champions online

Official Site: Champions Online
Studio: Cryptic Studios/Perfect World Entertainment
Launch Date: September 1, 2009
Genre: Superhero Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Cash Shop, Optional Sub)
Platform: PC

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PSA: Champions Online’s freeform slots and lifetime subs are on sale

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Too much gold weighing down your pockets? Champions Online has a solution for that: Give Cryptic a good chunk of it. This weekend, the superhero...
Ladies, please.

Choose My Adventure: Launching new in DC Universe Online

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Choose My Adventure: My frustration with Neverwinter’s lockboxes

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MMO veteran Bill Roper joins SpatialOS dev Improbable

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PWE posts summer event schedule for Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, Champions Online

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Champions Online’s new sale is a wink and a nod to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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PSA: Champions Online’s freeform slots are half-off

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