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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
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...
Wednesday, Dec 17
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Hit the Slopes this Holiday with City of Heroes!!
Heroes & Villains alike are hitting the slopes attempting to set new speed records on our enhanced ski slopes. Come out and join the festivities and be rewarded as well as gain opportunities to share with others in the holiday spirit. Find out more details about the winter event here! By...
Friday, Dec 12
Massively: Eurogamer gets their hands on Issue 13 of City of Heroes
Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Patches, Reviews, Hands-on Eurogamer recently went in-depth with the City of Heroes huge Issue 13 update, checking out the new day jobs, leveling pact, and dual-spec options. However, not everything was rainbows and sunshine...
Thursday, Dec 11
WarCry Network : Latest News: City of Heroes: Winter in Paragon City
City of Heroes/City of Villains players have a host of new events in which to participate. Paragon City has gone frosty and there's lots to do and stuff to earn. See what's happening in the icy environs of Paragon City by clicking below.
Massively: Winter arrives in City of Heroes on December 15th
Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Contests, Culture, Events, in-game Beginning on December 15th, 2008 and running until January 4th, 2009, City of Heroes and City of Villains will be celebrating their Winter Event as only your favorite superhero MMO could. All...
Friday, Dec 5
Massively: The 26 Shields of City of Heroes
Filed under: Super-hero, Galleries, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Patches, News items When we logged into City of Heroes to check out the new Shield powerset released in yesterday's Issue 13 patch, the one thing that we were not expecting was to find 26 shield types to choose from. It to...
Wednesday, Dec 3
Massively: One Shots: Happy Prestige refund day!
Filed under: Super-hero, Screenshots, City of Heroes, One Shots With Issue 13 hitting the live City of Heroes and City of Villains servers yesterday, many of the players who are fond of base building were immensely happy to see a refund of Prestige; the "cash" that allows players to buy mo...
Massively: City of Heroes Issue 13 goes live!
Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Patches Months in the making, delayed when the Mission Architect was pushed to next year, finally finally, City of Heroes Issue 13 is live! Yesterday saw the servers go down for one of the largest content pushes ever by the NCsoft...
Monday, Nov 24
Van Hemlock: The Armour of Frost...
Round we go again, and this time, I'm back in City of Heroes. While I've been playing the game on and off for a good few months, a recent change in the wind has seen me move over the Forces of Justice, and City of Heroes proper, on the Union server and whole new gang of rather unconventional superh...
Thursday, Nov 13
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Boomtown Interviews Positron About Issue 13 Features!
Boomtown one of Europe's premiere gaming news and gaming communities resource outlets recently caught up with Senior Lead Designer Matt "Positron" Miller. Catching the cape of this Hero is no small feat so Boomtown's interviewer Jakob Paulsen worked to unravel as many mysteries as pos...
Monday, Nov 10
VirginWorlds MMO Podcast Collective: Van Hemlock Episode 24
Lots of A Tail in the Desert still, some Eve, Guild Wars and City of Villains. Jon is also struggling with the glut of new console games and has started with Saints Row 2 and Fable 2 so expect the worlds least in depth reviews of them ...
Thursday, Nov 6
Opinion: City of Heroes / City of Villains: Letter from Positron: Issue 13 Enters Open Beta!
Good day everyone! As you can all see now, Issue 13: Power and Responsibility is now in Open Beta. This means that anyone and everyone who has an active City of Heroes account can try out the issue on the Training Room server. We're just a few short weeks away from releasing this to the Live serve...
Sunday, Nov 2
WarCry Network : Latest News: City of Heroes: Issue 13 Missions ...
Senior game designer Bruce Harlick has penned a great new article about the development of missions in City of Heroes/City of Villains Issue 13. It's a fascinating look into the creative process behind the quests. ...
WarCry Network : Latest News: City of Heroes Coming to Mac
Mac users will delight in the news that City of Heroes/City of Villains is coming their way via NC Soft and its partnership with TransGaming. Read the official word by clicking "read more".
Friday, Oct 31
A ding world: Splitting the Halloween fight
Since it is Halloween season most games has some Halloween events. In City of Villains/Heroes it is the usual trick and treat knock-on-door from last season, with all the disguises as various villains. The added part for this year was the Zombie invasion, which is pretty much like the RIkti...
Thursday, Oct 30
Massively: Mega-makeover for City of Heroes site
Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains. Alex 'Lighthouse' Von Minden's cryptic hints of changes in the pipeline were unravelled yesterday when the brand new City of Heroes website was unveiled. ...
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Battle of Good vs. Evil Coming ...
Today, October 30th, 2008, NCsoft announced a partnership with TransGaming, Inc. to bring the award-winning City of Heroes franchise to the Apple® Macintosh® computer platform for the company's western territories. ...
