31 Mar, 2008
Issue 12 will introduce an improved Character Creator!
If you thought the character creation system was already brilliant, you’ll really enjoy the updates planned to be introduced with Issue 12: Midnight Hour. From streamlined costume creation allowing you to choose a full costume set with a single choice, to detailed information about the powers you are choosing, the new character creator makes creating that perfect Villain so much easier! To get all the information and view six new screenshots detailing the changes, head over this way.
Posted by GhostRaptor at 16:00
31 Mar, 2008
If you missed the articles on Total Video Games late last week, we’ve now got both available here for your reading pleasure! Find out how Dr. Brainstorm made extra powersets available for all Archetypes and which specific powersets you can look forward to using in future!
Posted by GhostRaptor at 15:59
28 Mar, 2008
Player run event that goes beyond a simple costume contest!
Community member Lady_Leprechaun has launched a great new community event: the Supreme Superbeing Awards. Going beyond just a simple costume contest, this event aims to award the Villain (or Hero) with the best combined character concept. Judging will cover all aspects of a Villain’s (or Hero’s) costume, name, title, biography and more! The event will take place on the Training Room on Sunday, April 6th at 19:00 BST (20:00 CEST). For all the details, visit the Supreme Superbeing Awards page on ParagonWiki and then head over to the Villain and Hero sign up forum threads to pre-register!
Posted by GhostRaptor at 17:22
28 Mar, 2008
Dr Brainstorm reveals the source of Powerset Proliferation!
An exclusive broadcast recounts a massive explosion and the details behind it from none other than Dr. Brainstorm! Read the fiction behind one of the most anticipated features of Issue 12: Midnight Hour, the next free expansion to City of Heroes and City of Villains! Find out all the details Total Video Games, and check back soon for part 2 of this feature!
Posted by GhostRaptor at 15:29
19 Mar, 2008
Level Designer Melissa “War Witch” Bianco gives us a blow by blow account of what is changing in the Hollows with the “Gameplay Makeover” for the zone that will be included in the next free expansion, Issue 12: Midnight Hour. With copious amounts of detail about spawn changes, the reasons behind the changes, new repeatable missions and more this is definitely worth reading!
Posted by GhostRaptor at 17:00
12 Mar, 2008
Issue 12: Midnight Hour, the twelfth upcoming free expansion since the launch of City of Heroes, will introduce a host of new content, challenges and features!
For all the details, click here.
Posted by GhostRaptor at 16:00
12 Mar, 2008
Matt “Positron” Miller, Sr. Lead Designer for City of Heroes at NCsoft NorCal, discusses what’s happened since NCsoft fully acquired the franchise, and looks ahead to Issue 12: Midnight Hour and beyond. Click here to read the full article.
Posted by GhostRaptor at 15:59
Stay up-to-date with all the latest news, gossip and inside information!
Welcome the newest member of the NCsoft Europe line-up: The Podcast. In Episode One, Stephen ‘Rockjaw’ Reid takes a look at what the European City of Heroes Community Team has planned for the next couple of months. From running for charity to a massive Easter weekend MiniCon event featuring a range of great activities, it looks like they’re a busy bunch!
Staying with the City of Heroes theme, there’s an interview with the stars from the recent in-game wedding event that saw Manticore and Sister Psyche tie the knot. Matt ‘Positron’ Miller, Sean Dornan-Fish and Jen Dornan-Fish answer questions from Rockjaw covering a range of ‘City of’ topics.
Closing out the featured content, Rockjaw corners Martin Kerstein, Guild Wars Community Team Lead, for a brief look into the Guild Wars bonus mission pack. Finally, there’s a challenge for all of you: “The NCsoft Europe Podcast” is an uninspiring name, so Rockjaw is inviting everyone to send him their ideas for naming this new feature. Got something witty? You might win a prize!
You can download the Podcast in audio and transcript forms from PlayNC.
