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 weeks, we're celebrating a full decade of Champions Online, and we want you to be a part of it. We've got a brand new activity for you, and tons of new rewards! Head to Millenium City, and get your celebration on!

This first week of events and rewards runs from August 29th at 8am PT to September 5th at 8am PT.



A new, mysterious hero, Top Ten, has arrived in Millenium City, and he wants to take you on a tour of Champions History! Each week of the Anniversary, he'll have a new mission based on the things you voted as your Top Ten favorites in Champions Online! This first week, he'll send you on a scavenger hunt to find heroes and civilians throughout the game.



You aren't a true superhero until you've rescued someone's cat in a tree. Returning for this anniversary, you'll have the chance to do just that. Find Martha Reese - her cat, Reggie, has lost his friends, and you have to locate them. Save enough cats, and you'll unlock new perks and new action figures!



Sapphire's back, and she's holding a rockin' concert in the middle of the city. Stop by and dance along with your friends, and witness the biggest cake ever! But that's not all - all four weeks, villains and ruffians throughout Champions Online will be dropping special gifts. Open them to get a chance at brand new items, and stop by the Anniversary host for new rewards each week!

Throughout this event, we're taking you way, way back. Back to some of the early costumes for Champions the tabletop game!



 

Complete the event this week, and you can unlock this retro Defender costume! The Helmet, Chestwear, Hips and Boots are in the Event Store, while you can unlock the gloves by completing the anniversary mission! Complete the mission, and you can also unlock the Drink Emote!

 





It's a party, Champions, and we can't wait to celebrate with you!


Charge ZEN now and pick up the latest items on the C-Store. Or get a Lifetime Subscription, for access to Lifetime Rewards, exclusive costumes and more!

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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 new story. Ladyhawke has analyzed the mysterious pearl you found at the end of the last mission, but it's not a complete message. It's giving off a mysterious signal, and one that leads to other points around the city. Can you locate the other pearls, and defeat those who might be protecting them? Death Rattle Part 2 is coming on July 17th!

The first time you play this mission, you'll receive the Magical Hands Aura! You'll also be able to buy a Magical Head Aura and a Magical Tail Aura in the Champion Recognition Store for Silver Champion Recognition. Play the mission again to receive the Magical Condition mod, which boosts your resistance to Magic damage and knock effects.

“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 harvesting that fear for some dark purpose. I have traced it to its source; we need to return to the Qliphothic Realm.” -Witchcraft, addressing the Mage Council

The new Shadow of Destruction Content Update is now live!

Shadow of Destruction brings us the Qliphothic Warzone, a new epic end-game zone set in an eerie otherworld where forces of evil plot the downfall of all creation. Content is designed for veteran level 40 players in teams of 2+ players, 6+ players and 20 players!

Features:

• 10 New Directed Storyline Missions leading you into and through the Qliphothic Warzone!
• 15 New Daily Repeatable Quests allowing you to earn Champions Recognition and Hermes Requisitions!
• 4 New Open Missions where you are challenged by the deadly Portal Guardian, the alien Slug, the deadly speedster Oubliette, and the dreaded Eidolon of Destruction!
• New Rewards, including costume pieces, gear, devices, and action figures!

To begin your adventure, talk with UNTIL Liason Bradley at Renaissance Center in Millennium City and take the mission “Hermes Revisited”. This will lead you to UNTIL HQ to speak with Major Violette Boudreau with the mission “Realm of Destruction”. From there it will lead you into the Qliphothic Warzone!

 

 

“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 harvesting that fear for some dark purpose. I have traced it to its source; we need to return to the Qliphothic Realm.” -Witchcraft, addressing the Mage Council

The new Shadow of Destruction Content Update is now live!

Shadow of Destruction brings us the Qliphothic Warzone, a new epic end-game zone set in an eerie otherworld where forces of evil plot the downfall of all creation. Content is designed for veteran level 40 players in teams of 2+ players, 6+ players and 20 players!

Features:

• 10 New Directed Storyline Missions leading you into and through the Qliphothic Warzone!
• 15 New Daily Repeatable Quests allowing you to earn Champions Recognition and Hermes Requisitions!
• 4 New Open Missions where you are challenged by the deadly Portal Guardian, the alien Slug, the deadly speedster Oubliette, and the dreaded Eidolon of Destruction!
• New Rewards, including costume pieces, gear, devices, and action figures!

To begin your adventure, talk with UNTIL Liason Bradley at Renaissance Center in Millennium City and take the mission “Hermes Revisited”. This will lead you to UNTIL HQ to speak with Major Violette Boudreau with the mission “Realm of Destruction”. From there it will lead you into the Qliphothic Warzone!

 

 

Teleios Ascendant, the newest content update for Champions Online, is now live! Teleios Ascendant is a new level 40 Epic Villain Lair containing some of Teleios’ newest cloning creations. This lair is the biggest challenge in Champions Online to date, with lots of new rewards for your heroes!

In the wake of Supervillain Onslaught and the resulting rampage of super-powered clones, UNTIL has activated "Project Frankenstein". This new UNTIL Special Project under the command of Major Paul Mason keeps watch on the activities of the mad cloning genius, Teleios. Recently, UNTIL agents have discovered Teleios was nearing completion of his "Ascendency Formula", enabling him to become Master of Humanity. UNTIL has authorized a UNITY strike force comprised of the strongest heroes to take him down!

