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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: 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 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 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 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.

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..."

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 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

The dark side of comic books gets its day in a game that plays uncannily like City of Heroes - maybe to a fault. It's still fun, though.

City of Heroes - Captain Dynamic episode 3 (Video)

Mar 12, 2009

The dark side of comic books gets its day in a game that plays uncannily like City of Heroes - maybe to a fault. It's still fun, though.

City of Heroes - Captain Dynamic episode 2 (Video)

Mar 12, 2009

The dark side of comic books gets its day in a game that plays uncannily like City of Heroes - maybe to a fault. It's still fun, though.

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).

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.

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.

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/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.

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.

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 Villains (Screenshots)

Jul 24, 2007

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

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.

City of Villains expands (News)

Jun 7, 2006

Comic book fans, unite! City of Villains has expanded with the release of Issue 7: Destiny Manifest, which is available online now to players at no cost. Publisher NCSoft is celebrating the release by allowing gamers who used to subscribe to the game to rejoin for a free trial of the new content, ending this weekend. It's a good time to jump back in. Issue 7 includes 300 new missions, including the very villainous Mayhem Missions and the PvP battleground Recluse's Victory, wherein ...

City of Villains Issue 7: Mayhem Missions (Preview)

Mar 24, 2006

The top complaint about the massively multiplayer comic-book RPG City of Villains? "It just doesn't feel evil enough." By sticking close to the formula that made its progenitor City of Heroes a success, CoV wound up being a little too polite for its own good. Where was the harassing of citizens, the smashing of public property, the terrorizing of a city? Thankfully, it's all coming soon in the form of Mayhem Missions. Currently, villains get new missions by reading a newspaper; as they're ...

City of Villains (Review)

Mar 9, 2006

The good guys have had their day - now it's evil's turn. But as the dark shadow to the popular massively multiplayer online superhero RPG City of Heroes, NC Soft's City of Villains feels very familiar but only slightly sinister. Like its less evil twin, City of Villains drops players into Paragon City, a metropolis ravaged by crime. Street gangs, giant snakes, and mutated corpses roam the streets, looking for their next victims. The good guys are here too - spandex-clad Longbow operatives ...

City of Villains shot heist (News)

Mar 8, 2006

Thanks to some beautifully despicable methods of persuasion we've successfully extracted a batch of exclusive new shots from the clutches of NCsoft for Destiny Manifest, its latest update - or issue - to MMORPG City of Villains. Due for release in April, the latest swag bag of content will delight evil-doers with new patron power pools, power sets and over 300 new missions that will take villainous players from level 40 to 50. In addition, two new high level zones will feature, Grandville and ...

And they call it superhero love (News)

Feb 15, 2006

If you're struggling to think of a suitable Valentine present to give your nearest and dearest, why not say it with 'super-villains' with a 14 day free trial of City of Villains. Publisher NCsoft is allowing present users to give the gift of a two week trial in the MMORPG where superheroes and villains struggle for control of Paragon City. If the recipient of this truly romantic gift activates the invitation before 13 March, both giver and receiver will be rewarded with two unique costumes ...

Recluse's Victory FAQ (FAQ)

May 25, 2006

Go to GamesRadar to see the FAQ ...