GamesRadar - City of Heroes

Mission Architect Contest Launched in City of Heroes (News)

Nov 12, 2009

If you like creating content, the Mission Architect system in City of Heroes offers a lot of venues for your creativity, and it's certainly one of the most-touted features of the game. Now, you might be able to get more than just the joy of having other people play through your creation as a prize. There's a new contest on the official site that promises to be the first in a series, allowing a lucky designer to receive a special title and possibly even the coveted Designer's Choice award for their mission.

NCsoft reveals Halloween events for six games (News)

Oct 21, 2009

Gamer Limit writes "As October starts coming to a close, one thing tends to be on every one's mind, Halloween. This spooky holiday also seems to have NCsoft captivated . The developer/producer is planning Halloween themed events across all six of its active Western titles."

Hero-Con Attendees Get Going Rogue Beta Keys (News)

Oct 7, 2009

Paragon Studios has announced that fans attending the upcoming Hero-Con event in San Jose will also get access to the closed beta of the City of Heroes expansion, Going Rogue.

City of Heroes Account Reactivation and Double Experience Weekend (News)

Sep 30, 2009

To celebrate the release of Issue 16: Power Spectrum to NCsoft's MMORPG City of Heroes, the publisher has announced a weekend event where it will be reactivating all accounts and all heroes and villains will be netting themselves double experience, with influence/infamy doubled as well.

City of Heroes Issue 16 launches including power customization (News)

Sep 17, 2009

NCsoft®, the premier publisher and developer of online computer games, and Paragon Studios, home of the longest-running comic book inspired massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, City of Heroes®, today announced the launch of Issue 16: Power Spectrum.

CoH: Guest Authors For Mission Architect (News)

Sep 7, 2009

NCsoft has announced that several guest authors will be making content for the MMO, City of Heroes, through the Mission Architect system.

The first special custom-made missions are being made by Rooster Teeth and Scott Kurtz. Rooster Teeth are the machinima producers behind the Red vs Blue series, and Kurtz is the creator of a PvP web comic.

New DC Universe Online screenshots, and Champions Online goes live today, more (News)

Sep 1, 2009

In spite of the news that Marvel Comics is being bought by Disney, it's a relatively good day to be a superhero today, as we have more new screen shots from DC Universe Online, some news on Champions online, and a little speculation on City of Heroes.

City of Heroes' Power Spectrum issue now in open beta (News)

Aug 27, 2009

The next free issue for City of Heroes is now in open beta. Issue 16: Power Spectrum includes a new character creator that allows you to customize nearly every power, new powerset proliferation, and new difficulty options.

City of Heroes Issue 16: Developer Diary (News)

Aug 13, 2009

Senior designer Floyd Grubb has spoken about the upcoming expansion for City of Heroes, Issue 16, in the latest developer diary.

In the diary, Grubb talks about the changes to powersets, allowing each archetype access to at least one more. He also discusses the changes to Electric Armor, Electric Melee and the Dominator set, Earth Assault.

City of Heroes: Second Hero-Con Announced (News)

Aug 13, 2009

Paragon Studios has announced that the second Hero-Con event has been expanded to a two-day show and will be taking place from 24 – 25 October.

City of Heroes/Villains fans can head to the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose, CA, to meet up with fellow players and take part in several activities.

City of Heroes players can get access to Going Rogue closed beta (News)

Jul 31, 2009

The article explains the three ways to gain access to City of Heroes' closed beta of Going Rogue. Going Rogue is the next full expansion to the City of Heroes world.

City of Heroes (Screenshots)

Jul 28, 2009

City of Heroes Issue 16 announced, detailed (News)

Jul 17, 2009

New details on City of Heroes next free content expansion called Issue 16: Power Spectrum are now available. The next issue includes a new character creator that allows gamers to customize each individual power and more.

City Of Heroes: Purchasable Story Slots (News)

Jul 8, 2009

Players of the superhero MMO, City of Heroes, can now buy additional Mission Architect story slots.

This makes the total number of eight slots available per account.

