Champions Online players can now become a lifetime subscriber which nets the customer access to all Veteran Rewards. Recently, Cryptic Studios updated the Veteran Rewards system, and once a player goes lifetime, they too can instantly receive exclusive items like the Avian Warrior and Glowing Tights Costume sets, along with extra costume and character slots. Those who are already Lifetime Members will get all the rewards that you've yet to unlock. If you’re a current monthly subscriber, you can become a lifer for $299.99. More details through the link.
]]>Champions Online turns four on September 1, but the celebrations have already begun. Visit Millennium City to join Sapphire and DJ Madbot for cake, music and gift boxes for beating up villains; if you manage to score 150 of these you'll be rewarded with a hologram Sapphire AF. From Friday, there'll be a double XP and Questionite event, too. More details are available on the Champions Online website.
]]>Champions Online and Star Trek Online have been much improved by their transition to free-to-play, Neverwinter lead producer Andy Velasquez has said.
]]>Champions Online's Blood Moon is back and the Undying Lord Takofanes is once again raising havoc. The Blood Moon event started yesterday, and runs through Monday, October 15. During that time, players can participate in zombie invasions, slaying undead heroes and take on Takofanes. Rewards and a new perk will be handed out as well. More details are through here. Thanks, TenTonHammer.
]]>The Nighthawk event for Champions Online has gone live. It includes a number of "new stealth and gadget-based powers," including calling in "a deadly Strafing Run." The video and screens also provide the first look at vehicles in the MMO, and Hawkwing jets are available now.
]]>Just a head up for those who play Star Trek Online of Champions Online: starting tomorrow, July 12, Cryptic Points will convert over to Perfect World’s ZEN currency. The move will squash any confusion over currency by making things simpler. You can learn more here.
]]>Cryptic has announced that lifetime subscribers to Star Trek Online or Champions Online will automatically be give access to the Neverwinter closed beta. Invites will be handed out over the course of the testing period. Those who are interesting in obtaining a lifetime sub for either game can do so until June 29, as the perk if on sale for both games now at $100 off. Thanks, TenTonHammer.
]]>Cryptic Studios has asked all Star Trek Online and Champions Online account holders to check and reset their details after discovering an unauthorised intrustion.
]]>Champions Online is celebrating its one year anniversary since going free-to-play with a 20% off sale in all items in the C-Store. Players will also receive in-game goodies from now until January 31 such as a double boost in XP with the return of Witchcraft. In addition, the new Mountain Archetype has party favors for sale such as the Halloween and Winter Grab Bags. Players will also be able to perform a daily mission for The Mountain to earn one of the new Mountain Costume set pieces. More information is available on the official website.
]]>Bummed that you're not able to play Star Wars: The Old Republic at launch? Well, Champions Online developer Cryptic Studios has a bit of a treat for you. The company launched a new character archetype (re: class) that bears more than a passing resemblance to a Sith lord.
The character wields what are essentially two red lightsabers, and is clothed in a dark hood and cape. Could it possibly just be a coincidence that this is coming out a day before the official launch of SWTOR? No, not really. Picture after the break.
]]>After reading Nathan's epic David Jaffe interview, I am incapable of digesting anything larger than bite-sized.
]]>Cryptic has opened up on precisely how its acquisition by Perfect World will affect Champions Online and Star Trek Online players.
]]>It's time for the weekend, and your second batch of shorts for the day. Go get 'em below the break, tiger.
]]>Atari has sold Star Trek Online and Neverwinter developer Cryptic Studios to Perfect World.
]]>Tomorrow is Friday. You should be pleased. Very pleased. Have some shorts to help you celebrate the impending end of your work week.
]]>Some things in life are hard to explain. This post isn't one of them. It's just more shorts. .
]]>Saturday playtime is almost over, so to get you ready for a relaxing Sunday, here are some headlines and news highlights.
]]>The first bifurcation of shorts is here. Read the follow-up below. The only thing better, would be triplets.
]]>There's a metric f**k-ton of smaller stories heading out of GDC and opportunists piggy-backing the show. Skim this lot.
]]>Champions Online has joined the ranks of the free-to-play success stories, with Atari claiming numbers have grown by 1,000 percent since dropping a subscription model.
]]>Following news last week that Champions Online lifetime subs have now been reduced by 20 percent to £240, Cryptic's confirmed that the basic game is now completely free to play.
]]>With Champions Online going free to play and Star Trek Online turning a year old, Cryptic is celebrating by temporarily slashing prices on lifetime subscriptions for both MMOs.
]]>With Champions Online going free-to-play on January 25, Cryptic thought this would be the perfect time to post an FAQ regarding the new business model. If you have been playing since launch or just getting started on it, you may want to hit it up.
]]>Atari and Cryptic announced today that the free-to-play update of Champions Online will become available worldwide on January 25.
]]>Cryptic's reopened lifetime subscriptions to Champions Online, despite the MMO being on the verge of going free-to-play.
