By Quinton Miles

Sony Online Entertainment announced this morning the release of [i]Champions: Return to Arms[/i]. The sequel to the company’s critically acclaimed RPG, [i]Return to Arms[/i] will focus on combining the talents of developer Snowblind Studios to create a unique visual style with highly interactive environments and new storylines.

“Our main focus when developing Return to Arms was to create an experience that fans of the Action/RPG genre would enjoy, while introducing innovative gameplay features to excite fans of the best-selling Champions of Norrath,” said Michael Lustenberger, vice president of marketing, Sony Online Entertainment. “Two new races, stunning 3D environments, a whole new storyline and a tremendous amount of new content, thrilling, heart-pounding action awaits gamers everywhere.”

[i]Champions: Return to Arms[/i] is a PlayStation 2 exclusive and retails for $49.99.