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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Going Rogue™ Release Date Announced

NCsoft and Paragon Studios announced today that players will have the opportunity to walk the line between good and evil (or cross it), on August 17, 2010 with the release of City of Heroes Going Rogue™. City of Heroes Going Rogue is the second paid expansion in the City of Heroes® franchise. For the first time in any super-powered MMORPG, the moral choices players make will affect their characters' game play experiences. Heroes can fall from grace to become Villains, while Villains can redeem themselves to become Heroes. In addition, players can now access the alternate universe of Praetoria where they can enjoy new missions, zones, costume sets, fight new villain groups, and play with new power sets including Demon Summoning, Dual Pistols, Electric Control, and Kinetic Melee.

"I was proud when we launched City of Heroes® back in 2004 and even prouder when we unveiled the City of Villains® expansion in 2005, but Going Rogue is by far the best work that this team has ever done. Paragon Studios has distinguished itself as a premier studio committed to excellence with every issue and we've raised the bar on this expansion. I'm so honored to be a part of this team and I believe that our players will be absolutely amazed when they see what we've done." - Melissa Bianco, Lead Designer of City of Heroes.

City of Heroes Going Rogue will be available as an expansion-only, or as part of the City of Heroes Going Rogue Complete Collection, which includes both City of Heroes® and City of Villains®. Both versions of City of Heroes Going Rogue will be available from the NCsoft store.

Read the official press release here.

Trade Barriers Being Lifted in Going Rogue

More features of Going Rogue are coming to light as beta testing progresses and the release date draws nearer. War Witch announced today that a few key improvements are being made "in order to make the alignment switching system the most fun and rewarding experience possible."

Heroes and Villains will be able to trade and gift each other in Co-Op zones (except in PvP zones).
Players will be able to Global Email inf and most items to their characters regardless of alignment.
The Auction House markets for Heroes and Villains will be merged.

The original announcement and discussion on the topic can be viewed on the Official Forums, here.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

City of Heroes® Super Booster V: Mutant Giveaway!

City of Heroes® Super Booster V: Mutant goes on sale at the NCsoft store on June 24th. But you could have it for free, BEFORE ANYONE ELSE!

On Wednesday, June 23rd, NCsoft is giving away 10 free North American codes and 10 free European codes that you can use to unlock City of Heroes® Super Booster V: Mutant on your account, before it even goes on sale!

Keep your eyes on one of the following City of Heroes® communication channels:

Message Boards
- City Life - CoH & CoV General Discussion for U.S. players
- The European Lounge for European players
Facebook
Twitter.

NCsoft will randomly release two codes an hour (anytime within that hour) on those channels. Even they won't know which channel each code will go up on until they randomly pick it out of the hat, so be on the ball! Both codes for the hour could go out on the same channel or different ones...we'll all find out on the 23rd! Its first come, first served... so when you see a code simply be the first one to claim it by applying it to your account and it's yours! You will be the envy of everyone in-game as you run around adorned with all the Mutant-tastic goodies that no one else can get their hands until the next day!

For more information, view the official press release here.

Good luck! We hope you end up being among the first to own City of Heroes® Super Booster V: Mutant!

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Sixth Year Anniversary Event and Issue 17 Live

City of Heroes is celebrating is sixth birthday with a bunch of nice presents for the community.

Festivities began on April 26th and 27th with in-game events with the devs, followed by a meet-and-greet on April 28.
Issue 17: Dark Mirror is live as of April 28.
The Six Year Anniversary badge will be granted to all characters that log in between 11am EST on Saturday, May 1st, 2010 through 11:59pm EST on Monday, May 31st.
Community members are invited to participate in the Declare Your Loyalty contest, which runs through May 14.

Additional information from the official site: