So, first they sold the City of Heroes/Villains franchise to NCSoft, and then they got the Marvel MMO pulled out from under their feet. Now what’s a studio like Cryptic that only knows superheroes supposed to do? Why, that’s easy! Create a brand new superhero MMORPG based on an ancient pen and paper game license! […]
Someone else will have to save the city
So, NCSoft reactivated everyone’s City of Heroes accounts for the weekend to give more people the opportunity to try out the new issue 10 content. They did this to us last year, if you recall. Alas, the draw is too terribly strong. And having an upgraded computer since last year, I thought the experience might […]
W00t! Radio chat with City of Heroes developer
Looking at my blog stats, I see that I get a LOT of hits from people searching for information on City of Heroes upcoming issue 8. So, let’s appease the masses. Matt Miller, aka “Positron”, a designer for City of Heroes and City of Villains, was interviewed the other day by W00t! Radio. In the […]
Thanks for the crack, NC Soft…I was missing that
So, I check my email today and LO AND BEHOLD, there's a message from the crack dealers over at NC Soft letting me know that–out of the kindness of their evil hearts–they have reactivated all inactive accounts for the next week so people who have left the game can come back and try out the […]
CoH Issue 7 active
Link: City of Heroes Well, it's out now. Issue 7 of CoH/CoV is now available. Unfortunately, this issue largely caters to the villainous side of the game. Grandville (Levels 40-50, PVE, COV only) – A vertical zone, Grandville contains Spider City, the capital of Arachnos™, where players encounter mutated Arachnoids and a huge new cast […]