'City of Heroes' character 'Twixt' becomes game's most hated outcast courtesy of Loyola professor (News)

Jul 7, 2009

A role-player in an online game, he aimed the pointer at his opponent, the virtual comic book villain "Syphris." Myers, 55, flicked the buttons on his mouse and magically transported his opponent to the front of a cartoon robot execution squad. In an instant, the squad pulverized the player.

-New Orleans Metro News

City of Heroes: Issue 15 Released (News)

Jun 30, 2009

Good news for heroes of Paragon City and villains of the Rogue Isles, NCSoft has released the newest free expansion for the long-running City of Heroes MMORPG, "Issue 15: Anniversary".

This content update, while moving the game's story and progression forward, marks the return of one of the most popular villain groups of all time, The 5th Column!

City of Heroes developer confirms Power Customization coming in I16 (News)

Jun 19, 2009

Finally. After years of people complaining "Why can't my fire be green?!?" throughout the streets of Paragon City and the Rogue Isles, there is much rejoicing as Paragon Studios developer Matt Miller a.k.a. "Positron" has confirmed that Power Customization will be in "Issue 16".

City of Heroes Issue 15 open beta now live (News)

May 28, 2009

Almost a month after it was announced, City of Heroes Issue 15: Anniversary is now in open beta. All subscribers that are active have access to the beta.

City of Heroes Mission Architect Badges Removed (News)

May 25, 2009

NCsoft has announced that due to abuse of a new system in City of Heroes, many achievements or 'Badges' are being removed.

The new Mission Architect system in CoH allows players to make their own content and share it with others. However, it didn't take long for people to develop scenarios that could be 'farmed', i.e. replayed over and over for experience points, rewards and Badges.

City of Heroes regrets letting users design own levels (News)

May 14, 2009

FZ: "The designers of the multiplayer game City of Heroes thought it would be a wizard wheeze to let users design their own scenarios.

However while some got into the spirit of the thing and invented some quite imaginative ideas, most designed adventures that basically gave their characters shedloads of gear and cash.

It turns out that players quickly found the way to min-max the system, and started making quests that gave huge rewards for little effort. These have blighted the game by becoming the most popular missions and the "developer's favorite" quests are getting poor ratings because they are too hard."

City of Heroes - Going Rogue announcement trailer (Video)

May 12, 2009

Shoot radiation beams from your eyes and smite evil in day-glo lycra. It's every comic-book fan's dream come true.

City of Heroes next expansion revealed (News)

May 12, 2009

A look at City of Heroes/Villains' next true expansion called Going Rogue. Many players are receiving emails about the expansion that might change the way CoH/V is played with the addition of a mirror universe. This article has the news and the links to the official Going Rogue site.

Matt "Positron" Miller prepares his radioactive banhammer against mission architect abusers (News)

May 6, 2009

Massively:

"Mission architect -- an amazing system that allows a very creative player-base to finally take the reigns of creation and make amazing in-game arcs that feature personalized stories, personalized characters, farming, well made.... wait, what?

Yes, you heard that right, people have already began to leverage City of Heroes's architect system into nothing more than powerleveling tool, and the community doesn't find that to be too enjoyable. Luckily, Matt "Positron" Miller, the lead designer, has already stepped up with a post to the community on the City of Heroes message board about how they plan on dealing with these problems."

City of Heroes Issue 15 announced (News)

Apr 29, 2009

This article details the content update for City of Heroes and City of Villains. Issue 15: Anniversary celebrates the game's 5 year anniversary by adding a new task force, customization options, and much more.

City Of Heroes Celebrating Five Years Next Week (News)

Apr 25, 2009

City of Heroes is celebrating its five-year anniversary next week, and it looks like NCsoft is breaking out the bubbly. Starting April 28, the denizens of Paragon City will get to party like its 2004, with contests and events on their way to celebrate the occasion.

NCsoft Titles Now on Steam (News)

Apr 22, 2009

GamingShogun.com writes: "NCsoft has announced that it is releasing its product lineup on Valve's Steam platform today. These titles include Lineage, City of Heroes, and Guild Wars.

Official Release:
NCsoft ®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), and Valve Corporation, a developer of leading-edge technologies software, today announced that NCsoft's award-winning catalog of MMO franchises is now available..."

NCSoft Unveils Paragon Studios (News)

Apr 14, 2009

NCSoft has revealed its current development team for City of Heroes has been renamed Paragon Studios.

Paragon will continue to develop and support CoH as well as working on new MMO properties.

City of Heroes: Issue 14 Live (News)

Apr 9, 2009

Issue 14, the latest update for the MMO City of Heroes which contains the new 'Mission Architect' feature, is now live.

The Mission Architect system allows players to create their own missions in-game, then share them with other players. Pick your own environment, objectives and even dialogue. Players can even add existing characters from the CoH lore, along with many other customisation options.

City Of Heroes Mission Architect Hits Beta Servers (News)

Mar 18, 2009

City of Heroes players eager to get their hands on the Mission Architect tools included in the next major game update now have their chance, as Issue 14: Architect hits the test server.

Rumor: Cryptic using City of Heroes for Champions beta recruitment (News)

Mar 18, 2009

Massively:

"According to a forum post on f13.net, City of Heroes players have allegedly been receiving Champions Online beta solicitations from Cryptic Studios via NCsoft's official game forums and in-game message system.

Our initial reaction to this claim was to feel highly speculative, considering that phishing scams will try just about anything. However, a news post on the City of Heroes website recently stated, "Although we cannot stop someone from initially communicating with you - whether it be RMT (real money transaction) related, another game company trying to lure you to their competing product, or general spamming..." which gives rise to some concern."

City of Heroes Issue 14 On Test Server (News)

Mar 18, 2009

The next update for the popular MMO, City of Heroes, is available to try out on the games test server.

CoH's Issue 14 includes the new Mission Architect feature which allows players to design their own stories, played out in missions. These stories can be as short as one single mission or as many as five. They can be shared with fellow gamers who can rate them. If the developers like the story, players can be awarded with the 'Developer's Choice' badge.

City of Heroes - Captain Dynamic episode 1 (Video)

Mar 12, 2009

Shoot radiation beams from your eyes and smite evil in day-glo lycra. It's every comic-book fan's dream come true.

City of Heroes - Captain Dynamic episode 3 (Video)

Mar 12, 2009

Shoot radiation beams from your eyes and smite evil in day-glo lycra. It's every comic-book fan's dream come true.

Third video out for City of Heroes and Villains (News)

Jan 16, 2009

Massively: "Thanks to the team at NC NorCal, we have a bit of superhero and supervillain fun for your Friday. They're winding up their three-video set to celebrate the launching of the Mac client for City of Heroes and City of Villains with this video titled "I'm a Hero, I'm a Villain: Sidekick." This time we get to meet the new sidekick - and thank the stars that being a sidekick in the game is much more fun!

The final video in the heroic Mac-themed trio is behind the break for your viewing pleasure. If you missed either one of the earlier videos, be sure to check out "I'm a Hero, I'm a Villain", or the follow up "Day Jobs" as well."

MMORPGs getting Sued (News)

Dec 30, 2008

Worlds.com filed suit against NCSoft for copyright infringement on Christmas Eve. Two patents filed in 2000 by Worlds.com involving scalable chat and enabling users to interact with each other in virtual space are all infringed upon by NCSoft's games(Including City of Heroes, Aion, Tabula Rasa, Guild Wars, etc).

City of Heroes Enters Open Beta on Mac (News)

Dec 18, 2008

Four and a half years after its launch, today City of Heroes entered open beta for its Mac client. The full Mac release is set for mid-January.

City of Heroes has free weekend for former players (News)

Dec 6, 2008

If you are like many who have played City of Heroes in the past but haven't subscribed to the game in some time, developer-publisher NCsoft has a deal for you. This weekend (from now until 11:59 pm ET on Sunday) former players in good standing can now go back to their old accounts and play the super hero MMO game for free.

City of Heroes Issue 13: Power and Responsibility Announced (News)

Dec 3, 2008

GamingShogun writes, "NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) today announced the next free update to its highly successful comic-book inspired MMO, City of Heroes®. The release of Issue 13: Power and Responsibility introduces several innovative features to the MMO genre. Macintosh players won't be left out as open beta testing for the new Mac version of City of Heroes is just around the corner..."

