that. That's a thing of the past, however. Cryptic is turning over a new leaf with the upcoming Champions Online, and that includes RPG books and what not. More info follows in the full article after the jump.