by Rainier on May 3, 2007 @ 1:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCsoft and Cryptic Studios have released the newest expansion to City of Heroes/ Villains delivering greater depth to players with the inclusion of an innovative crafting system and auction houses. The free Issue 9: Breakthrough expansion also includes new high-level adventures with the new Statesman Taskforce and an update of the Hamidon Encounter.
by Rainier on April 3, 2007 @ 1:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCsoft announced the "Good Versus Evil Edition," bundling City of Heroes and City of Villains into one feature packed box, as well as a referral program where current players can receive one month of play-time credit by bringing friends into either game.
by Rainier on Nov. 29, 2006 @ 3:42 p.m. PST | Filed under
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NCsoft and Cryptic Studios today released the eighth free expansion to City of Heroes, adding new mission styles, new story content and a veteran rewards program to one of the most successful comic-book themed PC games ever.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2006 @ 2:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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From 10 a.m. CST on Oct. 18 until midnight on Nov. 1, players in both “City of …” games will be able to go trick-or-treating. Knock on random doors in Paragon City or Rogue Isles and receive either treats such as inspirations and temporary powers, or nasty tricks in the form of blood-thirsty ghouls and other creatures.
by Rainier on Sept. 20, 2006 @ 9:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCsoft and Cryptic Studios will launch the official
City of Heroes Veteran Rewards program. For every three full months with an active account, players will unlock valuable in-game items and bonuses that will come in the form of costumes, powers, badges, and more! The program will be applied retroactively by game account and rewards will be applicable to all characters on each respective account.
by Rainier on June 7, 2006 @ 9:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCsoft announced the release of a free expansion to City of Villains and City of Heroes, Issue 7: "Destiny Manifest," in both North America and Europe, adding level 40 to 50 content for villains, the opportunity for villains to wreak havoc in new "mayhem missions," and a player-versus-player (PvP) zone where villains and heroes clash to control a dynamically changing battlefield.
Issue 10 begins with a World Event that spans across numerous zones in both Paragon City and the Rogue Isles, as the Rikti return in devastating waves. They are armed with new, brutal weapons and seek to establish a beachhead on Earth, presumably to save their lost brethren and to finish what they started the first time … the destruction of Earth!
The site of the crashed Rikti mother ship has become a hot War Zone. Pylons of unknown purpose have appeared around the mother ship, and Rikti presence is extremely heavy. In an attempt to contain the Rikti from breaking
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2005 @ 12:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCsoft North America announces the release of Issue 6: Along Came a Spider, the latest expansion to City of Heroes, offering exciting new content, graphics and technology upgrades. It will also pit heroes and villains into direct conflict as it opens the doors to new player-versus-player (PvP) zones that will be shared with characters from the soon to be released City of Villains.
by Rainier on Oct. 6, 2005 @ 12:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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At a press event earlier tonight, NCsoft announced that customers will be able to subscribe to City of Villains and City of Heroes for the price of one. Subscribers to CoV and CoH will only need a single subscription fee of $14.99 per month to gain full access to both games.
by Rainier on Aug. 31, 2005 @ 8:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCsoft announces that the latest Issue #5: Forest of Dread update has gone live, and is available at no extra cost for existing subscribers to download right now. Issue #5 features a thrilling new Zone for heroes to explore – the mystical Croatoa, which is populated by monstrous new villains such as the giant Fir Bolg and the legendary Tuatha de Dannan. A new epic Task Force is also available in Croatoa for heroes to complete.
by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2005 @ 10:19 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The latest update to NCsoft's action-packed heroic MMO will introduce new powers including archery and sonic powers for blasters, controllers and defenders, new zone (Croatoa), new villains etc.. Read more for additional details and screens ...
by Rainier on May 5, 2005 @ 8:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCsoft and Cryptic Studios announce the release of City of Heroes Issue 4: Colosseum, the fourth expansion of the award-winning massively multiplayer online game. This free release of Issue 4 marks the one year anniversary of City of Heroes’ original launch. During that time the game has undergone a major transformation in terms of size, population and game features, the most dramatic being Issue 4’s introduction of player-versus-player (PVP) arenas.