City of Heroes Heading to Mac Computers (News)

Oct 30, 2008

GamePlasma writes:

"In a move that is sure to enflame the "Macs don't play games" argument, NCsoft and TransGaming have announced that City of Heroes will be heading to the Mac. TransGaming will be handling the conversion and a public beta test will start with the release of the game's thirteenth expansion later this fall. The official launch will occur pre-holiday this year with a digital-only Mac edition of City of Heroes."

City of Heroes Mission Architect moving to next year (News)

Sep 26, 2008

Michael Zenke writes: They didn't know it when they woke up this morning, but City of Heroes fans are about to have a really great day. That headline might make you think that there are going to be some disappointed folks today. Not so. Not at all. You see, while the Mission Architect is moving out to Issue 14 in early winter of 2009, that's just leaving a ton of room in this year's Issue 13 (now called "Power and Responsibility") for an epic amount of awesome stuff. Even the reason for the delay is great: the City of Heroes developers have listened to the players. They realized their system just didn't have everything it needed to be truly special, and they're giving it the extra time to get it right.

So what is replacing Architect? How about an all new level syncing system that will ensure you can always keep up with your buddies? The "Day Jobs" system, with brand-new civilian costumes and a brand-new game mechanic? Rebalancing of powers for PvP? A new merit reward system? How about a new element where you can have multiple power specs kitting out for one character, and can be switched between almost at will? All this and more are in Issue 13, and you can read all the sordid details below the cut in the official release.

CoX goes bionic with Super Booster I: Cyborg Pack (News)

Sep 18, 2008

Massively: Today's the release day for the City of Heroes Super Booster I: Cyborg Pack. Well, official release day: some players got a sneak preview yesterday when the pack was accidentally made available a day early. This isn't NCsoft's first foray into CoX microtransactions. We've already had the Wedding Pack and the Good versus Evil Add-on Pack for those who wanted a few optional extras. The Cyborg Pack looks like it puts both of those in the shade.

Come to Hero-Con, Get Into Closed Beta (News)

Sep 13, 2008

Closed betas, a relatively recent addition to City of Heroes issues, are a pretty mysterious business. For a start, nobody knows exactly what the selection procedure is. You can even be picked for closed beta for one Issue and not included next time around. As there's often at least a few weeks between closed and open betas, the closed beta testers get a serious head start on checking out the new awesome. As well as doing some serious focused testing, of course.

However, now closed CoX beta access is being offered as an added perk of attending HeroCon. Whether this will include Issue 13: Architect is not certain: 'Given the timing of Hero Con this may include Issue 13 closed beta, but will also include access to the future closed beta of Issue 14!' This is on top of the permanent Carnival of Shadows Harlequin costume power.

Ask a Dev: Introducing Bruce Harlick (News)

Sep 11, 2008

Good news for anyone wishing they could personally ask the City of Heroes team questions. NCsoft has decided to bring back the "Ask a dev" feature due to recent expansions of the NorCal team that works on City of Heroes. The very first developer who gets to be pelted with questions is a Mr. Bruce Harlick, who happens to be a senior designer on the team.

Joe Morrissey reveals more details of CoX Mission Architect (News)

Sep 1, 2008

One of the most eagerly anticipated features of City of Heroes Issue 13: Architect is the Mission Maker, which will let players build their own story arcs for others to play through. There's been a torrent of speculation about what we will and won't be able to do. Now, lead CoX writer Joe 'Hero 1' Morrissey has given a brief question and answer session live from PAX, via the CoX Test Server.

Claws are trimmed on the CoX Training Room (News)

Aug 7, 2008

Via Massively: "Not so long ago, Martial Arts got a slickening-up in City of Heroes, and now a similar job has been done on the Claws powerset. In the latest patch to go to the Test Server, the animation times for many of the powers have been pared down, resulting in smoother attack chains, and the use of a 'balancing algorithm' has upped the average damage. (There's one power, Focus, that comes out worse off.) Claws will now be notably more efficient in terms of damage done in relation to endurance burned."