Wednesday, Oct 29
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Matt Miller talks with Gamezone ...
In a recent article, City of Heroes Lead Designer Matt "Positron" Miller, along with Senior Designer Floyd Grubb, talk with Gamezone.com about features of the coming free expansion, Issue 13: Power and Responsibility. Here's an excerpt: ...
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Dev Diary: Issue 13's New Missions
Gaming website Ten Ton Hammer.com presents an exclusive first look at a Development Diary from City of Heroes Senior Game Designer Bruce Harlick titled Designing the New Missions in Issue 13: Power and Responsibility. ...
Monday, Oct 27
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Welcome to the Redesigned City ...
We'd like to welcome you to the newly re-designed City of Heroes Website! The new website incorporates all the elements from the old CityofHeroes.com and CityofVillains.com under one roof! Be sure to visit the below new sections to read ...
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Next Free Expansion Announced ...
NCsoft NorCal is pleased to announce the thirteenth free expansion to come to City of Heroes® since it's launch: Issue 13: Architect! Issue 13 introduces astounding new systems, content, challenges and features! To read the announcement ...
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Change your Calendar with the ...
It's a new month and a good opportunity to change your desktop to the October City of Heroes 4 year anniversary Calendar! Click here to view the 4 year anniversary calendar wallpaper page. Choose the October calendar and save the image ...
City of Heroes / City of Villains: PvE Power Changes, by Senior ...
A big part of the game is the balance of all the Archetypes, their respective power sets and how they compare. Maintaining a level of equity between everything is a continual goal. In this article, NCsoft NorCal Senior Designer Floyd ...
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Castle Comments on Issue 13 ...
Once we have the final visual FX, we do another balance pass, and then send it off for testing. Click here to read the full article on Massively.com. To discuss this announcement on the Official City of Heroes Message Forums, ...
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Dev Diary: Designing Issue 13's ...
Whatever you choose, Badges and Accolades await in addition to other bonuses! Click here to visit the Feature Update section and read the Dev Diary! To discuss this article, please join us on the Official City of Heroes Message Forums.
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Issue 13's New Powersets
find out more information in our website Game Update section: Issue 13: Power and Responsibility. Click here to visit MMORPG.com and view the Video. To discuss this article, please join us on the Official City of Heroes Message Forums.
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Castle Talks Powers on w00t ...
It's a 41 minute podcast, but if you are interested in these changes, it's well worth the listen! Click here to visit w00t studios and listen to the podcast! To discuss this podcast on the Official City of Heroes Message forums, ...
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Additional Hero-Con Event Details!
As we close in on this fall's gathering of super powered game players, Hero-Con '08, the City of Heroes Community Team has been busy revealing additional details about the action packed event. If you're not familiar with Hero-Con, ...
City of Heroes / City of Villains: IGN Talks with Matt "Positron ...
City of Heroes Development Team Lead Designer Matt "Positron" Miller talks with IGN.com about fully merging the two titles and the current status of the game. The article covers a lot of ground, starting with some game lore and then on ...
City of Heroes / City of Villains: The Rikti Invasion Force Returns!
Brace yourselves as the full fury of the Rikti Invasion Force is set to descend upon Paragon City™ and the Rogue Isles™ starting on Friday, September 26th and continuing through Thursday, October 2nd. For details or to discuss this ...
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...
City of Heroes / City of Villains: Ask a Dev! Read The Latest From The CoH Dev Team!
The latest installment of the "Ask a Dev" article series is now available! In September we introduced Senior Designer Bruce Harlick and collected questions from the game's community for him. In today's installment, Bruce serves up answers and insight as he responds to those questions. A...
Thursday, Oct 23
WarCry Network : Latest News: City of Heroes Rogue Island Race
City of Heroes/City of Villains players needing more to do on Halloween may be interested in the Rogue Island Death Race for low-level villains. The race is slated for Friday, October 31st. Grab the details by clicking below.
Wednesday, Oct 22
WarCry Network : Latest News: City of Heroes: Pain Domination ...
Lots of great new things are in the works for City of Heroes/City of Villains players. Issue 13 is packed with new features including a new power set, Pain Domination, and the inclusion of shields. We've got a boatload of screenshots ...
Saturday, Oct 18
City of Heroes - Community Site: Halloween Event On Now!
2008 Halloween Event Has Begun! As a special thank you to all City of Heroes and City of Villains players we've begun this year's Halloween Event early! We've had such a great weekend at Hero-Con with the players that came...
Tuesday, Oct 14
Massively: City of Heroes PvP changes explained at length
Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Patches, PvP Floyd 'Castle' Grubb clearly does not know the meaning of fear. He's now unveiled a detailed breakdown of the foreshadowed changes to powers in City of Heroes PvP, and they're so radical it will probably be like playi...
