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Champions Online News
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A Guide to Teaming
MMORPG.com Champions Online Correspondent C.A. Thomas writes this look at teaming and the roles that are required to do it effectively in Cryptic's new superhero MMO.
Reported on Nov 05, 2009 -
Player Perspective: Superhero Discontent
MMORPG.com Columnist Jamie Skelton writes this look at some of the discontent that has been flowing around the Champions Online forums surrounding the game.
Reported on Oct 30, 2009 -
Blood Moon Live Today! New Trailer!
Champions Online's first major update and event hits live servers today! To coincide with the update's release, a new trailer has been released over at IGN highlighting some key points of the update.
Reported on Oct 27, 2009 -
Free Blood Moon Weekend
Try Champions Online for free with the launch of Blood Moon this weekend! Blood Moon officially launches tomorrow, October 27th, but the free weekend event will begin on 10AM this Friday, October 30th, and run through to 10AM Monday, November 2nd.
Reported on Oct 26, 2009 -
C-Store Receives Major Update!
The Champions Online "item shop" has received a major update with last nights scheduled maintenance. Today, players can access a whole host of new items from the C-Store including the robot beast, epic samurai, and Halloween costume sets, full character retcons, additional character slots, and additional costume slots.
Reported on Oct 20, 2009 -
Victor Wachter: Going Shardless
MMORPG.com's newest columnist Victor Wachter pens his first column on the shardless server that has been implemented by Cryptic Studios with the launch of their new superhero MMO, Champions Online
Reported on Oct 20, 2009 -
Bill Roper on Blood Moon
MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller had a chance recently to ask some questions of Champions Online Executive Producer Bill Roper about the upcoming Blood Moon event and the general future of the super-hero game.
Reported on Oct 19, 2009 -
Blood Moon Preview!
The Champions Online Blood Moon page has received a major update! The new page is a one-stop shop for all your Blood Moon information needs, including links to recent Blood Moon dev diaries, the power list for the new Celestial powerset, details on the new event perks and item rewards, and a bevy of new screenshots, some of which feature characters sporting some snazzy new costume items!
Reported on Oct 14, 2009 -
PvP DevChat Tomorrow
Cryptic Studios will be holding another Champions Online devchat Thursday, October 8th, at 4PM PDT. The devchat will focus on the Hero Games, Champions Online's PvP system.
Reported on Oct 07, 2009 -
Have it your Way - Customization
MMORPG.com Champions Online Correspondent C.A. Thomas writes this look at customization in Cryptic Studios' new superhero MMO.
Reported on Oct 07, 2009 -
Celestial Powerset Dev Diary
A new dev diary giving us a inside look at what went into the development of the upcoming Celestial powerset set to be released with the game's first major update, Blood Moon, later this month has been published on the game's official website. Champions Online designer and creator of the Celestial powerset, Vurt, explains what the set is all about and how its "dual purpose" functionality works.
Reported on Oct 06, 2009 -
List of Changes, Blood Moon Dated
Cryptic Studios has provided us with an update on Champions Online, giving us a quick peek at some of the more notable updates to the game this past month, plans for changes in the imminent future, and a few details, including a release date, for the game's first major update, Blood Moon, which will launch on October 27th.
Reported on Oct 05, 2009 -
First Celestial Power Revealed!
The first power in the upcoming Celestial power set to be released this October with Champions Online's first major game update, Blood Moon, has been revealed today on the game's official website. The first power is, naturally, the set's energy builder and is called "Radiance". Radiance will have some interesting quirks when compared to other energy builders, namely that it will damage enemies as normal, but will also heal allies if you target an ally with it.
Reported on Oct 01, 2009 -
Ultra Fighting Team Millenia Ranger
The Goons of the Something Awful community are at it again! This time, they bring their special flavor of madness to the world of Champions Online in the form of a video spoofing the Power Ranger type shows popular in Japan.
Reported on Sep 30, 2009 -
DevChat Today!
Remember folks, the Cryptic Studios team will be holding a devchat for Champions Online at 2PM PDT today. Just like last time, questions are to be submitted in the designated forum thread, though they will make time for questions asked during the chat.
Reported on Sep 24, 2009 -
Champions Online Review
MMORPG.com's Michael Bitton takes an in-depth look at Cryptic Studios' newest MMORPG, Champions Online in this week's review.
Reported on Sep 24, 2009 -
Major Economy Changes Coming
Massive changes to the economy are coming to Champions Online, as revealed in a new letter to the community published last night to the game's official website.
Reported on Sep 18, 2009 -
State of the Game: Sept 15, 2009
Bill Roper is back with this latest edition of the State of the Game letter.
Reported on Sep 17, 2009 -
First Impressions
Soon after a game's launch, we like to have the game's reviewer offer his first impressions to give players an idea of what they can expect early on. Today, Michael Bitton files his report on Champions Online.
Reported on Sep 14, 2009 -
DevChat Transcript
The transcript for yesterday's devchat is now available. Thanks go to Darkshrike from the official Champions Online forums for posting it!
Reported on Sep 11, 2009
