Official Site:Â Champions Online
Studio:Â Cryptic Studios/Perfect World Entertainment
Launch Date:Â September 1, 2009
Genre: Superhero Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Cash Shop, Optional Sub)
Platform: PC
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One Shots: Rock out in your hideout
I don't have a full-blown lair, unless my work office counts, but if I did, I would aspire to put it someplace really cool....
Elder Scrolls Online, Star Citizen, Project Gorgon, Champions Online, Warframe, SWG Legends, Wurm Online celebrate Halloween
Halloween events are piling up faster than we can write them up - here are a few you should keep your eye on!
Elder Scrolls...
The MOP Up: Wakfu’s great server merge
Wakfu has finally set a date for its server merges. French servers are consolidating on October 14th, while international shards are coming together the...
One Shots: Spit take
If my experience with that giant camel at Aladdin's Flying Carpets at Disney World is any indication, all dromedaries are jerks that want to...
Cryptic’s Stephen D’Angelo on City of Heroes’ lessons, Star Trek Online’s booming revenues
It's been a wild year for PWE's Cryptic Studios, as it's been busy maintaining its core MMORPGs but also working on Magic Legends, which...
MMO Business Roundup: FarmVille’s sunset, Netmarble’s acquisitions, Intrepid hiring, WoW esports, PUBG India
Welcome back to another roundup of gaming industry news relevant to MMOs and MMO adjacent-titles.
PUBG India: Earlier this month, we covered how PUBG Corp....
League of Legends introduces Samira the Desert Rose to the roster
If you think a bit of Dante from Devil May Cry is missing in your MOBA, then you might want to consider offering a...
Champions Online’s third anniversary week sees Dr. Destroyer and his Destroids attack the city
Dr. Destroyer. Boy, what a comic book-y villain name. I love his '80s-style cheese. I love his Marc Silvestri-looking metallic outfit. And I love...
Champions Online celebrates 11th birthday with costume gender-swapping
With multiple in-development superhero MMOs offering up their character and costume creation tools for players this summer, it's the perfect time for Champions Online...
The MOP Up: Legends of Runeterra unwraps a new expansion
Riot Games' digital card game Legends of Runeterra made a big splash this past week as it released its first big expansion.
"The Call of...
Champions Online wraps up its current story arc with The Midnight Depths
Some new content is always better than no new content, and so Champions Online players have not complained to be finally receiving new story...
Champions Online and David Brevik pay their respects to Chadwick Boseman
You've no doubt seen the tragic news that Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman passed away on Friday at the age of 43 due to...
Champions Online wants you to create a developer’s costume
One of the unique perks of working on Champions Online for Cryptic is that each developer gets his or her own in-game avatar, complete...
Champions Online invites you to kill bugs with fire (or frost, lightning, or plasma)
Bugs! Spiders! Creepy crawlies! If these pests invade your home, you have our full permission to exterminate with extreme prejudice. And if giant-sized versions...
Massively Overthinking: Jumping the shark in MMOs
I'm sure those few people out there still bearing a grudge over the Rune-keeper would disagree with me, but one of the things that...
Legends of Runeterra prepares the Call of the Mountain card set
Riot Games' Runeterra is steaming ahead with an ambitious roadmap and a sizable content release later this month. On August 26th, the digital card...
TERA Battle Arena walks you through how this MOBA works
Yeah, so, we are still trying to wrap our heads around the weirdness that is TERA's surprising announcement last month that it is going...
EVE Online kicks off a series of competitive Proving Ground events
There's barely any reason to instigate a fight in EVE Online since players can simply blow you apart for the crime of logging on...
Champions Online players have a week to slay Vlad Dracul in the latest limited-time challenge
There's yet another limited-time menace for players of Champions Online, and this one sounds like a doozy. It's Vlad Dracul, the supervillainous version of...
Champions Online gets doubly patriotic this weekend
When you are a superhero, you bring the fireworks with you! There's plenty of reason to sparkle and shine in Champions Online this weekend,...