Monday, Oct 13
A ding world: Back to nature, one strike at a time
When playing various characters in MMORPGs I often prefer those whose abilites make them a bit fuzzy in terms of role. This is one reason I prefer City of Villains to City of Heroes; the archetypes do not quite fit in traditional roles to the extent that they might do on hero side.
Massively: Rewards for CoX PvP definitely planned, says Castle
Filed under: Betas, Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Patches, PvP It's been a strange week for City of Heroes news. The lid of the Issue 13: Power and Responsibility Closed Beta pressure cooker remains firmly on, with nothing escaping, and yet the developers have been slight...
Sunday, Oct 12
Massively: CoX Lead Dev to rattle the d20s for charity
Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Events, real-world, MMO industry Most City of Heroes players know that many of their Devs love good old fashioned pen-and-paper RPGs. They've chimed in on mechanics discussions and discussed the games they run. Now, as part of He...
Wednesday, Oct 1
Massively: Massively talks with NCsoft about CoH changes, Austin studio shakeup
Filed under: At a glance, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Guild Wars, Tabula Rasa, Guild Wars 2, Massively meta Massively and NCsoft have had the chance to touch base several times in the last week or so, and we wanted to be sure to put it all together in one place. If you're a fan of NCsoft's ga...
Monday, Sep 29
Massively: Villain Patron Powers to get overhaul in CoX Issue 13
Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Patches, PvP When the announcement broke that the Mission Architect feature for City of Heroes was being moved to Issue 14, some additional features were listed for Issue 13, including revamps to some of the powers. We got to quiz...
Thursday, Sep 25
Massively: A new era for PvP in City of Heroes
Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Events, in-game, Patches, PvP, Massively Interviews Massively recently had the chance to talk with City of Heroes executive producer Brian Clayton and Lead Designer Matt Miller about a multitude of CoX topics. It was clear to u...
Massively: City of Heroes Mission Architect moving to next year!
Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Events, in-game, Patches. They didn't know it when they woke up this morning, but City of Heroes fans are about to have a really great day. That headline might make you think ...
Massively: Brian Clayton and Matt Miller on Power and ...
Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Patches, Massively Interviews. Right now the news is breaking about a major change to the City of Heroes issue release schedule. The Mission Architect feature is being moved to ...
Monday, Sep 22
Van Hemlock: The Cancellation of Conan...
I think perhaps my own tolerance for any kind of Level Game is wearing out a bit. I'm playing City of Villains at the moment, which is technically a Level Game, but it practically bends over backwards to make sure the Level doesn't get in the way. Even so, I wonder if I'll make it to the 'end' in tha...
Massively: The Daily Grind: Do you use builds?
Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, The Daily Grind. This blogger was intrigued, on looking through a copy of the Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition Player's Handbook, to see that each character class had two ...
Saturday, Sep 20
Massively: The Daily Grind: How important is goal-oriented PvP?
Filed under: Age of Conan, City of Heroes, City of Villains, EVE Online, PvP, The Daily Grind At its most basic, PvP in an MMO is just the ability - under set conditions - to punch your fellow players in the face. In a game world where open competition is the rule, PvP doesn't necessarily have to...
Friday, Sep 19
Massively: The five most annoying griefs in CoX, and how they were quashed
Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Exploits, PvP, PvE, Opinion As a rule, we don't like to highlight griefing behavior here at Massively. For the most part, it's not only puerile, it's tedious. But our ongoing mission to highlight aspects of City of Heroes lore...
Wednesday, Sep 17
WarCry Network : Latest News: City of Heroes/Villains: Cyborgs ...
City of Heroes/City of Villains players have a couple of new options available in the NC Soft store: Cyborgs and a 30-day Jetpack. Find out how to get them after the jump.
Tuesday, Sep 16
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, Sep 9
Massively: Some new details gleaned of City of Heroes Issue 13
Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains. Carolyn Koh of MMORPG.com has recently had a chat with several of the City of Heroes developers, in particular the infectiously enthusiastic Joe 'Hero 1' Morrissey, ...
Tuesday, Jun 24
Massively: New CoX patch brings /sync command live, nerfs Behemoths
Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Bugs, Patches. The CoX servers went down today to apply the latest patch, which is mostly a collection of fixes. It's notable for the inclusion of a player-side means to address ...
Monday, Jun 9
Patch: City of Heroes - Community Site: Game Update - Tuesday, June 10th
All North American City of Heroes / City of Villains servers will come down on Tuesday, June 10th starting at 6 AM Pacific (9 AM Eastern) to update to the latest game version, number 17.20080528.1. Patch Notes documenting the changes...
