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

The Daily Grind: Should mature MMOs consider crowdfunding?

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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

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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

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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?

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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?

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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

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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...

Heroes of the Storm devs talk Kael’Thas and character design

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Wondering how Blizzard's developers choose from the studio's incredible roster of characters and then crafted those selections into Heroes of the Storm's champions? Then...

The Soapbox: Making your own fun in MMORPGs

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This guest Soapbox was commissioned through Massively Overpowered's Kickstarter campaign and is authored by Chris "Warcabbit" Hare, a developer at Missing Worlds Media. The opinions here...

One Shots: Super Teddy

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We don't see a lot of Champions Online pics come through here, probably because of the game's small population. That's a shame because if nothing...

MMO Week in Review: Superhero shenanigans [April 12, 2015]

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review! The...

Champions Online leaves Cryptic North for Cryptic Studios

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Big (but not bad) news for Champions Online: The superhero title is relocating along with its team back to its original development studio. Senior Game...
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Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that let you turn real money into MMO money

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Two days ago, World of Warcraft launched the WoW Token service, which will kill the game forever. It thus joins the list of every...

Perfect World suffers more layoffs, this time in the EU

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Massively OP has been contacted by a former Perfect World employee — who wishes to remain anonymous and whose identity we have confirmed — about...

Cryptic layoffs alone totaled 18 people

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Massively OP has been contacted by a Cryptic employee -- who wishes to remain anonymous and whose identity we have confirmed -- about the Perfect...

Not So Massively: HoN’s Grimm Hunt, HEX’s 100k tourney, and Descent’s reboot

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It's been a packed week in the world of online multiplayer gaming, with competitive tournament announcements, patches, and tons of new videos. Microsoft may...

Champions Online is fiddling with costume prices

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Champions Online is still alive! How do we know? It's fiddling with its cash shop prices come March 5th. A forum post explains the...

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