]]>Cryptic boss Jack Emmert has said the company plans to see how well Champions Online does before looking at switching Star Trek Online over to a free-to-play model.
]]>Cryptic just confirmed that superhero game Champions Online is to become to latest MMO to switch to a free-to-play model.
]]>Cryptic has revealed that it no longer has "current plans for a console version" of Champions Online.
]]>Cryptic's announced that Champions Online will be going free for 72 hours.
]]>Cryptic has been listening to complaints from its community, and has decided to make the new expansion announced last month a freebie upon release.
]]>Cryptic has announced that the first paid expansion for Champions Online will be called Vibora Bay and it's described as “one of the Gulf Coast’s largest and most exciting cities” .
]]>Not much this week that didn't hit the front page, but head on through the break and you will find out all sorts of stuff.
Information on the upcoming Warhammer patch, Martial Arts for City of Heroes, and a Beta weekend for Global Agenda.
Go on and hit the button.
]]>This was a rather large week in MMOs as far as news went, and not all of it was Halloween related.
Past the break you will hear all about how Ultima Online is still going strong, get familiarized with the new patch for Aion, read up on Cryptic's Blood Moon event via a dev chat, PvP henchmen and Guild Wars, Alganon's delay, China's ban on males playing females in games, and many other bits of stuff that didn't hit the front page during the week.
Also, we hope everyone who plays MMOs enjoyed the Halloween and Fall festivities that their particular favorites hosted. Loads had celebrations, more than likely every single one of 'em. If we forgot to mention your particular game, head on over to the list through the link ther and add it in the comments section so that we may give it its proper shout-out.
]]>Atari and Cryptic announced today that one million superhero characters have been created in Champions Online since it launched in September.
"We are very pleased with the wonderful praise Champions Online is receiving," said Atari CEO Jim Wilson. "We credit the great MMO fan base and look forward to seeing what players create as the game continues to grow and develop.
"We are working hard on new content and updates that will expand the universe and give Champions fans more to explore."
If you have not tried it yet, but want to, there's a free trial weekend starting tomorrow.
Full PR past the break.
]]>Atari's put out a movie and shots for Champions Online's Blood Moon update, which released yesterday in celebration of Hallowe'en. Get the lot after the break.
The new content pitches super-players against Arch Lich Takofanes and his zombie things.
The video features Cryptic's Bill Roper, and other devs from the studio, explaining what the Sam Hell's going on.
]]>Quite a bit of stuff regarding MMOS this week.
CrimeCraft will go free-to-play, Turbine released new screens for Siege of Mirkwood, Green Arrow is making his way into DC Universe online, there are a couple updates on World of Warcraft movies, and a whole other bunch of stuff happened too.
Read on past the break for the lot.
]]>Loads of news this week in MMO land, kiddos.
Massively is giving away Beta keys to Star Trek Online, Aion dropped GameGuard and launched its first server, Pirates are everywhere, and Sony is giving you double station cash this weekend.
There is also news concerning Champions Online, EVE, Guild Wars 2, EverQuest, Warhammer, Runes of Magic, and loads of other stuff you can find here instead of searching everywhere.
It's all past the break.
]]>Cryptic MMO Champions Online is now on sale in the US, Atari's confirmed.
European's will get the game on Friday.
If you want to get superheroing, take a look at the official site for more info.
We gave this a run-out over the weekend and had plenty fun. You will to.
We spoke to Cryptic boss Jack Emmert about the game, Star Trek Online and other stuff last week for our podcast - check it out.
PR after the break.
]]>Loads of stuff happened this week in MMO land, and some of it is posted for you after the break.
Should you choose to click on through, you will find why Turine is suing Atari, get caught up on The Green Lantern and DC Universe's Beta status, hear about new goodies coming to EQII, lament the collapse of the bank in EVE Online, and there's loads of other stuff along with news on a couple of MMOs you may have never even heard of.
Go on, hit the link. You know you want to.
]]>Cryptic's announced that Champions Online has gone gold and will meet the date it was given of September 4 for PC
Umm... thats pretty much it.
Read the PR, after the break.
]]>Namco Bandai announced it's GamesCom line-up this morning.
Games confirmed include Tekken 6, Katamari Forever, Tales of Symphonia, Champions Online and more.
Here's the full list:
- Tekken 6 (Playstation 3/Xbox 360)
- Dragon Ball: Rising Blast (Playstation 3/Xbox 360)
- Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (Wii)
- One Piece Unlimited Cruise 2 (Wii)
- Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Wii)
- Family Trainer: Extreme Challenge (Wii)
- Katamari Forever (Playstation 3)
- Champions Online (PC)
It all kicks off next week in Cologne, August 19-22, and we'll be there. Obviously.
Press release is after the jump.
]]>A lifetime sub to Champions Online will cost £120 in the UK, Atari just confirmed.
A $200 figure was put on the US deal yesterday.
