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Story Bonus Week, New Auras and Free Tights Costumes!
Greetings Champions! From now until Tuesday, June 23rd, we will be running the Story Bonus Week event. While this event is active, Comic Series, Adventure Packs, and Serial Stories missions and enemies give boosted rewa…
Event6 changesBalanceStore - Champions Online
Nightmare Invasion Week 2 and Corrupted Keypack!
Champions! BEWARE! Strange otherworldly creatures have started invading Millennium City, and you need to stop them! A mysterious stranger called Golden Seraph has appeared in Renaissance Center, pleading for assistance…
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The Collectors Lockbox and Key Sale!
Collectors Lockbox! Looking for an item from a lockbox that was featured long ago? From now until Tuesday, June 30th, the Collectors Lockbox will be available! During this event the Collectors Lockbox, along with the pa…
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The Nightmare Invasion is Here!
Champions! BEWARE! Strange otherworldly creatures have started invading Millennium City, and you need to stop them! A mysterious stranger called Golden Seraph has appeared in Renaissance Center, pleading for assistance…
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The Rising Star Costume Contest!
We'll be doing a live streamed costume contest on Friday, May 29th, judged by some of the developers that work on Champions Online! Head to the Powerhouse Theater to participate! Judging begins at 3:30pm PT, and the con…
Patch notes - Champions Online
Onslaught Week And Services Sale!
Hello, Champions! Have you been wondering what it's like to be the villain? Have you always wanted to bring a little (or a lot!) of chaos to Millennium City? Well, now is the time to unleash that inner evil and be the b…
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How To Play Supervillain Onslaught!
Greetings, Champions! Supervillain Onslaught puts you in the role of a hero transformed into a powerful supervillain via an Onslaught Device, or a brave Guardian trying to defend against the rampage! To get started, go…
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Circus Malvanum Week 2 and Phoenix Key Pack!
Do you want to take to the air on wings of fire, shadow, or light itself? Now it your chance, Champions! The Phoenix Key Pack is available now in Champions Online! For 3000 Zen, you'll get your hands on 35 Cosmic Keys o…
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Circus Malvanum and Lifetime Subscription Sale!
Circus Malvanum and Lifetime Subscription Sale! Lifetime Subscription Sale! From May 5th 8am Pacific Time, to May 7th 12pm Pacific Time, you can save 50% on a Lifetime Subscription! What a deal! From May 7th 12:01pm Pac…
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Champions Online Lifetime Subscription!
Hello Champions! Now is the perfect time to get a Lifetime Subscription! With multiple character slots that come free with your subscription, you can get to work on your new hero right away! All the powers of the premiu…
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Defender's National Training Program and Quick Start Event!
Defender's National Training Program! Champions: Defender wants you! The leader of the Champions has noticed that there are a lot of new heroes in Millennium City, and he wants them trained up, pronto! He's looking for…
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The Unconventional Heroes Costume Contest!
It's time to show off your craziest superpowers! Can your superhero only be invisible if no one can see them? Do they wear stilts, fly a kite, or shoot condiments at their enemies? Than this is the contest for you!* *Th…
Patch notes - Champions Online
A Letter From Jack Emmert, CEO
When I left Cryptic Studios in 2016, I thought it was to seek new challenges and adventures – to prove that I could do more than just Cryptic. I had been there for sixteen years; I was one of its founders. I was the Lea…
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The 10th Anniversary of Champions Online!
Happy Anniversary, Champions! For ten years, you've defended Millenium City from the ravages of alien threats, gangsters, ninjas, monsters and more, and it's time to take a load off and celebrate! For the next four week…
Store5 changesGameplay - Champions Online
Death Rattle, Part 2!
In the first episode of Death Rattle, our new Serialized Story, you faced a threat from Cobra Lords with mysterious new powers. This week, in our second episode, you'll begin to unravel the mystery at the heart of this…
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Shadow of Destruction is Live!
“The recent Nightmare Invasion of our world was just the prelude to something far worse. It wasn’t just random attacks by horrific monsters, but calculated strikes intended to cause terror in us. What’s worse, they were…
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