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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Working As Intended: The top 10 hot tubs in MMORPGs
It's been a running joke for a few years that I always put hot tubs in my MMO houses whenever possible, and once that...
April Fools’ Day 2024 events and gags from around the MMORPG world
Welcome to weird MMORPG game mode day! I mean, April Fools' Day - not that we're sorry a lot of the "pranks" have become...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 463: WoW’s pirates storm the gangplank
Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV Dawntrail, the Riot MMO, WoW Plunderstorm, the state of Cryptic and its MMOs (Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, Champions Online), ArcheAge 2's delay, Path of Exile 2's beta delay, and New World's next season, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, The Sims 4, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on rekindling the social magic of old MMORPGs.
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The knowledge that Cryptic's MMOs have been shunted off to a tiny European corner of the Embracer empire is not news to the MMO...
Camelot Unchained prequel Final Stand Ragnarok launches into early access – again – today
As we noted earlier this week, the Camelot Unchained spinoff game Final Stand Ragnarok is launching today into its most formal early access yet....
Pantheon recaps updates since beginning season one ahead of this weekend’s test wave
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen studio Visionary Realms is clearly on an experimental path when it comes to getting development of the game paid...
Cryptic CEO says Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online are safe in a ‘steady state’ for content cadence
If you've been worried about the future of Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, or Champions Online recently... well, who can blame you? It's been a...
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen officially begins its seasonal testing with the Into the Pass release
The time of standard pre-alpha testing is over and the age of seasons has begun in Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. This past weekend...
Overwatch 2’s ninth season adds co-op mission and makes sweeping changes to heroes
You are the champions of the world... of Overwatch 2.
That's the message that Blizzard is sending out as Season 9: Champions kicks into effect....
Massively Overthinking: When the original MMO is better than the sequel
A few weeks ago, two lovely gamers I follow on Bluesky were discussing how let down they felt by Diablo IV, less because Diablo...
Overwatch 2’s Season 9 calls to Champions next week
The ninth season of Overwatch 2 is ticking down to launch next week on February 13th with an array of "eldritch horrors" waiting on...
Blizzard revives Overwatch 2 esports with the newly announced Overwatch Champions Series
Remember back before Christmas when it became clear that Overwatch League, the bajillion-dollar esports league that embroiled global investors and players and then was...
Riot Games laid off over 500 people last night, and no we don’t know what it means for the Riot MMO
Riot Games is joining the seemingly endless list of game studios continuing to dump workers overboard: Last night, the company announced it is shedding...
The MOP Up: World of Warcraft wraps up Dragonflight’s esports tournaments
The final esports tournaments for World of Warcraft's Dragonflight era are coming in the first part of 2024, with the Arena World Championship taking...
Neverwinter and Champions Online dole out a wintry bounty for the holidays
Fans of Cryptic's MMOs might want to take a holiday in those realms so that they can enjoy some of the extra bounties that...
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Champions Online and Neverwinter kick off winter holiday celebrations
Cryptic's MMOs are getting into the holiday spirit this month. Neverwinter celebrated the return of its Winter Festival of Simril, allowing players to venture...
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Could we be hearing a heartbeat in the long-dormant Alganon? This past week, the official account announced that the website is back online and...
Star Trek Online now has third-party ship model NFTs as new Cryptic boss DECA opens hiring
Remember back when Star Trek Online announced that it was ending its six-year partnership with GamePrint, bringing to an end the service that allowed...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Five Guild Wars 2 event farms to combat your labyrinth letdown
My favorite thing about Guild Wars 2's Shadow of the Mad King Halloween event is the Mad King's Labyrinth. There's nothing quite like it,...
