Interviews

• Farewell to CoH

  As the days of City of Heroes come to a close, we took the opportunity to revisit the game one last time during Wayback Wednesday. Take a nostalgic look at CoH with our Wayback leader, Rob Lashley, then leave us your thoughts in the comments.

  Posted on 10/31/2012 by Robert Lashley

• Issue 24 with Matt Miller

  City of Heroes is expanding again with Issue 24: Resurgence. We had the opportunity to chat with Senior Lead Designer Matt Miller about the expansion, what it brings to the game and much more. Check it out and then discuss the interview in the comments.

  Posted on 08/10/2012 by Garrett Fuller

• Death of the Statesman Interview

  Last week, City of Heroes was rocked with the death of one of Freedom Phalanx's most iconic members, the Statesman. We had the opportunity to chat with Paragon Studios Lead Designer Matt Miller about this momentous event and its repercussions. Check it out and then let us know what you think in the comments.

  Posted on 01/24/2012 by Garrett Fuller

• Freedom Interview with Brian Clayton

  The announcement that City of Heroes was adopting a free-to-play revenue model was met with a lot of excitement in the MMO world. MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller had the opportunity to chat with City of Heroes Executive Producer Brian Clayton about "Freedom". Check it out!

  Posted on 07/01/2011 by Garrett Fuller

• Checking In With City of Heroes

  There's been a lot of news lately about that -other- super hero MMO but that doesn't mean that big things aren't happening at Paragon Studios and with the team behind City of Heroes. MMORPG.com Industry Relations Manager Garrett Fuller recently had the opportunity to check in with CoH Producer Nate Birkholz to find out what's new with City of Heroes. Check it out and then be sure to comment below!

  Posted on 01/20/2011 by Garrett Fuller

• Going Rogue Launch Day Interview

  Today marks the ambitious game redefining launch of the City of Heroes expansion Going Rogue. MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller had the chance to interview Paragon Studio heavy hitters Matt Miller, Melissa Bianco, Jesse Caceres, and David Nakayama about the fundamental changes coming with Going Rogue, about their thoughts on the Moral Alignment System and more.

  Posted on 08/17/2010 by Garrett Fuller

• A Talk With Melissa “War Witch” Bianco

  MMORPG.com's Mike Bitton was at the recent Penny Arcade Expo in Boston where he spoke with City of Heroes' Melissa “War Witch” Bianco about the game and what's coming down the line.

  Posted on 04/02/2010 by Michael Bitton

• New Lead Designer Interview

  MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller recently spoke with the new Lead Designer for Paragon Studios' City of Heroes, Melissa Bianco, about her new position and the future of the game.

  Posted on 01/21/2010 by Garrett Fuller

• Guest Author Interview

  MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller recently had the chance to ask a few questions of City of Heroes' Joe "Hero 1" Morrissey about the new Guest Author program and other issues surrounding the Mission Architect system.

  Posted on 10/28/2009 by Garrett Fuller

• Mission Architect Awards Announced and Discussed

  Today, Paragon Studios is announcing that they will be holding awards for the best use of the Mission Architect system. As a part of the announcement, our own Jon Wood spoke with Joe Morrissey about the contest and the feature that allows players to create their own in-game missions.

  Posted on 09/30/2009 by Jon Wood

• Issue 16 Comic Con Interview

  While at Comic Con, MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh caught with with Matt Miller and Joe Morrisey of Paragon Studios to talk about the upcoming Issue 16 update to City of Heroes.

  Posted on 07/29/2009 by Carolyn Koh

• Short Going Rogue Interview

  After the announcement that Paragon Studios was working on a new expansion for City of Heroes, franchise Senior Lead Designer Matt Miller took the time to answer a few questions from MMORPG.com.

  Posted on 05/12/2009 by Jon Wood

• Mac Version Interview and Video

  City of Heroes Senior Lead Designer Matt Miller responded quickly to a couple of our questions about the recent announcement that City of Heroes ha launched a version for the often forgotten by game Mac. Also, find an amusing takeoff of the PC and Mac commercials from TV, announcing the move.

  Posted on 01/09/2009 by Guest Writer

• Issue 13 Changes Interview

  Today, we learned that Issue 13: Architect had been re-named Issue 13: Power and Responsibility due to the fact that the much anticipated Mission Architect system had to be pushed back to Issue 14 and has been replaced by a number of new features. In this interview, Brian Clayton (Executive Producer) and Matt Miller (Lead Designer) answer a few of our questions.

  Posted on 09/25/2008 by Jon Wood

• Issue 13 and More!

  Recently, MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh had the opportunity to sit down with some of the guys from Ncsoft's City of Heroes / City of Villains. In the interview, they talk about the upcoming Issue 13 Day Job and Mission Architect features.

  Posted on 09/08/2008 by Carolyn Koh

• Interview with Jill Henderson

  At the recent Comic Con, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood caught up with City of Heroes Community Coordinator Jill Henderson to talk about the game.

  Posted on 08/06/2008 by Jon Wood

• Issue 11: A Stitch in Time Interview with Matt “Positron” Miller

  Managing Editor Jon Wood recently had the chance to speak to Matt “Positron” Miller, the Lead Designer on City of Heroes and City of Villains, to get the latest details on their upcoming content expansion, Issue 11: A Stitch in Time.

  Posted on 10/05/2007 by Jon Wood

• OGDC: Cryptic Animation Rig & the Marvel Universe

  Carolyn Koh files her third report from the recent Online Game Developers conference. In this article, Carolyn had the opportunity to talk to some of the people over at Cryptic Studios about their recent decision to release their animation tools to the general public.

  Posted on 05/16/2007 by Carolyn Koh

• “Inventing Wings” by Character Artist, Jay Doherty

  Jay Doherty is a Character artist who is currently working on Cryptic Studios' City of Heroes / City of Villains. Today, he writes this developer journal about designing the costume piece wings that are available in the game.

  Posted on 04/17/2007 by Guest Writer

• Issue 9 Interview With Matt Miller

  News Editor Garrett Fuller sits down with Matt "Positron" Miller, the Lead Designer for Cryptic Studios' City of Heroes / Villains about Issue 9, the game's next free expansion.

  Posted on 02/13/2007 by

• Jack Emmert Community Q&A #2

  Cryptic Studios head Jack Emmert returns to MMORPG.com to answer questions fromt he community about City of X, his experience int he industry and more.

  Posted on 01/09/2007 by Guest Writer

• Cryptic Studios Recruitment

  Managing Editor Jon Wood sits down with a number of Cryptic developers to talk about what they're hiring for, and who they would like to hire. Joining Jon for the interview are: Michael Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, Jack Emmert, Chief Creative Officer, Bruce Rogers, Chief Technical Officer, Shayne Herrera, Art Director, Victor Wachter, Community Relations Manager, and Denise O’Laughlin, Senior Staffing Manager.

  Posted on 12/22/2006 by Jon Wood

• Jack Emmert Community Q&A #1

  We begin a new series of community Q&As with Jack Emmert. In this first edition, we ask the questions. From here on out, we want you to do it.

  Posted on 12/01/2006 by Dana Massey

• AGC: Jack Emmert

  The final AGC article is our interview with the creative mind behind Cryptic Studios.

  Posted on 09/26/2006 by Dana Massey

• Issue 7 Interview

  Matt "Positron" Miller talks to our Laura Genender about the upcoming publish.

  Posted on 02/23/2006 by Laura Genender