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Atari Europe’s superhero MMO Champions Online will officially become a free-to-play title on January 25th. Developer Cryptic first revealed its intention to remove mandatory subscription charges back in October. Though the game will be free to play to all, a number of premium additions will also be available to purchase. …

Star Trek Online could become the next MMO to become a free-to-play title. Developer Cryptic recently announced plans to make its current subscription-based MMO Champions Online a free-to-play title. If that proves a good move, then its Star Trek title could follow suit. I’m sure people are wondering whether we’ll …

Developer Cryptic Studios and publisher Atari have announced that PC MMO title Champions Online is to become a free-to-play title from Q1 2011. The game currently requires users to pay for a monthly subscription. Once the change is made gamers will be able to download the title and get going …

Atari MMO becomes the latest title to ditch subscription charges

The chances of recently released MMO Star Trek Online making the expected trip to consoles have been drastically cut following Cryptic Studios’ admission that its console project is currently on the back burner”. The announcement paints an even bleaker picture for consoles MMOs and follows the confirmation that Cryptic’s superhero …

After more than a year of ‘will they, won’t they’, Cryptic Studios and Atari have backed away from bringing Champions Online to consoles. The PC superhero MMO was mooted as an Xbox 360 game, through the latter part of its development. But even then, Cryptic said that finding a model …

Namco Bandai Partners will be attempting to set a new world record in order to celebrate the launch of Atari’s Star Trek Online. The company is inviting fans to help beat the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as Star Trek characters. Should they succeed, this …

Publisher Atari has at last opened the digital doors to the public beta for Cryptic Studio’s long awaited MMO Star Trek Online. Running until January 26th, the beta offers players the chance to take control of their own Federation or Klingon vessel in a world populated by thousands of other …

Atari has announced Star Trek Online will released for PC on February 5th in Europe. The new Cryptic-developer MMORPG is set in the famous sci-fi universe and will debut three days after it lands in the US. The game puts every players into the role of a Federation or Klingon …

Star Trek Online will arrive between January and March 2010, Cryptic has told Videogamer. The upcoming MMORPG combines space combat with on-foot battle, and is getting positive previews from the press. Executive producer Craig Zinkievich told Videogamer: "Without giving you the date, which I’m not allowed to give out or …