by Judy on April 19, 2005 @ 10:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The latest update to NCsoft's action-packed heroic MMO will add even more options to the most detailed character creation process in MMOs. As well as the brand new, Asian-inspired outfits and accessories, Issue #4 lets players customize various different physical attributes that weren't user-definable before – from waist size to muscle density, facial structure to chest diameter.
by Rainier on April 11, 2005 @ 7:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCsoft confirm today the exciting list of new features incorporated in the fourth update to the multi-award-winning City of Heroes, from Cryptic Studios. As a completely free content download for existing City of Heroes players, Issue #4: Colosseum will go live in May, while the opportunity to beta test the new content in the European Training Room goes live this week.
by Rainier on March 15, 2005 @ 6:07 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Eden Studios announces today an agreement with Cryptic Studios and NCsoft for the design and production of the City of Heroes table-top roleplaying game (RPG), based on the comic book inspired massively multiplayer online roleplaying computer game by the same name.
by Judy on Feb. 11, 2005 @ 12:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
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For super-powered heroes in the massively-multiplayer online game City of Heroes, NCsoft and Cryptic Studios are providing the perfect gift to give that special non-City of Heroes playing friend -- 14 free days of game play that can be given only as a gift to a would-be crime fighter buddy.
by Judy on Feb. 1, 2005 @ 10:09 a.m. PST | Filed under
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NCsoft Europe announces the arrival of City of Heroes Deluxe Edition in stores throughout Europe this week, exclusively for PC.
by Judy on Jan. 13, 2005 @ 8:38 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The heroes of Paragon City need to break out their fur-lined capes as NCsoft and Cryptic Studios have kicked off the City of Heroes Winter Event.
by Judy on Jan. 11, 2005 @ 10:15 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The European release date of the highly-acclaimed and award winning City of Heroes has been confirmed for 4th February 2005. Exclusively available for PC, City of Heroes will have a suggested retail price of £29.99 / €39.99.
by Judy on Jan. 5, 2005 @ 8:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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NCsoft and Cryptic Studios announced the release of the third expansion of its MMORPG City of Heroes, Issue 3: A Council of War. The expansion includes the villain group, the 5th Column, taken over by the mysterious Council in a war that will sweep through most of Paragon City’s zones. Issue 3 also brings new “ancillary” powers and “epic” archetypes to high-level players, a new mid-level zone called Striga Isle and several automated zone events.
by Judy on Dec. 8, 2004 @ 7:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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City of Heroes is now accepting Beta applications in preparation for its European release, due in February '05. Potential Beta applicants should point their browsers at the official
European City of Heroes website.
by Judy on Nov. 26, 2004 @ 10:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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NCsoft Europe has announced the imminent arrival of the official European websites for the award-winning massively multiplayer online game - City of Heroes. Available in
English,
French and
German languages, the official websites will be an essential resource to both the existing and the future European City of Heroes communities. They will offer localised content, news relevant to the region and, of particular interest to new players, information on the forthcoming European Beta programme which is scheduled to commence in December.
by Judy on Nov. 23, 2004 @ 4:07 p.m. PST | Filed under
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"A Council of War" (Free Expansion Issue #3) is now on the Training Room Test Server! Give yourself a sneak peek by checking out all the exciting new features such as Epic Archetypes, Epic Power Pools, the Mission Difficulty Slider, and much more before the expansion makes its debut on the live servers. So log into
The Training Room and check it all out!
by Judy on Nov. 12, 2004 @ 7:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Marvel Enterprises is suing two firms behind a computer superhero role-playing game it claims allows players to make virtual characters that are too similar to "The Hulk," "X-Men" and other heroes in the comic book company's stable.
by Judy on Oct. 23, 2004 @ 2:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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NCsoft Europe has today announced initial details of its European distribution network in preparation for the release of its first titles into the European marketplace. In the UK, NCsoft Europe has entered into an agreement with Pinnacle Software.
