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Wednesday, Jan 7
Massively: NCsoft NorCal and ArenaNet weigh in on storytelling's future in MMOs
Filed under: City of Heroes, Guild Wars, MMO industry, News items Our sister site Joystiq recently had the chance to speak with several developers about the future hurdles facing storytelling in games. Two members of the MMO industry were in the mix, and their views on how to tell a story in...
Sunday, Jan 4
WorldIV.com: WorldIV’s Predictions for 2009
2009 won’t be the year the Asian MMO invades North America. It’ll be another decade at least before North America becomes the low cost telephone call center for rich Asian economies. Once that happens, Asian MMO’s will take off as we seek to integrate with our new Eastern overlords. That said...
Saturday, Jan 3
A ding world: Heroes, shards and middle earth
Lately I have been playing four different games: Chronicles of Spellborn, Lord of the Rings Online, City of Heroes and Guild Wars. Alternating between the games have worked out rather well so far and some direct comparisions are inevitable.
Massively: Ten 2008 machinima worth checking out
Filed under: Culture, News items, Humor IGN has put together a top ten 2008 machinima movie list that's most definitely great for killing some time, should you have any in need of slaying. The list is surprisingly diverse, with movies created in Age of Conan, City of Heroes, Pirates of the B...
Friday, Dec 19
City of Heroes / City of Villains: City of Heroes wins Massively.com Award.
It's nearing the end of the year and Massively.com has recently announced their "Best of 2008 Awards." NCsoft and the City of Heroes Development Team were pleased to hear that City of Heroes made it on the list as the "Most Improved Game of 2008." We appreciate the accolade and we're working ha...
City of Heroes / City of Villains: City of Heroes Holiday Promotion!
Introducing City of Heroes Holiday Special Offer* In the spirit of the holidays, we are offering additional months when you subscribe for a 6 or 12 month plan. These can be "stacked" one time on top of your current subscription plan. To take advantage of this offer log in to your PlayNC® Accou...
Thursday, Dec 18
WarCry Network : Latest News: City of Heroes: Mac Open Beta Launched!
NCsoft launched this week the Mac Open Beta for their City of Heroes MMORPG, along with new and exclusive in-game items. Announcement and pictures after the jump!
Massively: City of Heroes saves the day on the Mac
Filed under: Betas, Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, MMO industry, News items Mac users, have no fear! City of Heroes is here! Yes, the original superhero MMO is swooping down onto Apple computers everywhere as NCsoft releases the City of Heroes Mac open beta test, with a rel...
Tuesday, Dec 2
Limited Edition: City of Heroes Issue 13: Levelling Pact
I have to admit the excitement of sheilds as a costume piece and powerset really appealed to me. However, this did come with a side effect. I generally as a rule dont like playing a Brute, it’s effectivly the tanking class and something I never do. So I wonder who this is aimed at?
Monday, Nov 24
Van Hemlock: The Armour of Frost...
I'd tried Heroside a bit, quite a while back, but a combination of The Hollows Hazard Zone and the hellish Positron Task Force, and a general nagging worry that really, Heroes ought not to pummel first and ask questions later, all conspired to turn me to the dark side, and City of Villains, w...
Monday, Oct 27
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Issue 13: So big it can't be contained in a single update!
The Leveling Pact: A new innovation to MMOs, this groundbreaking system allows you and a buddy to create new characters and have your XP be permanently in sync, whether both characters are online or not. You will always be the same level, even if your buddy plays ten times more often than you...
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Gaming Site Interviews Provide Additional Details
Brian Clayton: No. However, unparalleled character customization is a hallmark of the City of Heroes franchise and after the great response we got from our community, we decided that it was worth the extra time to allow our players this level of character customization within the Missio...
Tuesday, Sep 16
Patch: City of Heroes - Community Site: Server Maintenance, Tuesday Sep. 16th
On Tuesday, September 16, 2008 all North American City of Heroes / City of Villains game servers will come down starting at 4 AM Pacific (7 AM Eastern) to patch the game to the new version 17.20080821.4T2. Estimated downtime for...
Tuesday, Aug 19
WarCry Network : Latest News: City of Heroes/Villains Patch Notes
The latest patch for City of Heroes/City of Villains has been applied to all servers. The final patch notes have also been published and can be read after the jump.
Tuesday, Jul 22
WarCry Network : Latest News: City of Heroes July 22nd Patch Notes
City of Heroes servers underwent an upgrade today and have posted the laundry list of changes for those who MUST know. If you're one of those, click below.
Monday, Jul 21
Patch: City of Heroes - Community Site: Game Update - Tuesday, July 22nd ...
On Tuesday, July 22nd starting at 9 AM Eastern (6 AM Pacific) the North American City of Heroes / City of Villains servers will be coming down for an update. This downtime will be to patch the game up to...
Wednesday, May 14
Massively: ION 08: Focusing on the community manager
Filed under: City of Heroes, EverQuest, EverQuest II, Lord of the Rings Online, Events, real-world, Stargate Worlds, Massively Event Coverage, Champions Online. One of the strengths of MMOs are their communities. ...
WarCry Network : Latest News: NC Soft Peddling 2-Week "Starter" Kits
It used to be that players could head to the official site of games like City of Heroes, Guild Wars or Lineage II and download a two week trial for free. It's rare that those sites haven't had an offer like that available to potential ...
Tuesday, Feb 12
City of Heroes Starts With Micro Transactions
For the new City of Heroes/Villains Valentine's Day Celebrations, PlayNC has released a set of items at the price of 9.99 (USD), which include new emotes and costumes. This micro transaction ordeal may be repeated by PlayNC if this one ...
