Champions: Return To Arms Golden

Diablo-esque RPG to hit retailers early next month.

Sony Online Entertainment today announced that Champions: Return to Arms for the PlayStation 2 has gone gold, shipping to retailers on February 7, 2005.

"With the first game, Champions of Norrath, achieving 'Greatest Hits' status on the PlayStation 2, the popularity of this series just keeps growing and we expect the momentum to continue with the launch of the second edition, Champions: Return to Arms," said Michael Lustenberger, vice president of marketing, Sony Online Entertainment. "Champions: Return to Arms builds upon the features that made Champions of Norrath such a great game by offering players two new races, competitive play for both online and offline modes, a whole new storyline and much, much more content for players to enjoy."

Developed by Snowblind Studios, the sequel to Champions of Norrath features two new playable races, more character customization options, thousands of items, weapons and spells and the ability to import characters from the original game.

In addition to the new single player storyline, the game offers online multiplayer, allowing up to four players to adventure together using a broadband internet connection. In addition, Champions: Return to Arms has four-player Multitap support over a single PS2 console.

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