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Champions Online

Platforms

PC
Xbox 360

Initial release Sept. 1, 2009

Developers

Cryptic Studios

Genres

Action Adventure
RPG

Publishers

Atari

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Champions Online Lifetime Subscriber rewards now available

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Champions Online Lifetime Subscriber rewards now available

Nov. 14, 2013 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Champions Online anniversary event in progress, double XP begins Friday

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Champions Online anniversary event in progress, double XP begins Friday

Aug. 29, 2013 Brenna Hillier

Cryptic games "infinitely better" for having gone free-to-play

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Cryptic games "infinitely better" for having gone free-to-play

Oct. 31, 2012 Brenna Hillier

Champions Online - the Blood Moon event is back, runs through October 15

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Champions Online - the Blood Moon event is back, runs through October 15

Oct. 13, 2012 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Nighthawk event for Champions Online has gone live

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Nighthawk event for Champions Online has gone live

Aug. 31, 2012 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Cryptic Points converting to Perfect World’s ZEN currency tomorrow

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Cryptic Points converting to Perfect World’s ZEN currency tomorrow

July 11, 2012 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Champions Online and STO lifetime subs on sale, net access to Neverwinter beta

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Champions Online and STO lifetime subs on sale, net access to Neverwinter beta

June 26, 2012 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Star Trek Online, Champions Online accounts unlawfully accessed

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Star Trek Online, Champions Online accounts unlawfully accessed

April 25, 2012 Brenna Hillier

Champions Online: Free for All celebrating one year anniversary

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Champions Online: Free for All celebrating one year anniversary

Jan. 27, 2012 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Champions Online reveals new character type, definitely not a Sith

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Champions Online reveals new character type, definitely not a Sith

Dec. 19, 2011 Andrew Groen

Thursday Shorts - 3DS Metroid crashes, CoD XP tickets, Diablo III intel

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Thursday Shorts - 3DS Metroid crashes, CoD XP tickets, Diablo III intel

Sept. 1, 2011 Brenna Hillier

Cryptic details transition to Perfect World subsidiary

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Cryptic details transition to Perfect World subsidiary

Aug. 19, 2011 Brenna Hillier

Friday Shorts II: Champions, Atlantis, Zynga, F2P iPad, movies

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Friday Shorts II: Champions, Atlantis, Zynga, F2P iPad, movies

July 8, 2011 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Atari's Cryptic Studios picked up by Perfect World

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Atari's Cryptic Studios picked up by Perfect World

May 31, 2011 Brenna Hillier

Thursday Shorts: Army of Darkness, Orion: Prelude, Doctor Lautrec, Duke Nukem OnLive

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Thursday Shorts: Army of Darkness, Orion: Prelude, Doctor Lautrec, Duke Nukem OnLive

May 12, 2011 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Thursday Shorts evening edition: Deus Ex music, Crytek SDK, Donations, Sims Royal Wedding fun, more

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Thursday Shorts evening edition: Deus Ex music, Crytek SDK, Donations, Sims Royal Wedding fun, more

April 21, 2011 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Saturday Shorts: RIFT, Star Trek, Green Lantern, The Settlers 7, sales

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Saturday Shorts: RIFT, Star Trek, Green Lantern, The Settlers 7, sales

April 16, 2011 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Thursday shorts - the sequel: Tanks, Divinity II, SWG, KZ3 contest

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Thursday shorts - the sequel: Tanks, Divinity II, SWG, KZ3 contest

March 24, 2011 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Wednesday shorts, part 1: GDC panel bits, Rift launch trailer, much more

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Wednesday shorts, part 1: GDC panel bits, Rift launch trailer, much more

March 2, 2011 Patrick Garratt

Champions Online numbers surge with free-to-play revolution

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Champions Online numbers surge with free-to-play revolution

Feb. 17, 2011 Brenna Hillier

Champions Online is now free to play

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Champions Online is now free to play

Jan. 25, 2011 Patrick Garratt

Sale: Cryptic slashes lifetime sub prices for STO and Champions Online

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Sale: Cryptic slashes lifetime sub prices for STO and Champions Online

Jan. 20, 2011 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Champions Online FAQ details new free-to-play business model

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Champions Online FAQ details new free-to-play business model

Jan. 13, 2011 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Champions Online goes free-to-play January 25

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Champions Online goes free-to-play January 25

Jan. 11, 2011 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

$300 lifetime subs return to Champions Online

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$300 lifetime subs return to Champions Online

