City of Heroes Articles
Last week, NYPost.com reported on a beautiful little piece from the world of Paragon City when blossomed love moved a step further, in game, and out.
The folks over at NCSoft are reminding you, you're down to the last few days to take advantage of their Holiday Subscription Offer, expiring on December 13th at 11:59pm EST.
NCSoft and Paragon Studios have announced that the annual "Winter Event" is slated to begin on Friday, December 17th and run through Sunday, January 2, 2011. Players will be on a mission to stop Lady Winter from freezing the world and will be able to take in some hot cocoa at the ski chalet.
The City of Heroes team has announced a Coralax costume code give away. With the new game code, players will be able to look like Colorax. The codes will be given away daily on the CoH Twitter feed, Facebook fan page and the official site.
NCSoft and Paragon Studios have announced that Issue 19: Alpha Strike for City of Heroes has been deployed on all servers. The new update is free and continues the storyline started with the Going Rogue expansion. In Alpha Strike, players have the opportunity for a look at the first part of the Incarnate system that allows high level players to earn new skills and abilities.
Paragon Studios and the City of Heroes dev team have announced a new contest. Players are being asked to create an advertising campaign for a product, retailer, restaurant chain, in-lore political candidate, or service of your own devising (or based on lore). The campaign is to be submitted on a "billboard" which, if chosen as the winner, will be featured in the game. If that isn't enough, three winners will receive some pretty awesome prize packages as well!
Paragon Studios and NC Soft have announced special holiday bonuses for players purchasing game time between November 30th and December 13th. Depending on the number of months purchased, players will receive up to two months extra at no charge.
The City of Heroes team has announced a pair of deals for Monday, November 29nd, so-called Cyber-Monday. Best Buy Game Zone members can grab the City of Heroes: Going Rogue Complete Collection for only $9.99. The NCSoft Store will also have a screaming deal on some of the booster packs.
The New York Post recently snagged an interview with Lead Designer on City of Heroes, Melissa Bianco. They discuss the upcoming Issue 19: Alpha Strike, the new visual direction of the game, and a brief discussion of the "coming storm". Head on over and check out what they had to say!
The City of Heroes development team from Paragon Studios had a great weekend during the Northern California Meet & Greet. The devs had a chance to mingle with thousands of CoH fans from around the world. In addition to a lot of other things, devs gave fans a sneak peek at the Incarnate System which will begin with the deployment of Issue 19.
Paragon Studios and the City of Heroes dev team have announced yet another Rikti invasion. From now through November 7th, players can help beat the odds by defeating the invading Rikti.
NCsoft and Paragon Studios announced today the release of the latest booster pack for City of Heroes. The "Origins" Booster Pack features two new auras and and a new cape for each of the game's five origins, though it's important to note that all auras and capes can be used across any origin. MMORPG.com has also partnered with NCsoft and Paragon Studios to give away 20 City of Heroes: Origins Booster Pack codes, so come and get 'em!
Paragon Studios and NCSoft have announced that the Origins Pack is now available in the NCSoft Store. The Origins Pack includes five new origins auras and five new capes. To show off potential new looks for players, Paragon Studios has released a trailer to entice you. Check it out by clicking the image below.
The City of Heroes team has announced that it is running several Halloween-themed events through this Sunday. From special Halloween critters to Halloween-themed costume pieces, the CoH team has it all covered. "From ghosties and ghoulies, and long-leggedy beasties, and things that go bump in the night, deliver us."
The City of Heroes team has announced that the Rikti, quiet for the past several months, are ready to bring panic and mayhem to Paragon City, the Rogue Isles and anywhere else they can. The Rikti invasion is slated to begin on November 4th and run through November 7th on all City of Heroes servers.