So, first they sold the City of Heroes/Villains franchise to NCSoft, and then they got the Marvel MMO pulled out from under their feet. Now what’s a studio like Cryptic that only knows superheroes supposed to do? Why, that’s easy! Create a brand new superhero MMORPG based on an ancient pen and paper game license!

I joke about it, but I have to admit that Champions Online looks seriously cool. A more “action-oriented” MMO where I don’t have to wait for a power to recharge before being able to launch it again. I assume this is intended to make the game much more console friendly. In any case, it looks beautiful. Here’s hoping it’s just as much fun to play as it sounds like it will be.

Between this and the recently-announced Tales of Vesperia, I may have to find a way to pick up a 360 sometime in the next year or so.