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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Four Champions Online gameplay videos surface]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/16/four-champions-online-gameplay-videos-surface/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/16/four-champions-online-gameplay-videos-surface/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/16/four-champions-online-gameplay-videos-surface/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/super-hero/" rel="tag">Super-hero</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/champions-online/" rel="tag">Champions Online</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/champions-online/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/08/champ242135.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Fans of <em><a href="http://www.champions-online.com">Champions Online</a></em> are getting their first hands-on time with the game at GenCon Indy this year. The superhero MMO is finally being shown openly to the public, which means a fan by the name of <a href="http://forums.champions-online.com/showthread.php?t=8148&amp;page=3">ikky68</a> was able to take plenty of gameplay footage without being melted holy grail-style by Jack Emmert's laser eyes. There are four videos in total and they're each anywhere between two to five minutes long, so we hope you've got a little time to kill. Each of the videos features a different person playing a different character, which means a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/05/champions-online-hands-on-gameplay-impressions/">good amount of variety to each play-through</a> of the demo <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Cryptic/">Cryptic</a> is showing off this weekend.<br /><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">We have to say, the game is looking pretty good -- even through shaky-cam goggles. We loved being able to finally seeing the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/welcome-to-s-zzz-nake-gulch/">Snake Gulch robotic cowboy mobs</a> that the players are pummeling. Thankfully, it's very apparent that Cryptic's style of slightly tongue-in-cheek enemy design is fully intact. There's just something about that little bit of <em>cheese</em> that makes our superhero weekend excursions all the more enjoyable. Check out all four videos below the cut!<br /></div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/16/four-champions-online-gameplay-videos-surface/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Four Champions Online gameplay videos surface</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/16/four-champions-online-gameplay-videos-surface/">Four Champions Online gameplay videos surface</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://forums.champions-online.com/showthread.php?t=8175>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/16/four-champions-online-gameplay-videos-surface/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1286411/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/16/four-champions-online-gameplay-videos-surface/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>champions</category><category>champions-online</category><category>cryptic</category><category>cryptic-studios</category><category>gameplay</category><category>gencon</category><category>gencon-indy</category><category>jack-emmert</category><category>snake-gulch</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Horner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions Online: Hands-on gameplay impressions]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/05/champions-online-hands-on-gameplay-impressions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/05/champions-online-hands-on-gameplay-impressions/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/05/champions-online-hands-on-gameplay-impressions/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/super-hero/" rel="tag">Super-hero</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-real-world/" rel="tag">Events, real-world</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/previews/" rel="tag">Previews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pve/" rel="tag">PvE</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/hands-on/" rel="tag">Hands-on</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-hands-on/" rel="tag">Massively Hands-on</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/champions-online/" rel="tag">Champions Online</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.champions-online.com"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/08/forhandson.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
During their most recent Media Day, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/cryptic-studios/">Cryptic Studios</a> gave journalists a look at the current state of development of <em><a href="http://www.champions-online.com/">Champions Online</a></em>. After several interesting presentations, including a <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/07/11/video-jack-emmert-discusses-the-champions-ip/">talk about the IP</a> by Jack Emmert, we were allowed a sit-down with the game, playing through two zones: <a href="http://www.champions-online.com/worlds/stronghold">Stronghold Prison</a> and <a href="http://www.champions-online.com/worlds/snake_gulch">Snake Gulch</a>.<br /><br />While both sessions were somewhat managed, the experience was still exciting and rich, owing in no small part to the action-based gameplay -- a deliberate decision on Cryptic's part. Directly below, new screenshots for the gallery, and our impressions of what we played follow, after the jump. <br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/champions-online-core-gallery-2/">Champions Online Main Gallery</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/champions-online-core-gallery-2/#4141403"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/05/resistance-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/champions-online-core-gallery-2/#4141404"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/05/resistance-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/champions-online-core-gallery-2/#4141405"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/05/resistance-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/champions-online-core-gallery-2/#4141406"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/05/resistance-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/champions-online-core-gallery-2/#4141407"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/05/resistance-5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/05/champions-online-hands-on-gameplay-impressions/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Champions Online: Hands-on gameplay impressions</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/05/champions-online-hands-on-gameplay-impressions/">Champions Online: Hands-on gameplay impressions</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/05/champions-online-hands-on-gameplay-impressions/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1273918/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/05/champions-online-hands-on-gameplay-impressions/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>annie-ascii</category><category>breaking</category><category>champions-online</category><category>cryptic-studios</category><category>featured</category><category>hands-on</category><category>joystiqfeatures</category><category>menton</category><category>snake-gulch</category><category>stronghold</category><category>xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Akela Talamasca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to S-zzz-nake Gulch]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/welcome-to-s-zzz-nake-gulch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/welcome-to-s-zzz-nake-gulch/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/welcome-to-s-zzz-nake-gulch/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/champions-online/" rel="tag">Champions Online</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.champions-online.com/worlds/snake_gulch"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/szznakegulch.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/cryptic/">Cryptic</a> has revealed a third <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/02/29/new-champions-online-location-info-stronghold/">area within</a> the <em><a href="http://www.champions-online.com">Champions Online</a></em> world and it's a pretty dang interestin' one ta boot. Snake Gulch wouldn't be any different from other water-deprived, western-theme amustment parks if it weren't for the fact that it's populated entirely by robots. Snake Gulch is full of robot cowboys, it's true.<br /><br />Oh and it's also right next to a maximum security <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/28/ankylosaur-a-supervillain-for-hire/">supervillain</a> prison, too. We're sure that has nothing to do with the fact that nobody lives in -- or near, so far as we can tell -- Snake Gulch, though. At least nobody but robots. (Just so we're clear: robots are people too) The preview is given entirely in the first person by Belle Steele and after listening to the <a href="http://files.champions-online.com/world/belle_webhowdy.mp3">audio clip provided</a> by Cryptic we're pretty sure she's a robot, too. While you looking at the preview don't forget to <a href="http://www.champions-online.com/worlds/snake_gulch">check out</a> the very cool concept art or you'll miss out on a sweet robot-horse.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/welcome-to-s-zzz-nake-gulch/">Welcome to S-zzz-nake Gulch</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.champions-online.com/worlds/snake_gulch>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/welcome-to-s-zzz-nake-gulch/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1213329/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/welcome-to-s-zzz-nake-gulch/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>belle-steele</category><category>champions</category><category>champions-online</category><category>cowboy</category><category>cowboys</category><category>cryptic</category><category>cryptic-studios</category><category>robot-horse</category><category>robots</category><category>snake-gulch</category><category>worlds</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Horner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
