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We've added four new wallpapers!
Decorate your desktop with the cybernetic crusader Justiciar. Or let villainy overtake your computer with images of Mind Slayer, Ankylosaur or the fiendishly awesome Foxbat!
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Learn more about Carlos Montero, the lead environment artist for Champions Online!
I am become life, creator of worlds! In other words, I am the lead environment artist for Champions Online. I get to do lots of awesome stuff like drive the artistic vision behind our epic environments and guide our team of totally awesome environment artists with rocking out and making sweet environments. When I'm not doing that, I'm figuring out how we're going to push the boundaries even more and really make the environments exciting and captivating.
Champions Online in the News
Cryptic is back from PAX, and we had a lot of fun meeting everyone and showing off Champions Online!
Check out some of the new articles about the game:
- Champions Online Sneak Peek at Stratics
- X-Play All Access interviewed designer Aaron Safronoff
- Audio interview with producer Chris Lena at mypaxblog
- Interview with writer John Layman at Massively
- Interview with lead content designer Zeke Sparkes at Massively
- Champions book treasure trove at Massively
- More love for Champions Online swag at Kotaku
- Interview with chief creative officer Jack Emmert at GameSpy
Keep watching for more Champions Online news!
Champions Online in the News
We've been showing Champions Online at a lot of conventions and trade shows this month, and the media is taking notice. Here are a few articles about the game that you should check out.
- Video interview with lead designer Randy Mosiondz at MMORPG.com
- Video interview with designer Aaron Safronoff at Ten Ton Hammer
- Interview with Randy Mosiondz and preview of Champions Online at UGTV
With demos at DragonCon and a party at PAX this weekend, more news will be coming soon! Stay tuned!
Champions Online at DragonCon!
If you will be attending DragonCon in Atlanta this weekend, be sure to check out Champions Online!
Senior systems designer Sam Clifford (and QA guy and convention marathoner Sean Phelps) will be appearing at the MMORPG fan track this weekend to demonstrate Champions Online and answer questions.
They will be appearing at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday. Both events will be in the Athens Room at the Sheraton Hotel.
For more information on the convention, please see the DragonCon web site.
Meet the Team - John Hopler
Today we learn a little more about John Hopler, one of the lead content designers on Champions Online!
I'm the content implementation lead for the Champions Online content team. Zeke (Sparkes) and John Layman come up with the who, what and where of our content; I concentrate more on the HOW. My time is split between implementing cool new mission content and events, answering implementation questions and talking with our programmers and producers about any new technology or tool features the team needs for the areas we are working on.
Jack's Gen Con Holiday
Chief creative officer Jack Emmert's favorite holiday is Gen Con. Find out what was on his shopping list at this year's convention.
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