Monthly fees will cost $14.99, €12.99 EUR and £8.99.
It's out in September. PR after the break.
]]>Cryptic has released a new video for Champions Online focusing on the melee powers characters can pull-off in the game.
The teleportation travel power has also been highlighted which, as you will see, looks rather cool.
It's posted after the break courtesy of IGN.
Via Massively.
]]>After the break there's a video of Bill Roper detailing Champions Online's character creation tools, and it really does look bonkers. It's cool stuff.
The MMO's out in September for PC, with a 360 version to follow. The beta starts August 17.
]]>Ensign's Log, Stardate 63048.5: This week was the Develop Conference in Brighton and quite a bit of interesting news was announced for MMOs across the galaxy, but that was already covered on the main page.
Therefore, to make things more compact, the rest of the news has been complied into one entry.
Read on past the fold for more regarding Star Trek Online and ship customization, WoW getting its very own App, Champions Online getting the microtransaction treatment, and loads more.
Time to sign off. Spock, Kirk and McCoy have asked me to beam down to this strange planet with them, and they hate to be kept waiting.
]]>It's that time again. The MMO news round-up post full of links, and other goodies for the online crowd.
This week, loads of games are having annual summer events full of festivities, fireworks and other shenanigans. Some also got level cap increases, are nerfing classes, launching new servers, going bankrupt, and one has even reminded us it's still in development.
What a week. Hit the page fold for the rest.
]]>Loads this week in MMO news, and some is more interesting than what we have been offered in previous weeks.
FussionFall is getting an expansion for its 5 million users, the EQI&II trademark rumors turned out to be new expansions, Star Wars will be on hand at Comic-Con, and Conan got a new update.
Also, Warhammer and LotRO are celebrating the summer with festivities to make things a bit more zany and fun.
Find out all about these and others after the break.
]]>Not much going on with MMOs this week, but what little there is, we thought we'd share with you.
Those who play Lord of the Rings Online should take a look at the changes coming to Bree, EVE Online players were ripped-off, Star Trek Online added timelines, an EverQuest documentary is coming to Fan Faire 2009, and Final Fantasy XI is getting an update in July.
To find out about these topics and more, hit the jump.
]]>Below you can see some brand new footage from Champions Online detailing the different armour types you can expect to see in the game.
Not just any armour mind, we're talking mounted mini-guns, micro rockets, energy shields, laser eyes and repulsor beams. Sounds great.
The Atari MMO was pushed back with "more time" being the reason cited.
If "more time" means is going to better than we've seen already, then that can only be a good thing we think.
Thanks, Massively.
]]>Tons of stuff happens during the week with MMOs that it would just boggle your brains, so it's all here for you in one post as usual.
Fallen Earth promises to be different by being "elf free", Star Wars revealed the Trooper class, EVE gets a bit of a storyline change, and LOTRO shows you how to pull off those tricky fellowship maneuvers.
Wanna know the rest? Of course you do, and it’s all after the break.
]]>Gamespot's upped some shots of some of the "evil" character creation elements in Cryptic MMO Champions Online. Feel the fury of Despicable Blue Bunny Woman through the link.
There's a move of it, including some gameplay, after the break.
There's still no solid date on the game as yet, but you'll be playing it this year. God willing.
]]>Atari's put out two new Champions Online screens, showing what appears to be a very good-looking MMO. After the break.
Still no UI, but it's got men zapping other men in big glasses, so what's to worry about? Nothing, that's what.
The Cryptic game's out this spring.
]]>Cryptic put out a new trailer of superhero MMO Champions Online at Comic Con this weekend, as you can see after the break.
This is the first proper sniff of the game since Atari bought the studio. It's out later this year.
]]>GI's reporting that Atari's bought Cryptic Studios.
The MMO developer's working on Champions Online for 2009 and Star Trek Online for 2010.
There's an unannounced game in the works for 2011, the site reports.
This is a big deal. Cryptic's work is superb, with City of Heroes NCsoft's saving grace in the West. Atari's about to have a string of high profile MMOs on its hands: Phil and David will probably be slightly pleased.
No financial terms were disclosed.
Update: Press release after the break.
]]>The first gameplay footage of Cryptic's Champions Online's been posted on YouTube, and it's all looking fine despite it being shakycam stuff.
Run around. Throw super-balls at bad guys. Pow. After the link. Thanks, Massively.
]]>2K will publish Cryptic Studios' superhero MMO Champions Online, the firm's announced.
The game releases for PC and 360 next spring.
Press release after the jump.
]]>In a Q&A with forum users on the subject of upcoming super-hero MMO Champions Online, Cryptic Studios' Randy "Arkayne" Mosiondz and Victor "Sporkfire" Wachter have claimed that, "Bricks are just as effective as Mentalists when it comes to fire blasts, but Energy Projectors gain a bonus when using them because that's their focus."
Which is nice. If you know what this means, you'll probably enjoy reading the rest of the interview after the link.
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