Champions Online

Champions Online Review

Posted on Nov 13, 2009

My Champions Online review is below starting with character creation. Character Creation: Simply put, character creation in Champions Online is one of the most verbose systems I have ever dealt with.  The closest thing to compare it to is City of Heroes, which makes perfect sense since Cryptic Studios developed that superhero title as well.  In Champions [...]

DC Universe Online vs Champions Online

Posted on Jan 27, 2009

Back in early 2004 the first superhero MMO, City of Heros created by Cryptic Studios, was released and from what I can remember with decent reviews.  The game has done pretty well peaking around 200,000 users at its height and as of Sept 2008 had around 125,000 subscribers.  Not a huge success by any means [...]

Champions Online: Comic Series 2: Whiteout Announced

Posted on Sep 02, 2011

Cryptic Studios released their September “State of the Game” today to discuss some of the updates that took place over the summer and what is in-store for players into the future, including Comic Series 2, which now has a name, “Whiteout”. It looks like players will be traveling into the great white north as they [...]

Champions Online Comic Series #2 Release Date Announced

Posted on Jul 29, 2011

Cryptic released its answers to July’s community questions today revealing the released date for Champions Online second comic series.  Comic Series #2 will be be released on Nov 1st, 2011 and will included 5-6 issues. We are working on streamlining the process so we can get new series out to you sooner. Currently we have 1 group [...]

To the Batcave! Champions Online Heroes get their Hideouts

Posted on Jul 07, 2011

Heroes in Champions Online now have a place to call home as phase one hideouts rolled out today.  Heroes can choose from one of four hideouts, cave, basement, moon or sanctuary, with more coming.   Hideouts are per account, so you don’t need to buy your alts their own, and are customizable for each of your characters. [...]

Champions Online Issue 5: Dark Tower

Posted on Jun 30, 2011

The fifth issue in Champions Online new weekly content update, Dark Tower, is now live.   Each series in Champions Online new comic series will consist of six issues and each issue before must be completed before moving on to the next. After a detour through Demoiselle Nocturne’s twisted dreamscapes, it was revealed that both Luther Black [...]

Bad Dreams are Made of This – Champions Online Issue 4 Released

Posted on Jun 22, 2011

The latest free content update for Champions Online has been released today.  Issue 4 Bad Dreams are Made of This takes players deeper into the depths of the Qliphothic Realm as you help UNTIL troopers escape from captivity. Having defeated the Army of Horrors, the UNTIL troopers took shelter in a cave. But they’re not alone. Unable [...]

Star Trek Online, Champions Online lower their Lifetime sub prices

Posted on Jan 20, 2011

Cryptic Studios has temporarily slashed almost $60 on the Lifetime subscription prices for Star Trek Online and Champions Online, as both MMOs prepare for pretty important milestones. Star Trek Online turns a year old on February 2, and the discount should nudge devoted fans to plunk down $240 for Lifetime access to the space MMO. [...]

Champions Online Going Free-To-Play

Posted on Oct 26, 2010

Cryptic has announced that sometime in the first quarter of 2011, Champions Online will be going Free-To-Play! Divided into Gold and Silver plans, gold players (14.95 standard subscription) will get full access to all new content and adventure packs as they are released. Silver players (F2P) will be able to access all of the content, [...]

Free Trial Period Announced for Champions Online

Posted on Sep 01, 2010

As of today, Cryptic and Atari are revealing the fact that Champions Online, one of their more famous MMO titles, will be having a free trial period lasting until September 7th. This trial period is in celebration of the first anniversary of the moderately popular superhero-based game and has swept up the disenfranchised population falling [...]

Bill Roper Leaves Cryptic

Posted on Aug 19, 2010

After two years of developing games such as Champions Online and Star Trek Online; the MMO giant Bill Roper has decided that he is going to depart Cryptic.  Nobody’s really quite sure why, other then Bill has grown tired and wants to branch out to find new opportunities.  Well that’s all fine an dandy I [...]

Champions Online Q&A – July 2010

Posted on Jul 12, 2010

It’s once again time for Ask Cryptic, the feature in which Cryptic Studios answers player questions regarding the future of its games, in this Champions Online Q&A. Despite the fact that it opens with the disappointing, though understandable, news that there won’t be any four-armed player characters appearing in the game, there are bright spots. [...]