Editing Neocron (section)

{{Short description|2002 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Neocron
|image = Neocron - Box Front.jpg
|image_size = 256px
|caption = ''Neocron'' box artwork
|developer = Reakktor Media GmbH
|director = Martin J. Schwiezer
|publisher = [[CDV Software]]
|composer = Max Corbacho<br />[[Steve Roach (musician)|Steve Roach]]<br />[[Ian Boddy]]
|designer =
|engine =
|released = {{collapsible list|title=September 9, [[2002 in video gaming|2002]]|
{{Video game release|DEU|2002-09-09|UK|2002-10-30|US|2002-11-12|FRA|2003-01-30|AU|2003-12-20}}
}}
|genre = [[Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPG]]
|platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]]
}}

'''''Neocron''''' is a 2002 [[apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic]]<ref name="rpgvault_impressions">{{cite web|url=http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/372/372263p1.html |title=Neocron Beta Impressions |last=Keeler |first=John |date=2002-09-26 |publisher=RPG Vault |accessdate=2008-09-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517170850/http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/372/372263p1.html |archivedate=2008-05-17}}</ref> [[cyberpunk]]<ref name="spot_preview_feb02">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/neocron/news.html?sid=2844808|title=Neocron Preview|last=Ryan|first=Michael|date=2002-02-01|publisher=GameSpot|accessdate=2008-08-31}}</ref> [[massively multiplayer online role playing game]] (MMORPG) developed by Reakktor Media GmbH (based in [[Hannover]], [[Germany]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reakktor.com/?section=kontakt&lang=en|title=Contact information|publisher=Reakktor Media GmbH|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>) and published by [[cdv Software Entertainment]]. It is considered to be the first cyberpunk-genre MMORPG,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.tm/story/1085|title=Neocron|last=Gibson|first=Sam|date=2003-02-04|publisher=play.tm|accessdate=2008-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604144310/http://play.tm/story/1085|archive-date=2008-06-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is designed to integrate elements of [[first-person shooter]] games.<ref name="spot_preview_feb02" /> It has been called a [[massively multiplayer online first-person shooter|MMO first-person shooter]] (MMOFPS),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamersasylum.com/rev_reviews.asp?ID=63&AID=BLNU&AID=NEOCRON|title=Neocron|author=Sartori|publisher=GamersAsylum|accessdate=2008-09-01|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030407174646/http://www.gamersasylum.com/rev_reviews.asp?ID=63&AID=BLNU&AID=NEOCRON|archivedate=2003-04-07}}</ref> but most consider it a hybrid of MMORPG and first-person shooter.<ref name="spot_preview_feb02" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rpgvaultarchive.ign.com/features/previews/neocron.shtml |title=Neocron Preview |last=Aihoshi |first=Richard |date=2002-02-08 |publisher=RPG Vault |accessdate=2008-09-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006085138/http://rpgvaultarchive.ign.com/features/previews/neocron.shtml |archivedate=2008-10-06}}</ref> Although ''Neocron'' is often said to be the first MMOFPS, ''[[WWII Online]]'', released in 2001, holds the Guinness World Record as the first MMOFPS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/34/WWII-Online-Battleground-Europe.html|title=WWII Online: Battleground Europe (WWIIOBE)|publisher=MMORPG.com|accessdate=2013-10-26}}</ref>

Its 2004 sequel, ''[[Neocron 2: Beyond Dome of York]]'', was originally slated to be an [[expansion pack]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/neocron/news.html?sid=2909526|title=Neocron add-on announced|last=Parker|first=Sam|date=2003-01-23|publisher=GameSpot|accessdate=2008-08-31}}</ref> and released separately under a new publisher, 10tacle Studios AG.<ref name="pcformat">{{cite journal|last=Bickham|first=Al|title=Neocron 2: Beyond The Dome Of York|date=February 2005|journal=PC Format|issue=171|url=http://www.pcformat.co.uk/reviews/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=35057&subsectionid=680|accessdate=2008-08-08}}</ref> Following a brief transitional period where ''Neocron'' players were encouraged to transfer their characters to ''Neocron 2'', the ''Neocron'' servers were closed while the ''Neocron 2'' servers continue to run to this day.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Olivetti|first1=Justin|title=The Game Archaeologist: Neocron and Neocron 2|url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/08/07/the-game-archaeologist-neocron-and-neocron-2/|website=Engadget|accessdate=25 September 2017|date=7 August 2012}}</ref>

In 2016, an updated version of Neocron, renamed ''Neocron Evolution'', was released. This version was developed and maintained by a team of community volunteers known as the ''Neocron Support Team'' (NST). This new version introduced numerous enhancements, including extensive rework and redesign of many original game systems, with a particular focus on overhauling the weapons system.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-10 |title=Neocron Evolution to Launch on November 12th |url=https://www.mmorpg.com/news/neocron-evolution-to-launch-on-november-12th-2000092022 |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=MMORPG.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Olivetti |first=Justin |date=2016-11-11 |title=Neocron receives a massive ‘evolution’ this weekend {{!}} Massively Overpowered |url=https://massivelyop.com/2016/11/11/neocron-receives-a-massive-evolution-this-weekend/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>