"We want to make sure that people understand that purchasing the pre-order box at retailers around the country and in Canada guarantees entry into the open beta," said Michael Lewis, president of Cryptic Studios. "Customers will get a chance to try City of Heroes and pick up a bonus in-game power that is exclusive to the pre-order product."

Each package will come with a special in-game ?prestige power? unique to each retail version of the pre-sale box. Only people who pre-order the game will receive access to one of these powers. Each box also comes with a digital version of the limited-edition City of Heroes preview comic book.

City of Heroes is the first massively multiplayer online game featuring a modern, comic book-inspired setting. The game takes place in a virtual world where players create their own super-powered heroes and fight crime in the sprawling, villain-filled metropolis of Paragon City.

For more information on City of Heroes, fans can visit the newly designed City of Heroes website, http://www.cityofheroes.com. The new site offers countless pages of information about the game including screenshots, background on the heroes and villains who live in Paragon City and details on the soon-to-be-released City of Heroes comic book which will be available soon to subscribers of the game and at comic book stores.

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