Champions: Summer Domination

It’s been a pretty busy week for major MMO announcements, and one we sort of expected to hear but also didn’t spilled forth from Cryptic/Atari’s lips today: July 14 is the launch day for Champions Online in a simultaneous Europe and North America release.

Questions from the class:

• Since announcing a launch date for a MMO is seen as a “past the point of no return” moment for game companies, how confident is Cryptic of their product?
• Or is this a less-than-substantial release product that’s being pushed out of the door to meet a deadline by their publishers?
• Will Champions have free reign of the summer, especially dominating in the press?
• How soon will it be until the NDA drops?
• The closed beta expands?
• Open beta?
• Any further news on the console version?
• Release windows for other regions?
• Will we start to receive more substantial videos and detailed information?
• What moves, if any, will Champions’ competitors (CoX, DCUO) make?  Especially with Issue 14 getting great press in CoX?
• Can I see a new video on the Nemesis feature?  Yes? Thank you.

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