The
Champions Online Official
Site announces pre-purchases of Cryptic's superhero MMORPG are now being
accepted by
Direct2Drive, where a couple of perks are being offered to those who are
willing to buy the game sight unseen.
Champions Online pre-purchasers
will receive an in-game Mechanoppendage Backpack, described as: "A multi-armed,
multi-use backpack for the on-the-go gadgeteer. Ideal for heroes who juggle
ideas, experiments—and enemies!" Pre-purchasing also guarantees a spot in the
game's open beta test, which suggests that test may not actually be "open" to
the general public. On a separate note related to the game,
GameSpy offers a new Champions Online "Champion Trailer."