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Anniversary Heroes
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), today launched Issue 15: Anniversary, the next exciting chapter of City of Heroes®, the premier comic-book inspired MMO. Commemorating the game's recent five-year anniversary celebration, Issue 15: Anniversary brings City of Heroes its 15th major free content update introducing players to all-new content, missions, features and customization tools that continue to place City of Heroes at the forefront of ...More News Briefs
New songs for the Rock Band store this week (Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii): Social Distortion“Bad Luck” “Ring of Fire” “Story of My Life” Steely Dan “Black Friday” “My Old School” Disturbed “Stricken” “Stupify” Elvis Costello “Radio Radio” The Replacements“Kids Don’t Follow” Additionally, the Wii getting a few more songs available for purchase: Siouxsie & The Banshees“Hong Kong Garden” “Kiss Them For Me” “The Killing Jar” Locksley “All Over Again” “Don’t Make Me Wait” “She Does” Silversun Pickups ...
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A Heroic Anniversary
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Today, NCsoft celebrates the fifth anniversary of City of Heroes®—the first and longest-running comic book-inspired MMO game. Developed by the recently renamed Paragon Studios, the team is celebrating this special occasion by reflecting on the game’s illustrious past while creating festive in-game activities and events. Further adding to the occasion is the official confirmation that development is underway for the next content update for the series—the aptly named Issue 15: Anniversary! Issue 14: ...NCSoft & Steam
FROM THE PRESS 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 via Steam, a leading platform for the distribution and management of PC games with over 20 million users worldwide. Beginning today, players may purchase the latest offerings for the City of Heroes®, Guild Wars®, and Lineage® franchises via ...Paragon Studios
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE NCsoft®, the world’s premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) today is proud to announce the official unveiling of Paragon Studios™. Based in Mountain View, CA, Paragon Studios, formerly known as NCsoft NorCal, will continue its ongoing commitment to further develop and innovate the critically acclaimed City of Heroes® franchise and other MMO games. As the studios’ inaugural release, Paragon Studios and NCsoft today also announced City of Heroes: ...Be A Mission Hero (Or Villain)
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE NCsoft®, the world’s premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) today announced the launch of the highly anticipated Mission Architect system in its comic-book inspired MMO, City of Heroes®. Free to current PC and Macintosh subscribers, the release of Issue 14: Architect marks the first time in MMO history that players have been given the power to create and share their own custom missions and story arcs, thus generating ...Issue 14 Beta
FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT Calling all superheroes and supervillians... City of Heroes Content Update Issue 14 is officially making its debut via the game's open beta session. In Issue 14, players will have an opportunity to create and give feedback on one of the most in-depth player created mission systems in an MMO to date! The Mission Architect game system is a robust new system that allows players to literally design their own missions for the game, determining details ranging from environments, mission ...Heroic Update
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE 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. Issue 13: Power and Responsibility ...Issue 13
FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT Issue 13: So big it can’t be contained in a single update! Good morning! When we announced Issue 13: Architect a couple weeks back, we were overwhelmed by the positive response. Much of the feedback was centered around the Mission Architect system which allows players to create their own missions and story arcs. We have been actively following forum threads and private messages about the feature, and have even discussed it with ...Issue 13
FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT Good morning Players! I wanted to be the first to let you all know that the primary Feature list for Issue 13: Architect is now live! That said, I’d like to take this opportunity to talk to you about some of the new features, more in depth. First off is the issue name, Architect. I liked the correlation that the name has between some of the improvements we are making to bases (in the ...Midnight Hour
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE NCsoft® Corporation, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, today announced the release of City of Heroes® “Issue 12: Midnight Hour.” The newest free expansion for current subscribers, Issue 12 brings to life a special covert group from the game’s lore, highly-anticipated Villain Epic Archetypes, more powerset options and character slots for players, plus a whole new Greek- and Roman-inspired zone to explore! City of Heroes Issue 12, developed ...City Of Advertising
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Leading independent game advertising provider Double Fusion has entered an agreement with NCsoft(R), the leading developer and publisher of online computer games, to represent the successful comic-book inspired massively multiplayer online game, City of Heroes(R). Double Fusion will provide the technology and sales force to bring brands into the popular online role-playing game which takes place in a modern urban setting, an ideal environment for unobtrusive in-game advertising. Double Fusion and ...Turning Back Time & More
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE NCsoft® Corp, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, today announced the release of City of Heroes® “Issue: 11: A Stitch in Time,” a free expansion for current subscribers, which provides players new content including the ability for heroes and villains to travel back in time to participate in world-altering missions as well as a weapon customization tool, two new power sets and enhancements to the inventions system. The City ...Ownership Of Heroes
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Cryptic Studios(TM) announced today that the development house has sold its intellectual and proprietary rights to both the City of Heroes(R) and City of Villains(R) franchises to publisher NCsoft. As part of the agreement, NCsoft is licensing Cryptic's engine technologies for use with future games. "City of Heroes and City of Villains players should be assured that Cryptic Studios will be working closely with NCsoft to ensure a smooth, seamless transition," said Michael ...Issue 11 Coming
FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT SUMMARY 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 ...Number 10
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE NCsoft(R) and Cryptic Studios(TM) have released the newest expansion to City of Heroes(R), Issue 10: "Invasion" where City of Heroes and City of Villains(R) players join forces to thwart an attack by the evil Rikti(TM) aliens bent on the destruction of the Earth. The expansion, free to current subscribers, includes a major redesign of the Rikti Crash Site zone as well as a Rikti co-op task force where heroes and villains team ...Dealings In The City
FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT School's out! Father’s Day! Positron’s birthday! So many reasons to celebrate! Yes, Heroes and Villains, the time has come again. Roughly twice a year we turn up the dial and invite players to rack up XP at double the normal rate, specifically, Hero and Villain characters will receive double the XP, Influence and Infamy for all of their accomplishments in the game. (www.cityofheroes.com) Double XP Event Timing: Start: Friday, June 15th at 8:59am PST / ...The Expanded Hero
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE NCsoft® and Cryptic Studios™ have released the newest expansion to City of Heroes® and City of Villains® delivering greater depth to players with the inclusion of an innovative crafting system and auction houses. The expansion, “Issue 9: Breakthrough”, free to current subscribers, also includes new high-level adventures with the new Statesman™ Taskforce and an update of the Hamidon Encounter. The City of Heroes franchise recently celebrated its third birthday, during which time the ...Plenty Of Heroics
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE This weekend gaming fans are celebrating the third birthday of City of Heroes, the massively multiplayer game that continues to be one of the most successful comic book-based PC games on the market. City of Heroes, developed by Cryptic Studios and published by NCsoft, was released on April 28, 2004, and since then, the game has expanded substantially by building a loyal and growing player base while adding huge chunks of free ...Update – City Of Heroes
With the upcoming update to City of Heroes/Villains, players will be granted access to a new Task Force – from Statesman himself. The taskforce itself will be nice and “meaty” requiring several hours of dedicated play from several heroes working together. Many of the signature villains will be appearing in this set of missions, so look for this to be a tough fight. That, however, is only part of the story. Now, both ...
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Task Force Overview
NCsoft presents an exclusive preview that gives the back story of the impending struggle between the forces of Good and Evil, as Heroes seek to unravel and disrupt the dastardly plans of Arachnos leader, Lord Recluse.
Statesman’s Task Force – Exclusive Preview
By Lead Designer Matt “Positron” Miller
Background
For those people unfamiliar with the City of Heroes universe, Task Forces (called Strike Forces for villains) are special sequences of missions, sort of like mega-issues of a comic ...