If you think you have what it takes, put together your 5-person team of justice! UNTIL Liaison Bradley in Renaissance Center can point you to Major Paul Mason in UNTIL HQ in Millennium City. Major Mason can give you a run-down on the situation before sending you off to Teleios Tower in Canada. You can enter Teleios Tower directly through the villain lair door in Canada, or through a queue instance via the Mission tab.


Charge ZEN now and pick up the latest items on the C-Store, or upgrade to Gold and get bonuses including freeform power selection, Gold costume sets, and Veteran Rewards!

Want more game details and screens? Like Champions Online on Facebook for more fan-exclusive content and follow us on Twitter – tweet us your questions!

Teleios Ascendant, the newest content update for Champions Online, is now live! Teleios Ascendant is a new level 40 Epic Villain Lair containing some of Teleios’ newest cloning creations. This lair is the biggest challenge in Champions Online to date, with lots of new rewards for your heroes!

In the wake of Supervillain Onslaught and the resulting rampage of super-powered clones, UNTIL has activated "Project Frankenstein". This new UNTIL Special Project under the command of Major Paul Mason keeps watch on the activities of the mad cloning genius, Teleios. Recently, UNTIL agents have discovered Teleios was nearing completion of his "Ascendency Formula", enabling him to become Master of Humanity. UNTIL has authorized a UNITY strike force comprised of the strongest heroes to take him down!

If you think you have what it takes, put together your 5-person team of justice! UNTIL Liaison Bradley in Renaissance Center can point you to Major Paul Mason in UNTIL HQ in Millennium City. Major Mason can give you a run-down on the situation before sending you off to Teleios Tower in Canada. You can enter Teleios Tower directly through the villain lair door in Canada, or through a queue instance via the Mission tab.


Charge ZEN now and pick up the latest items on the C-Store, or upgrade to Gold and get bonuses including freeform power selection, Gold costume sets, and Veteran Rewards!

Want more game details and screens? Like Champions Online on Facebook for more fan-exclusive content and follow us on Twitter – tweet us your questions!

Greetings Champions! It's time to ditch those tights for something more nefarious. Teleios has perfected a method of duplicating super-villain powers bringing waves of villains into Millenium City. In Champions Online: Supervillain Onslaught, players will take part in a brand-new in-game event where heroes become villains and battle against champions around Millennium City in open-world PvP!

Play as classic Champions Online villains like Gravitar, Grond and Medusa. Which villain do you want to play as?

Learn more about Supervillain Onslaught here.

Greetings Champions! It's time to ditch those tights for something more nefarious. Teleios has perfected a method of duplicating super-villain powers bringing waves of villains into Millenium City. In Champions Online: Supervillain Onslaught, players will take part in a brand-new in-game event where heroes become villains and battle against champions around Millennium City in open-world PvP!

Play as classic Champions Online villains like Gravitar, Grond and Medusa. Which villain do you want to play as?

Learn more about Supervillain Onslaught here.

Posted on behalf of Randy Mosiondz:

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Greetings, Champions!

My name is Randy Mosiondz, a Senior Game Designer at Cryptic Studios. I have some exciting news: Champions Online is returning to its original development studio in Los Gatos, California, and I’ll be heading up the game design team!

I’d like to thank the team at Cryptic North for their excellent work on Champions while it was in our Seattle office, especially Tom Atkinson-Edwards, Russell Williams, and Raymond Wood. They’ve added some memorable moments to the game, including the Fatal Err0r and Steel Crusade story arcs. They’ll still be helping us out in part with planning of new content.



I’m bringing to the development team over 10 years of development experience at Cryptic Studios. I was a Mission Designer on City of Heroes, the original Lead Designer of Champions Online at launch, and most recently Content Lead and Loremaster of the popular Neverwinter game (now available on both PC and Xbox One!)

I and the other developers here at Cryptic Studios are looking forward to creating great new things. We’ve already started work on some new costumes including the Variable Robot set and Steel Arachnid set from the earlier fan-submitted costume contest, and planning new content updates.



Stay tuned for more details! As we continue development on Champions, we’ll be sure to let you know what’s going on.

- Randy "Arkayne" Mosiondz

Posted on behalf of Randy Mosiondz:

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Greetings, Champions!

My name is Randy Mosiondz, a Senior Game Designer at Cryptic Studios. I have some exciting news: Champions Online is returning to its original development studio in Los Gatos, California, and I’ll be heading up the game design team!

I’d like to thank the team at Cryptic North for their excellent work on Champions while it was in our Seattle office, especially Tom Atkinson-Edwards, Russell Williams, and Raymond Wood. They’ve added some memorable moments to the game, including the Fatal Err0r and Steel Crusade story arcs. They’ll still be helping us out in part with planning of new content.



I’m bringing to the development team over 10 years of development experience at Cryptic Studios. I was a Mission Designer on City of Heroes, the original Lead Designer of Champions Online at launch, and most recently Content Lead and Loremaster of the popular Neverwinter game (now available on both PC and Xbox One!)

I and the other developers here at Cryptic Studios are looking forward to creating great new things. We’ve already started work on some new costumes including the Variable Robot set and Steel Arachnid set from the earlier fan-submitted costume contest, and planning new content updates.



Stay tuned for more details! As we continue development on Champions, we’ll be sure to let you know what’s going on.

- Randy "Arkayne" Mosiondz