Nov. 12, 2010 Patrick Garratt

Cryptic to "wait and see" how Champions does before switching STO over to F2P

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Cryptic to "wait and see" how Champions does before switching STO over to F2P

Nov. 6, 2010 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Champions Online switching to free-to-play

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Champions Online switching to free-to-play

Oct. 26, 2010 Patrick Garratt

Champions Online no longer coming to consoles, says Cryptic

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Champions Online no longer coming to consoles, says Cryptic

March 24, 2010 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Champions Online goes free for 72 hours

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Champions Online goes free for 72 hours

March 24, 2010 Johnny Cullen

Upcoming Champions Online expansion gets name change, becomes free

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Upcoming Champions Online expansion gets name change, becomes free

Feb. 10, 2010 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Champions Online: First paid expansion called Vibora Bay

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Champions Online: First paid expansion called Vibora Bay

Jan. 28, 2010 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Next Champions Online update is Nemesis Confrontation

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Next Champions Online update is Nemesis Confrontation

Nov. 19, 2009 Patrick Garratt

Weekly MMO news round-up: Champions, Warhammer, Global Agenda

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Weekly MMO news round-up: Champions, Warhammer, Global Agenda

Nov. 15, 2009 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Weekly MMO news round-up: Chinese gender-bending, Aion changes, Star Trek, AoC

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Weekly MMO news round-up: Chinese gender-bending, Aion changes, Star Trek, AoC

Nov. 1, 2009 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Champions Online has one million superheroes running around

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Champions Online has one million superheroes running around

Oct. 29, 2009 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Champions Online Blood Moon movie and screens are sh-sh-sh-shpooky

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Champions Online Blood Moon movie and screens are sh-sh-sh-shpooky

Oct. 28, 2009 Patrick Garratt

Champions Online free to play next weekend

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Champions Online free to play next weekend

Oct. 24, 2009 Patrick Garratt

Weekly MMO news round-up: DC Universe gets Green Arrow, LOTRO screens, CrimeCraft goes free

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Weekly MMO news round-up: DC Universe gets Green Arrow, LOTRO screens, CrimeCraft goes free

Oct. 4, 2009 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Weekly MMO round up: WoW's Pirate Day, Aion provides a server listing, EVE is everywhere

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Weekly MMO round up: WoW's Pirate Day, Aion provides a server listing, EVE is everywhere

Sept. 20, 2009 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Champions Online: Blood Moon coming late October

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Champions Online: Blood Moon coming late October

Sept. 2, 2009 Patrick Garratt

Champions Online launches in US, Friday for Europe

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Champions Online launches in US, Friday for Europe

Sept. 1, 2009 Patrick Garratt

Weekly MMO news round-up, August 29: Turbine suing Atari, The Green Lantern, LEGO subscription model

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Weekly MMO news round-up, August 29: Turbine suing Atari, The Green Lantern, LEGO subscription model

Aug. 30, 2009 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

MS foot-dragging on 360 MMOs is "baffling," says Cryptic boss

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MS foot-dragging on 360 MMOs is "baffling," says Cryptic boss

Aug. 28, 2009 Patrick Garratt

Champions Online: Four content updates a year, DLC plans revealed "launch day"

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Champions Online: Four content updates a year, DLC plans revealed "launch day"

Aug. 28, 2009 Patrick Garratt

VG247 podcast #6 - Cryptic boss on Champions Online, Ellie Gibson on GamesCom

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VG247 podcast #6 - Cryptic boss on Champions Online, Ellie Gibson on GamesCom

Aug. 28, 2009 Patrick Garratt

Champions Online life-subs restriction "passed down from on high," says Emmert, offers reinstated

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Champions Online life-subs restriction "passed down from on high," says Emmert, offers reinstated

Aug. 27, 2009 Patrick Garratt

Cryptic sold-out of Lifetime Subs for Champions Online

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Cryptic sold-out of Lifetime Subs for Champions Online

Aug. 26, 2009 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Champions Online goes gold

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Champions Online goes gold

Aug. 17, 2009 Johnny Cullen

Weekly PC sales for D2D and Steam, August 8 - DoWII, Champions Online

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Weekly PC sales for D2D and Steam, August 8 - DoWII, Champions Online

Aug. 12, 2009 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Namco Bandai announces GamesCom line-up

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Namco Bandai announces GamesCom line-up

Aug. 10, 2009 Johnny Cullen

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