Originally released by Cryptic Studios in September of 2009, Champions Online has come a very long way in 3 years. Now published by Perfect World Entertainment, Champions Online adopted a free to play model titled, Champions: Free For All, which offers a free to play experience with optional subscription and paid features.
Considering the genre's explosive popularity, why aren't superhero MMOs hugely successful? Shannon gets to the bottom of the matter.
Why aren't there more super hero games? You would think it would be a no brainer with all the material right there for the picking.
And yet we have really only had less than a handful become popular.
In a newly released State of the Game address Champions Online developers announced they’ve got new end-game content in the works along with looking at what they’ve been working on.
Champions Online is a free-to-play (with optional subscription) superhero-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game by former City of Heroes/Villains developer Cryptic Studios based on the Champions license.