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City of Heroes News

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  • Exclusive Screenshots

    o go along with our new Issue 9 Q&A, Cryptic Studios have sent over some new, exclusive screenshots as well.

    Reported on Feb 13, 2007
  • 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.

    Reported on Feb 13, 2007
  • Issue 9 Preview

    City of Heroes and Villians gives us a look at the Issue 9 Update.

    Reported on Jan 23, 2007
  • Jack Emmert Community Q&A #2

    Jack Emmert, the head of Cryptic Studios, returns today for another Community Q&A where it's our MMORPG.com members who ask the questions.

    Reported on Jan 09, 2007
  • Winter Event Returns For Another Week

    City of Heroes and Villians brings back the Winter Event for another week.

    Reported on Jan 05, 2007
  • A Look At Cryptic Studios Recruiting

    Cryptic Stufdios is looking for new staff members. 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.

    Reported on Dec 22, 2006
  • Dev Journal: Crafting Vet Rewards

    Lead Designer Matt Miller talks about crafting the Veteran Rewards program from a developer's perspective.

    Reported on Nov 29, 2006
  • Issue 8 Launch

    NCsoft has announced that Issue 8: To Protect and Serve, is now live. As the name implies, this is the eighth expansion for the City of franchise. This time around, the changes and addition focus on, but are not limited to, the Heroes side of the game.

    Reported on Nov 29, 2006
  • Issue 8: Veteran Rewards Preview

    Laura Genender looks at Veteran Rewards in anticipating of tomorrow's big expansion.

    Reported on Nov 28, 2006
  • Issue 8 Highlight Movie

    NCsoft and Cryptic have released a highlight movie of the upcoming free expansion to City of Heroes, Issue 8: To Protect and Serve. The video features scenes from the new Safeguard Missions, the updated Faultline zone and the new costume pieces and powers released as part of the veteran rewards program that is part of Issue 8.

    Reported on Nov 21, 2006
  • Video: Safeguard Missions

    NCSoft is anticipating the launch of Issue 8 soon. They released the following video that highlights "Safeguard Missions", something Heroes in the realms should enjoy.

    Reported on Nov 13, 2006
  • Veteran Rewards in Training Room

    The Veteran Rewards program at City of Heroes and City of Villains is now live on the Training Room Server, the test server for the City of X franchise.

    Reported on Nov 08, 2006
  • Veteran Rewards: 27, 30, 33 and 36 Month

    NCsoft has released the last of the information regarding their Veteran Rewards Program that will see long-time subscription rewarded in various ways.

    Reported on Oct 25, 2006
  • Issue 8 Features

    The folks over at City of Heroes / City of Villains have released a description of hte new features what will be available in the newest expansion for their games. It is titles Issue 8: To Protect and Serve.

    Reported on Oct 23, 2006
  • Halloween Gears Up

    Starting today, Cryptic Studios, the company behind NCsoft's City of Heroes / City of Villains will be starting their expanded halloween event. This year will see players of both game be able to participate in classis Halloween activities like Trick-or-Treating, as well as new themed-monsters, pumpkins and more.

    Reported on Oct 18, 2006
  • Issue Eight On Test Server

    The newest expansion for City of Heroes / City of Villains is now up and running on the game's test server. Issue 8: To Protect and Serve put the focus on the Heroes side of the game, in contrast to that previous Issue 7, which shone the spotlight onto the Villains.

    Reported on Oct 17, 2006
  • Good vs. Evil Item Packs

    NCSoft has announced that some items from the upcoming City of Heroes: Good Versus Evil Edition are on sale on their site.

    Reported on Oct 06, 2006
  • Second Phase: Veteran Rewards

    Having already announced to us the first stages of the Veterans Rewards program, City of Heroes / City of Villains has released the second chart of rewards for the 15 month, 18 month, 21 month and 24 month awards.

    Reported on Oct 04, 2006
  • Our Good vs Evil DVD Giveaway!

    MMORPG.com is pleased to announce our latest giveaway contest! From now until Oct 29, 2006 you can enter for a chance to win one of 12 copies of the newly released City of Heroes Good vs Evil Edition DVD!

    Reported on Sep 29, 2006
  • Our Good vs Evil Free Trial Offer!

    MMORPG.com is proud to present the first ever 14 day free trial offer for the newly released "Good Versus Evil" edition of City of Heroes.

    Reported on Sep 29, 2006
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