Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 20:54 GMT
Champions Online goes free-to-play January 25
Atari and Cryptic announced today that the free-to-play update of Champions Online will become available worldwide on January 25.
Called Champions Online: Free For All, the MMO also features additional premium content for purchase in the form of Adventure Packs, items, powers and costume pieces which can all be selected a la carte inside the game’s C-Store.
Current players can continue subscribing as Gold Members, while new players may also optionally upgrade to Gold status, which unlocks most of the game’s content and includes extra features for a set price of $14.99 per month.
To start your free trial of the game or to find out more, visit the game’s official website.
The free-to-play model was announced back in October.
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Posted in: Atari, MMO, PC
Tags: champions online, cryptic, free-to-play
4 comments
#1
Hunam
11/01/11, 11:20 pm
It was so obvious that they were going to announce this on the day that DC Universe came out.
#2
jacobvandy
11/01/11, 11:45 pm
It’ll be interesting to see how this rivalry pans out. I had fun playing the Iron Man-type in Champions, but if I can do that in DCUO, why wouldn’t I go with the game that has all the characters and environments from a well-known comic book universe? Well, I guess if you don’t want to pay a monthly fee…
#3
Phoenixblight
11/01/11, 11:55 pm
@2
Iron Man is Marvel not DC.
#4
jacobvandy
12/01/11, 12:49 am
@3
Yes, I know that, but you don’t play *as* any of the superheroes, you create your own. Even though Champions doesn’t have a Marvel license, they give the options that I and many others combined to create an Iron Man wannabe (flight, sleek robotic-looking costume, munitions branch of skills). You could also imitate Batman, Superman, the Hulk, and many others, and I imagine DCUO would have a similar range of customization. If they don’t, that’ll be a disappointment.