The 2nd annual Hero-Con event has been announced on the official City of Heroes website.
Hero-Con is an annual event for City of Heroes/Villains fans, and will feature a number of activities including:
- Developer Panel Discussions
- Live Mission Event and Contests
- Social Events with the Dev Team
- Banquet Dinner including live entertainment and awards ceremonies
- LAN center activities
- Community Address and announcements presented by Matt "Positron" Miller, and Studio Head, Brian Clayton
- Special 'Pre-Con' activities the night of Friday, Oct. 23rd.
In addition, the event has been extended from a single day event, to a two day event this year. Hero-Con will take place from October 24th to October 25th, 2009 at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose, California.
Tickets will set you back $79.00 and are being sold by Brown Paper Tickets.
Fans will receive an assortment of goodies for their ticket purchase as well, and they include:
- Goody Bag (which includes an Official Hero-Con 2009 T-shirt, a digital in-game item, and more!)
- Entrance into the Welcome Address and Grand Banquet Dinner/Awards Ceremony
- Direct interaction with Dev Team and Community Relations Team Members.
- Access to the City of Heroes® store (which will include items ONLY available at Hero-Con!)
- Attendance at Development Team Panel Discussions
- Opportunity to participate and win prizes in the following competitions:
- Gaming contests
- Official Costume Contest
- Live Mission Event
For full details on the event, view the full announcement here.