City of Heroes developer addresses scheduling, Issue 13 rumors (News)

Aug 6, 2008

Via Massively: When the City of Heroes Zombie Apocalypse hit the Test Server some days ago, speculation ran wild as to why the developers were testing out a Halloween event so early in the year. Could it be that they would soon need the Test Server for Issue 13?

It was an exciting possibility, but it's not to be. City of Heroes developer Back Alley Brawler, otherwise known as Christopher Bruce, has provided a series of illuminating posts that explain what's actually going on.

City of Heroes patch tweaks, refines, and fixes (News)

Aug 6, 2008

Via Massively: NCsoft released a new patch for City of Heroes/City of Villains and published the update notes on its website yesterday. Like this post's title implies, most of the changes are tweaks, refinements, and fixes. For example, the patch fixed a rather annoying graphical glitch that occurred on the very popular GeForce 8 series video cards.

City of Heroes Adds More Options - Purchasable Character Respecs (News)

Aug 1, 2008

NCsoft announced yesterday that players of City of Heroes are now able to purchase respecs (opportunities to rollback character development decisions they've made in their characters' lifetimes) for $9.99 from a store in the character select screen. The company noted that this feature "does not allow the primary or secondary powerset to be reselected; it functions like existing respecs currently available in game."

Zombie Apocalypse coming to City of Heroes (News)

Aug 1, 2008

Via Massively: Yesterday, the City of Heroes test server was host to a terrible event. In one city zone after another, both in Paragon and the Rogue Isles, the dead rose to devour the living. The skies turned blood red, and hordes of the undead clawed their way up from the ground in an apocalypse not seen since the days of the Rikti invasions. Like the Rikti, these horrors attacked anyone in an exposed space, and had no level tag, meaning any character could engage them.

The Zombie Apocalypse is coming to CoX in Halloween, where it will form part of the special event celebrations, along with the trick-or-treating that has taken place in previous years.Yesterday's trial run was a huge success, with players all over the city converging to hold back the undead. Even the signature hero Positron, along with NCsoft personnel Lighthouse and Niviene, pitched in to battle the hordes.

The dating game (Feature)

Jul 21, 2008

Find cow? Fund cave? Food core? We all sat round trying to work out what was written next to my name on the office whiteboard, my task for the week. Wait, I remember: ‘Find love’. That’s it. I have to find love in a videogame. This actually makes sense. ...

NCsoft merges Heroes, Villains universes (News)

Jul 16, 2008

NCsoft has announced the complete merger of its City of Heroes and City of Villians titles into one game universe.

Current subscribers who only had one of the titles will now have access to the features of both games, and new sales will grant access to both - the final step needed in preparing the IP for future projects to be announced later this year.

"In setting the stage for our upcoming plans for the IP, we felt the time was right to truly consolidate the City of Heroes and City of Villains universe," said Brian Clayton, GM and executive producer.

In-game ads now live in CoX (News)

Jun 29, 2008

The first sign of the much-debated in game advertisements has now made it into City of Heroes. So far, there appears to be only one ad, a billboard-size poster advertising JETER CLUTCH sneakers. British players needn't worry about seeing this particular ad, as they won't be able to, whether they play on American servers or not. The ads are regionally targeted, so only those that are appropriate for a given audience will show up. We've not yet received any reports of what the UK players see instead, though some players have found a cached image of Statesman standing near a Union Flag.

Jack Emmert to Be Industry Guest of Honor at GenCon (News)

Jun 25, 2008

Jack "Jackalope" Emmert, chief creative officer of Cryptic Studios, will be one of the Industry Guests of Honor at GenCon, which will be held Aug. 14-17 in Indianapolis.

In addition to his other appearances at GenCon for Champions Online, Jack will be speaking at the following seminars:
* Game Design: Publishing Your Game: 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 14
* How to Steal from Games: Board Games to "Big" Screen: 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14
* Game Design: From License to Games: 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15
* Lifetime Freelancer: 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15
* State of the Industry: 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17

CoX addresses the dreaded sync bug (News)

Jun 20, 2008

Via Massively: It's not been fixed for good and all, but there is progress. The latest build to go to the Test Server now includes a command that players can use to re-sync themselves with the server. All a player needs to do is type /sync, and the client and server should resynchronize. This will come as a huge relief to those players who have found the city empty one too many times of late.

