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Champions Online numbers surge with free-to-play revolution

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.

In a press release Atari said the Cryptic-developed MMO had grown in "online concurrent user, unique login and revenue totals by over 1,000 percent".

To celebrate, all players can access a free XP boost by visiting the bonus tab in the C-Store, in-game or through the web portal.

Lord of the Rings Online has reported a tripling of revenue since its own shift to free-to-play, while Turbine's other major MMO, Dungeons and Dragons, has seen similar success since its own conversion in 2009.

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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