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City of Heroes News
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Declaration of Freedom Commences
Paragon Studios and NCSoft have announced that a new "Declaration of Freedom" promotion is now live. The City of Heroes game client is on sale for $1.99 from now through August 29th. In addition, the team announced that all new subscribers will be given 400 Paragon Points per month between now and when the CoH Freedom, the free-to-play version of the game, goes live in late 2011. Players can use points to purchase items in the shop.
Reported on Aug 16, 2011 -
Intrepid Informer #9 Details The Time Manipulation Power Set
Excited for the Time Manipulation Power Set to come your way in City of Heroes? Then it seems that this piece of news is most definitely for you! Over at the Official City of Heroes Website, the latest Intrepid Informer (Issue #9) details and outlines the details behind the new power set.
Reported on Aug 13, 2011 -
VIP Beta Lauching Today
Folks looking to get a head start look at the City of Heroes Freedom F2P edition of the game and at new features coming with Issue 21 will want to check out the VIP Beta that is scheduled to launch later today in North America and on August 10th in Europe. The team has posted detailed instructions about installing the beta client and much more.
Reported on Aug 09, 2011 -
City of Heroes Comic-Con Panel Online!
Did you miss out on Comic-Con but want to know everything that was said at the City of Heroes panel? Gamespot's got your back! They've put up a video of the panel, in its entirety, over at their site. Check it out
Reported on Jul 31, 2011 -
SDCC '11: Beam Gun and Street Justice Powersets Unveiled
The news has already come out of SDCC from fans who were in attendance for some new information coming out of City of Heroes. Fan and forum poster, Archon Helios, has detailed everything they've seen out of SDCC for City of Heroes thus far. Check it out!
Reported on Jul 21, 2011 -
Double XP Weekend Coming Up
Be sure to log in to City of Heroes next weekend, July 28th to 31st as the game hosts a double XP weekend! In addition to offering double the XP to those who need it, the weekend will also include bonuses to Influence and Prestige.
Reported on Jul 17, 2011 -
First Ward Overview Released
Now that information is coming out about Issue 21: Convergence, the debut issue of City of Heroes: Freedom, the CoH team is anxious to give us more info about the release. Yesterday, they released an Overview of the Praetorian First Ward Zone, check it out and let us know what you think!
Reported on Jul 13, 2011 -
Powerset Proliferation 3.0 Details Announced
The latest issue of the "Intrepid Informer, a dev blog published on the official City of Heroes website, features Paragon Studios' Phil "Synapse" Zeleski as he lays out what players can expect with the continuation of powerset proliferation Issue 21: Convergence.
Reported on Jul 12, 2011 -
Galaxy's Last Stand: The New Turtorial
With all of the changes coming through the pipeline for City of Heroes: Freedom, one of the most talked about appears to be the upcoming and completely revamped tutorial for the game. This week on The Intrepid Informer, the CoH team takes a look at that new tutorial and gives you an introduction to it.
Reported on Jul 02, 2011 -
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!
Reported on Jun 29, 2011 -
Issue 20: Incarnates Ascend Goes Live
The much-anticipated Incarnates Ascend update for City of Heroes is now live according to the official CoH site. Incarnates Ascend brings new fashions, the Keyes Island Incarnate Trial, lore pets and merit rewards into the game.
Reported on Jun 28, 2011 -
June Producer Letter
Now that the announcement has come down on "Freedom", read the first Producer letter since the massive announcement rocked the game. The letter touches on Freedom and why it came about, Issue 21: Convergence and why they believe it's going to be their best one yet.
Reported on Jun 26, 2011 -
Freedom Announced
Paragon Studios has announced a new iteration of its flagship title. Called City of Heroes Freedom, players will have the opportunity to play content for free or take advantage of premium packages. The team plans to launch CoH: Freedom and Issue 21: Convergence later this year. Folks attending the San Diego ComiCon will be able to check out the game as well.
Reported on Jun 21, 2011 -
Keep Galaxy City Clean
The other day, the City of Heroes team added a news item that was simply a torn out article of an in-game newspaper, it's prominent headline pronouncing to "Keep Galaxy City Clean". The article then goes on to talk about litter in the city. On the right hand side, there's an article about meteors hitting the ground. Could this be a teaser for a coming event, expansion, or chapter? There's plenty of speculation on the forums already!
Reported on Jun 19, 2011 -
Steampunk Pack Launches
Paragon Studios has announced that the City of Heroes Steampunk Pack officially launched today. The new pack contains lots of "gizmos, gadgets and gears for players including the steam jump travel option, costume pieces and more.
Reported on Jun 01, 2011 -
Incarnates Ascend Deploying Soon
The second content wave for the City of Heroes: Issue 20-Incarnates update has been announced. Called "Incarnates Ascend", the new content will feature new lore pets, the Keyes Island trial, new in-game merit awards and a whole lot more.
Reported on May 26, 2011 -
7th Anniversary Retrospective: Part 2
The City of Heroes team continues their retrospective, in celebration of the 7th anniversary of the game. This week, the developers take a look at their favorite COH video, some of their most memorable moments from conventions, and just what they were doing when City of Heroes launched, back in the day.
Reported on May 20, 2011 -
Reactivation Week Begins
Paragon Studios has announced that all inactive accounts have been reactivated for one week to allow former players to revisit the game in celebration of the City of Heroes 7th Anniversary. The move also celebrates the global access debut.
Reported on May 12, 2011 -
May 10 - Global Server Access Is Coming
The team at City of Heroes has announced that their project to bring Global Server Access to its players by the end of summer has come a bit sooner than originally anticipated.
Reported on May 07, 2011 -
Praetorian Surge Event Details
Paragon Studios has laid out the schedule for the upcoming City of Heroes Praetorian Surge events. Beginning May 11th, players will have the opportunity to try to stem the tide of Praetorians whose sole aim is to subjugate the City of Heroes world.
Reported on May 06, 2011