Name a superhero or supervillain, win City of Heroes/City of Villains expansion packs. (News)

Jun 19, 2008

Gamingverdict.com has 5 copies of Issue 12: Midnight Hour, the latest expansion for NCsoft's superhero MMORPG City of Heroes/City of Villains to give away.

To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is visit this thread on the gamingverdict.com forum:

http://forum.gamingverdict.com/index.php?showtopic=165

and tell us what name you'd give a superhero or supervillain before Midnight on Sunday, 22nd June 2008.

City of Heroes Issue #12 goes live (News)

May 21, 2008

NCsoft has released the latest update to its superhero MMO City of Heroes. It's called Issue 12: Midnight Hour and you can download it as of now.

The content brings the new Midnight Squad storyline that includes new missions and 'Roman-style' zone environments. We haven't played CoH that much, but we're quite sure that's something entirely new.

New Villain Epic Archetypes will also be introduced in the form of the Soldiers of ...

City of Heroes/Villains New Expansion Goes Live! (News)

May 20, 2008

"The City of Heroes/City of Villains games just got their latest free expansion. 'Issue 12: Midnight Hour' promises new power choices to each attack type, new Zone Maps and extra costume parts. But the best part, by far, is the new unlockable archtype for Villains."

NCsoft announces new MMO "starter packs" (News)

May 14, 2008

NCsoft has announced the release of "starter packs" - a new range of retail products for its major MMO franchise titles, including City of Heroes, City of Villains, Guild Wars and Lineage II.

These "starter packs" will be sold at retailers for GBP 1.99 and will provide a game and a two week subscription intended as an introduction to MMORPGs. Consumers who decide they want the full game can then return to the retailer and purchase the whole product.

See City of Heroes at Summer Trade Shows (News)

Apr 25, 2008

The City of Heroes/Villains team announced today that they will be attending two conventions this summer and will offer players and fans a chance to meet and greet the developers.

NCSoft Goes on the Offensive Against Illegal Servers (News)

Apr 10, 2008

From the press release: "NCsoft®, the world-leading, publisher of massively multiplayer online games such as Guild Wars®, Lineage® II and City of Heroes®, today announced that it was stepping up its fight against the growing menace of intellectual property theft. This action comes as a direct response to the rise of illegal online game servers throughout Eastern Europe, particularly in Greece and Russia where NCsoft's fantasy-based online role playing game, Lineage II, is extremely popular..."

NCsoft Inks Heroic Ad Deal (News)

Apr 4, 2008

NCsoft is partnering with in-game ad firm Double Fusion to bring real-life advertising to the City of Heroes franchise--but anti-ad gamers shouldn't worry, as the publisher tells us there will be a free option to turn them off.

Double Fusion, NCsoft Partner For In-Game City Of Heroes Ads (News)

Apr 3, 2008

In-game advertising firm Double Fusion has announced a partnership with NCsoft (Guild Wars, Lineage) to place ads in the developer-publisher's MMO City of Heroes.

Double Fusion says it will bring brands into the comic book-based MMO, stating that its modern urban setting makes it "an ideal environment for unobtrusive in-game advertising."

City of Heroes Issue 12 Unveiled (News)

Mar 12, 2008

Issue 12 for City of Heroes has now been unveiled, The stars of this issue are The Midnight Squad, a clandestine organization who will take players back to ancient Roman times where mystery awaits and secrets will be revealed.

NCsoft ties up Russian distribution deal (News)

Feb 27, 2008

NCsoft has inked deals with three Russian firms to distribute its MMO products in the region.

Noviy Disk will bring boxed copies of Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa to Russia, while Netville and Yandex have secured digital rights to a number of titles including Lineage II: The Chaotic Throne, City of Heroes and the Guild Wars franchise.

