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.
Reported on Jan 23, 2012As Paragon Studios has been telling us for several weeks now, the Statesman is going to die. Today. Maybe even right now. The team is so invested in this tragedy that they have created a new vidoc to go tell the tale of the fallen Statesman.
Reported on Jan 17, 2012Paragon Studios and NCSoft have announced that City of Heroes will be updated soon with the "Death Incarnate" update. Death Incarnate comes with a ton of new content including new powers, new costumes, new VIP content, and new end game trials.
Reported on Jan 12, 2012Paragon Studios and the City of Heroes team have released the latest video documentary. Recently, the team revealed the upcoming death of the Statesman, one of the signature members of the team tasked with protecting Paragon City. Check it out!
Reported on Jan 10, 2012Seven years of protection is a long time. In City of Heroes, the job of protecting the citizens of Paragon City has fallen to The Statesman but his days are numbered. Paragon Studios has announced that in the continuation of the Signature Story Arc that will go live next month, The Statesman will meet his match "on the field of battle".
Reported on Dec 14, 2011Paragon Studios and the City of Heroes dev team have officially announced that Issue 21: Media Blitz is now live across all game servers. Issue 21 features two Incarnate Trials for players to work throug, pitting themselves against more and more difficult monsters.
Reported on Dec 06, 2011MMORPG.com is committed to bringing our readers innovative and interesting ways to find out about their favorite games. In our latest video review, we take a look at City of Heroes: Freedom. Check out City of Heroes: Freedom Video Review and then let us know what you think in the comments!
Reported on Dec 05, 2011City of Heroes Freedom fans will be gathering this weekend to celebrate the game's annual Player Summit. The event is scheduled for today in Palo Alto, CA with tickets still available at the door. According to the team, players and fans will be able to hobnob with developers and pick up awesome swag. In addition, Matt "Positron" Miller will be getting a new haircut. Yes, a Flowbee system haircut by a fan. And it's all available to be watched live!
Reported on Nov 19, 2011A new developer blog post is live on the City of Heroes site that details some new powers coming with Issue 21: Media Blitz. Penned by Jeff "Arbiter Hawk" Hamilton, discusses how powers are "expanding the Alpha, Interface, Destiny, and Judgement slots of the Incarnate Powers.
Reported on Nov 11, 2011MMORPG.com and NCsoft partnered up a couple of weeks ago to bring you the City of Heroes: Fight Crime in Style contest, and today we are announcing the winners!
Reported on Nov 08, 2011The City of Heroes site is featuring a pair of new blog posts. One deals with the upcoming Player Summit to be held in Palo Alto, California in November. The other post deals with Issue 21 and some good news for VIP PvPers.
Reported on Oct 20, 2011NCSoft and the City of Heroes team has revealed the details behind the annual Halloween in-game event. This year's spookfest includes new quest and rewards.
Reported on Oct 14, 2011Paragon Studios has a new video diary series called "Signature Story Arc ViDoc" that reveals the creative process behind the "Who Will Die?" story that is on its way into City of Heroes.
Reported on Oct 12, 2011With the recent launch of City of Heroes: Freedom, MMORPG.com and NCsoft have partnered up for the "Fight Crime in Style" contest where one lucky winner could win 5 years (60 months) of VIP subscription time to City of Heroes: Freedom and be flown out to Paragon Studios to have their hair cut using a Flowbee by Matt "Positron" Miller!
Reported on Oct 07, 2011With the recent launch of City of Heroes: Freedom, MMORPG.com and NCsoft have partnered up for the "Fight Crime in Style" contest where one lucky winner could win 5 years of VIP access to City of Heroes: Freedom and be flown out to Paragon Studios to have their hair cut using a Flowbee by Matt "Positron" Miller!
Reported on Oct 07, 2011City of Heroes Freedom™ is the world's most popular super-powered MMO, that you can now play for free. Create your own Hero or Villain with completely customizable powers and millions of costume options. Soar across fantastic cities, journey to alternate dimensions, or team up to battle epic otherworldly creatures. Join millions of players as you take part in the greatest super-powered adventure.
Reported on Oct 05, 2011City of Heroes goes free-to-play today with the launch of City of Heroes: Freedom.
Reported on Sep 27, 2011Paragon Studios and the City of Heroes dev team have announced that the process has started to reactivate all retired accounts prior to the launch of the Freedom iteration of the game.
Reported on Sep 24, 2011Paragon Studios and the City of Heroes team have announced that current subscribers will be able to log in and try out the City of Heroes: Freedom iteration of the game beginning Tuesday, September 13th.
Reported on Sep 09, 2011The Paragon Studios team is hard at work preparing for City of Heroes Freedom, the F2P edition of the game set to go live soon. One way to get players excited about Freedom is by revealing some of the gear that devs are designing, refining and finalizing and that will be available in the Paragon Market. First up is the Beam Rifle power set.
Reported on Aug 23, 2011