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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April Fools’ Day 2017: Hijinks across the MMOverse
If you don't like tricks and jokes, just stop reading right now, turn the lights off, and go climb back into bed. Nothing on...
Massively Overthinking: The City of Heroes Master X Master debacle
On Tuesday, NCsoft announced that it plans to introduce Statesman, from the long-sunsetted City of Heroes, as a playable character in its MOBA, Master...
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Perfect Ten: Every MMORPG bestiary ever
I have played a lot of MMOs. It's inevitable, given enough years in this job and hobby. And the sad thing is that I...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 106: Ready to relaunch
Justin and Bree discuss The Secret World's relaunch, Landmark's sunset, ESO: Morrowind, Albion Online, Guild Wars 2, Ship of Heroes, and Champions Online, with a mailbag questions on ESO and multiplayer immersion.
PSA: Champions Online’s freeform characters are half off this week
If you've always wanted to play Champions Online Free For All but couldn't stomach paying through the teeth for a freeform toon, this weekend's...
Flameseeker Chronicles: A guide to Forsaken Thicket, Guild Wars 2’s first raid
I have to apologise to raiders for not finishing my boss guides I began back in 2015: This is one of those articles that...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most unclear futures in 2017
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Massively OP Interview: Why Ship of Heroes is taking City of Heroes into space
What happens when a group of dislodged City of Heroes fans attempt to bring back the spirit of their favorite MMO while marrying it...
Hi-Rez Expo 2017: The future of Global Agenda, Global Agenda 2, and SMITE
Straight from the devs at Hi-Rez Expo 2017: Global Agenda is not dead, Global Agenda 2 is still a possibility, and the SMITE franchise is the studio's immediate future.
Champions Online fights off giant monsters while offering lifetime sub discount
When massive monsters attack town, who you gonna call? No, not them, their specialty is in a completely different field. You're best off dialing...
PSA: Champions Online is running a hideout sale through January 1st
Let's face it, you are not the best hero in Champions Online. You try to do good, you really do, but your efforts at...
Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: MMORPG Studio of the Year
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards continue today with our award for Best MMORPG Studio of 2016, which was awarded to Square-Enix last year.
We asked our writers to...
Massively Overthinking: Our 2017 MMORPG predictions
With 2016 drawing to a close and 2017 rushing up to meet us, the Massively OP team has regrouped for another round of bold and...
Massively OP’s guide to the 2016 MMORPG winter holidays
It's time to get all snuggly in front of a crackling fire, roast up some chestnuts, down a gallon of hot chocolate, and log...
Heroes of Newerth adds a new hero, ranking system, and wipes away all demerits
Ho ho holy crap, Heroes of Newerth is getting a massive patch just in time for Christmas. The game's 4.0 update not only adds...
The Champions Online Winter Event stomps into town
Being a superhero means that every holiday - every single one of them - will be met with an array of themed villains. It's...
Former Cryptic devs form Cold Iron studio to build ‘AAA online action games’
Every wonder what happened to Craig Zinkievich after he moved on from Star Trek Online and Cryptic Studios? Turns out he and several other...
SWTOR nerfs command XP after community farms mobs
The new galactic command endgame system that arrived in last week's SWTOR: Knights of the Eternal Throne has been steeped in controversy ever since...
Here’s the schedule for all of PWE’s Christmas events
Perfect World wasted no time in pulling the trigger on its crop of winter holiday events now that December is here. The MMORPG publisher...
