Recent Headlines for City of Heroes

• Midnight Squad Video

  The folks from NCsoft have sent along this new video featuring the Midnight Squad, an NPC group of heroes that are featured heavily in CoH's Issue 12. Recently, we featured a developer journal on the same subject, and today we show you the team in action.

  Reported on May 15, 2008

• Issue 12 in Open Beta

  NCsoft has announced that Issue 12: Midnight Hour, the next free content expansion for City of Heroes has entered the open beta phase of development.

  Reported on May 08, 2008

• I12: The Midnight Hour and Me

  City of Heroes Senior Designer Joe Morrissey writes this developer journal telling us about the Midnight Squad, a group of heroes that has appeared in past lore, but makes their first appearance in Issue 12.

  Reported on Apr 30, 2008

• Screenshots - The Midnight Hour and Me

  To go along with Joe Morrissey's developer journal on Issue 12 and The Midnight Squad, NCsoft has sent along these new screenshots.

  Reported on Apr 30, 2008

• 4th Anniversary Message

  City of heroes lead designer Matt 'Positron' Miller has posted a 4th anniversary message for fans of City of Heroes, and provides a few fun facts about the game's run thus far.

  Reported on Apr 29, 2008

• Schedule of Events

  The folks at NCsoft's City of Heroes have announced the dates for a number of events between now and January of 2009.

  Reported on Apr 29, 2008

• Two Shows This Summer

  NCsoft has announced two of the shows that the superhero game City of Heroes will be attending this coming summer:

  Reported on Apr 25, 2008

• Villain Epic Archetypes Video

  The City of Heroes team has released an epic-sized (4 minutes!) game play video explaining Villain Epic Archetypes that will go live with Issue 12.

  Reported on Apr 18, 2008

• Return of the Rikti

  NCsoft has announced that the Rikti Invasion Force is planning to invade Earth once again. Luckily the Rikti are polite invaders and have called in advance to let us know when they plan on launching their attacks.

  Reported on Apr 17, 2008

• Optional Additional Character Slot

  NCsoft has announced their new Optional Additional Character Slot feature that will see players gain access to two new character slots with options for more should the player choose.

  Reported on Apr 16, 2008

• Optional In-game Advertising in CoH

  Ncsoft has announced that they have partnered with Double Fusion to provide optional in game advertising in City of Heroes / Villains, with the revenue generated from the ads to be reinvested into the game.

  Reported on Apr 03, 2008

• Powerste Proliferation

  NCsoft has published the details of the new Powerset Proliferation in City of Heroes and Villains, which will give characters access to powers and abilities that were previously not available to their class.

  Reported on Apr 02, 2008

• Visual Sounds in Paragon City

  Biff! Bam! Ka-Pow! NCsoft has announced they will be adding comic book style "visual sounds" to City of Heroes.

  Reported on Apr 01, 2008

• 30,000 More 14 Day Trial Keys!

  MMORPG.com is happy to announce that NCsoft has given us an additional 30,000 free trial keys for City of Heroes/City of Villains! Get yours now!

  Reported on Mar 21, 2008

• Hollows Zone Makeover in Issue 12

  NCsoft has posted a developer journal detailing the changes that are coming to the Hollows as the zone gets a makeover in Issue 12: Midnight Hour.

  Reported on Mar 20, 2008

• Issue 12: Midnight Hour Details

  NCsoft has published information on the contents of the upcoming Issue 12: Midnight Hour for City of Heroes and Villains. The free expansion will include villain epic archetypes, new power sets, a number of game-play changes, the Midnight Squad, and more.

  Reported on Mar 12, 2008

• What's Been Going on with CoH

  City of Heroes Senior Lead Designer Matt Miller has posted a dev Journal detail what's been going on at NCsoft since they took over running the City of games, and their plans for the future of the franchise.

  Reported on Mar 12, 2008

• Rikti's Revenge

  NCsoft has announced that the Rikti will begin making new incursions on the planet Earth at several points during the year. Luckily the polite invaders were kind enough to announce the exact dates of their invasions.

  Reported on Mar 07, 2008

• 48 Month Veteran Rewards

  NCsoft has announced a number of rewards for 4 year veterans of City of Heroes, including the Battle Hardened Badge, and a Summon Pet Power.

  Reported on Mar 05, 2008

• Super Wedding Recap

  To celebrate Valentine's Day '08, Manticore and Sister Psyche, two main NPCs in City of Heroes, tied the knot. Now you can relive the event, or live it for the first time, because NCsoft has posted a comic depicting the event and a transcript.

  Reported on Feb 18, 2008