"We are delighted to be working with such respected and commercially successful partners, as Noviy Disk, Netville and Yandex," commented Max Brown, sales and operations director of NCsoft Europe.

Champions Online First Details (News)

Feb 22, 2008

"The makers of City of Heroes hope to create the superhero MMO to crush all contenders.

" Champions is a popular paper-and-pen role-playing game. Since the first edition of the Champions tabletop game was released in 1981, the HERO role-playing system has since evolved into one of the most respected around, primarily for its robust character creation system. Champions Online takes many of the ideas of the tabletop game and reshapes it to fit the needs of a massively multiplayer online game.

"There's still quite a lot to be learned about Champions Online, but it appears Cryptic Studios is on the right track. Champions Online ships in spring 2009 on PC and Xbox 360.

Cryptic is the firm who recently stopped working on Marvel Universe Online for PC and Xbox 360.

City of Heroes' Double Experience Promo Returns (News)

Jan 25, 2008

"Villains, prepare to plot your take over of the world in double time! Heroes, clean the streets of scum twice as fast! The ever popular Double XP weekend returns!

Starting on Friday, February 8th following (NCsoft's) weekly maintenance period, all defeat rewards, including experience, prestige and influence or infamy will be doubled! This will continue through the weekend and conclude the night of Sunday, February 10th."

- January 24, 2008

Marvel Universe Online's Cryptic Studios Closes Forums and Blogs (News)

Dec 12, 2007

There continues to be some strange happenings over at former City of Heroes (and Villains) developer Cryptic Studios. After 1UP broke word the Microsoft, Marvel and Cryptic collaboration, Marvel Universe Online for Xbox 360 and PC, was in danger of complete cancellation (with neither party willing to state otherwise,) comes some bizarre changes over at the studio's website. As of late last week, Cryptic has closed down both their developer blog and their message boards.

The official Cryptic Studios forums have the announcement, and 1UP has more speculation.

Cryptic Sells Heroes and Villains to NCsoft (News)

Nov 6, 2007

Cryptic Studios, developer of the City of Heroes and City of Villains massively-multiplayer online role-playing games, has sold its rights to those properties to NCsoft, the games' publisher.

NCsoft, which also publishes the Tabula Rasa and Lineage II MMOs, said it plans to continue to the online superhero series with "expansions and sequels."

The company has formed a new studio around the acquisition in Mountain View, Calif., which will include key members of the City of Heroes development teams.

NCSoft annouces New Issue for City Of Heroes+Villians (News)

Oct 3, 2007

Issue 11: A Stitch in Time reveals that all that is and was is not as it should be! The mysterious Ouroboros organization, a group of beings from the ends of time, enlists the aid of Heroes and Villains to rewrite the past. Heroes and Villains are able to travel through time using the new Ouroboros System, which opens the gates to both new and existing content for players. Issue 11 also unleashes two brand new power sets: Dual Blades and Willpower, giving Heroes and Villains a slew of new power options. Additionally, Dual Blades offers Weapon Customization Â¿ taking the "City of" Character Creator to the next level! And the Inventions system is enhanced with new "Very Rare" Purple invention sets.

New trailer shows next City of Heroes update (News)

Jul 25, 2007

Cryptic Studios has powered up the latest update for its superhero/super-villain MMORPG City of Heroes/Villains, and is showcasing forthcoming attractions in a three minute trailer. You can view it in our video player below. In Issue 10: Invasion, as the update's named, the developer's explained it decided to advance the game's overall storyline and focus on alien threat to Paragon City and the Rogue Isles. "Like any ongoing game we have many unresolved plot threads and each is a great ...

City of Heroes Coming to Life (News)

Jun 7, 2007

Transformers producer bringing MMORPG to film, TV.

Transformers producer Tom DeSanto plans on bringing NCsoft and Cryptic Studio's massively multiplayer online role-playing game City of Heroes to life on both the big and small screens.

City of Heroes wants you back (News)

May 4, 2007

To help make a big fuss over Issue 9, the latest update for the City of MMORPGs, all former Heroes and Villains accounts in good standing are being temporarily reactivated. That means that all of you retired superheroes and villains can dust off your old capes and quantum bands, log back on and face off with old nemeses with the new update, for free until late Sunday night (8:59 pm PST / 11:59 pm ...

City of Heroes and City of Villains (News)

Mar 14, 2007

Were tired of reading details on updates - as we watch the download bar slowly fill - that tells us in technical terms that our character has been nerfed, and so is City of Heroes Lead Designer, Matt Miller. Expect the latest Issue 9: Breakthrough update for City of Heroes and City of Villains to offer upgrades for all when it launches within the next few weeks. Issue 9 will introduce the never-before-seen Invention system, which will allow players to boost their masked marauders with crafted ...

City of Heroes and City of Villains (Preview)

Mar 12, 2007

City of Heroes/City of Villians 9th expansion (News)

Jan 24, 2007

NCsoft Europe proudly brings you the the ninth free expansion to the City of Heroes universe, "Breakthrough", introducing an entirely new level of depth and gameplay to the franchise.

Players acquire and invent new items and have the option to buy and sell them using the new hero and villain auction houses. Along with Issue 9's other great features, this brand new system results in a wealth of new gameplay options for players.

Kinky City of Heroes movie, baby (News)

Nov 21, 2006

Heroes, we love to watch your oiled-up muscles ripple. So now were gonna let you watch us… watch our steamy video, schnookums. Its a sultry stream of climaxes from Issue 8: To Protect and Serve, the free expansion pack for City of Heroes. Oooohh, thatll make you hot, wont it? New missions, new powers, and new costumes… you know you like it when we dress up for ...

City of Heroes takes wing (News)

Sep 20, 2006

Aren't you glad you didn't cancel your subscription to the superhero online role-playing game City of Heroes? With the upcoming Issue 8 content update, nicknamed "To Protect and Serve," hard-battlin' heroes will be shown some love for their allegiance in the form of Veteran Rewards. Exactly what form those rewards will take is still secret, save for one revealed costume accessory: ...

New City of Heroes pack hits Europe (News)

Sep 13, 2006

NCsoft Europe has confirmed the release of a new 'Good versus Evil' package that contains City of Heroes and City of Villains and offers special in-game content alongside the two games. Once it hits retail on September 29th, Players will gain access to a jetpack prestige travel power (a similar one proved extremely popular last December, when it was used as a special 30 days bonus for all new characters) and costume pieces that look quite impressive.

Cryptic Harbors Next-Gen Plans, City of Villains developer plans new MMO titles... and targets consoles. (News)

Jul 28, 2006

For a while now, twin comic-inspired MMORPG titles City of Heroes and City of Villains have been letting players dress up in brightly-colored skin-tight suits safely and discretely. With online crime-fighting and evil scheming now in place, developer Cryptic Studios is starting on new projects -- with both the PC and next-generation consoles in mind.

Above the Law - City of Heroes (Feature)

Jul 14, 2006

All the other games represented here are based on existing comic heroes (and Marvel ones, at that) - but only City of Heroes lets you make your own. A good deal of the fun in this massively multiplayer RPG comes from creating your own superhero, choosing from hundreds of various costume parts, accessories, and body types. Robotic arms, rotting zombie flesh, tattered kung-fu outfit, permanent goofy good-guy grin - put them all on one hideous character if you like. Design your outfit, create your ...

City of Heroes (Review)

Mar 14, 2006

Quick - name a game with an elf in it. If youre an online RPG fan, its not hard. Yet for all the success of fantasy-themed games like World of Warcraft, EverQuest II and Dark Age of Camelot, theres precious little out there for people who didnt grow up with a Lord of the Rings fetish. Thats where City of Heroes steps in to save the day for any gamer whos spent more time with Teen Titans than Tolkien. Instead of donning gauntlets and slaying dragons, City of Heroes lets you slip into spandex ...

Recluse's Victory FAQ (FAQ)

May 25, 2006

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Color Chat Bind (Hint)

Jan 23, 2006

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Super Jump (Hint)

Jan 23, 2006

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Newspaper (Hint)

Jan 23, 2006

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Marvel costumes (Hint)

Jan 23, 2006

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