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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The Daily Grind: Are lifetime subs ever worth it?
Seeing Champions Online's lifetime subscription go on sale last week -- for the "low" price of $200 -- made me think once again what...
Champions Online overhauls events and offers sales
Events are the real thing to do at this point in Champions Online; there's not a whole lot of new updates in the pipe...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMO futures that never were
One of the things I spend a lot of time thinking about is Operation Unthinkable. For those of you who don't feel like clicking...
Gamescom 2015: Guild Wars 2’s new mastery system details revealed
On the opening day of Gamescom 2015, I crept away from the buzzing hum and dazzling lights of the show floor to sit down with Guild...
Champions Online’s lifetime sub goes on sale
Even superheroes deserve a break now and then. Champions Online is temporarily reducing the cost of its lifetime subscription with a month-long sale, giving...
Champions Online subscribers receive an inflatable giraffe for August
Your friends might make fun of you for your subscription to Champions Online, pointing at the game's incredibly slow update schedule and lack of...
Marvel Heroics: Help! What hero should I play?
Superheroes are quite used to hearing cries of distress and pleas for help, but who lends a hand when the caped crusaders need assistance?...
Not So Massively: Path of Exile’s Awakening and Heroes of Newerth’s new character Skrap
This week in not-so-massive online games, third-person MOBA SMITE confirmed that it's raised over $640,000 in competitive tournament prize money through sales and crowdfunding...
Guild Wars 2 throws special Revenant weekend test
The official beta for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns has yet to begin, but ArenaNet isn't above throwing a special test into the...
MMO Mechanics: Four inspiring indie developments worth watching
The MMO genre has immense sticking power in terms of tenure, staying relevant to players for decades despite such fluid and rapid development in...
Guild Wars 2 reveals Stronghold PvP Mist Champions, admits SAB is on hold
ArenaNet has just announced Mist Champions for Guild Wars 2's incoming Heart of Thorns Stronghold PvP mode. In a new dev blog released today,...
HEX prepares for July’s Armies of Myth card set
HEX is about to get a whole lot bigger. The MMO/card game hybrid is getting ready to release its third set to players on...
One Shots: Primitive GPS
There's no shame in being lost, especially if your MMO doesn't include an on-screen map. Anyone remember the olden days of using graph paper...
The Game Archaeologist: Seven MMOs operating on borrowed time
Most everyone who knows me well will acknowledge that I'm not generally a cynical, dark person. I'm not rooting for games to fail, for...
The Daily Grind: Should mature MMOs consider crowdfunding?
Massively OP commenter The_Grand_Nagus recently pointed us to a conversation on the Star Trek Online forum where a Cryptic Studios employee discussed the studio's games' revenues...
Champions Online is revamping its tutorial
If you ever felt let down or confused over Champions Online's introductory experience, then the team would like to welcome you to try it...
Guild Wars 2’s second stronghold beta test is happening right now
The fight of the century -- or at least the next 24 hours -- is on in Guild Wars 2. The fantasy MMO is...
Massively Opinionated: Which MMO is the stickiest?
In this episode, Larry, Tina, Cosmic Engine, and Jason debate what makes MMORPGs sticky and which game has done it the best.
Global Chat: What do you remember about Guild Wars?
Late last month, the classic Guild Wars transcended its 10th birthday and prompted a flood of nostalgic posts and shared stories. A few MMO...
Ex-City of Heroes devs answer insane number of lore questions
The now-annual City of Heroes "Loregasm" is complete, with ex-developers Matt Miller and Sean McCann delivering another wealth of insights into the late, great...
