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An MMO Evolution: Connecting Players to the Story
Exploring the importance of story in today’s MMOGs
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Posted on Wed, November 4, 2009 by Dalmarus
Exploring the importance of story in today’s MMOGs

The importance of story in an MMOG is different for every gamer. Some like feeling as though tales within a game have been custom crafted for them, while others are content with an overall...
City of Heroes Hero-Con Schedule Released
Hero-Con panel and event schedule released.
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Posted on Thu, October 22, 2009 by Martuk
Hero-Con panel and event schedule released.
Hero-Con, the annual event celebrating City of Heroes, is almost upon us and the complete schedule has been released with the times and places for panel discussions and other events for attendees...
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NCsoft Gives Players Plenty of Tricks and Treats this Halloween
NCsoft celebrates Halloween with in-game events.
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Posted on Tue, October 20, 2009 by Martuk
NCsoft celebrates Halloween with in-game events.
NCsoft is bringing in Halloween with events across all their games. Aion, Exteel, City of Heroes, Guild Wars, and the Lineage series will be bringing in holiday events to give players the...
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City of Heroes Hero-Con Costume Contest Revealed
Design your own hero or villain costume for the Hero-Con Contest.
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Posted on Mon, October 19, 2009 by Martuk
Design your own hero or villain costume for the Hero-Con Contest.
City of Heroes (CoH) has unveiled a new contest for Hero-Con. With Halloween rapidly approaching, the team has issued a challenge to the community to create a CoH related costume. By doing so,...
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City of Heroes Gets Guest Author Missions
Guest authors pitch in with Mission Architect system.
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Posted on Mon, October 12, 2009 by Martuk
Guest authors pitch in with Mission Architect system.
City of Heroes will be getting some extra content from their "Guest Author Program". Bill Willingham, a New York Times bestselling author, Rooster Teeth, of the popular web series Red vs Blue,...
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City of Heroes Kicks Off Double XP Weekend Thursday, October 8
Double your gains this weekend with City of Heroes.
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Posted on Thu, October 1, 2009 by Martuk
Double your gains this weekend with City of Heroes.
To celebrate the recent launch of Issue 16: power Spectrum, City of Heroes will be kicking off a Double XP weekend starting Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 8:59 a.m. Pacific Time and ending on...
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City of Heroes Going Rogue Q&A with NCsoft's Matt Miller
CoH's Senior Lead Designer talks about the pros and cons of changing allegiances.
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Posted on Thu, September 17, 2009 by Ethec
CoH's Senior Lead Designer talks about the pros and cons of changing allegiances.
Going Rogue will introduce a staple comic book theme to the City of Heroes world - the slow descent of a hero into villainy, or the redemptive rise of a villain into more heroic pursuits. Not much...
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NCSoft to Include Praetorian Clockwork Costume in Hero-Con Goody Bag
Calling All Heroes (or Villains)
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Posted on Thu, September 17, 2009 by B. de la Durantaye
Calling All Heroes (or Villains)
NCSoft is going big, super big, and wants you to be involved. This year, in San Jose, NCSoft is hosting the second annual Hero-Con, and this time you've got even more reason to attend. Included...
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City of Heroes Issue 16: Power Spectrum Goes Live
New power customization update goes live for City of Heroes.
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Posted on Wed, September 16, 2009 by Martuk
New power customization update goes live for City of Heroes.
City of Heroes launched its newest update 'Issue 16: Power Spectrum' today. The latest update will bring new customization options for players to customize the look of their hero's powers, new...
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NCsoft Hosts Aion, City of Heroes, and Guild Wars 2 at PAX
NCsoft makes big plans for PAX.
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Posted on Thu, August 27, 2009 by Martuk
NCsoft makes big plans for PAX.
City of Heroes, Aion, and Guild Wars 2 will be hosted by NCsoft at this year's PAX (Penny Arcade Expo). NCsoft will be holding developer chats, giving away exclusive codes, and hosting several...
City of Heroes - Here to Stay!
CoH Designers talk the future of City of Heroes
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Posted on Wed, August 19, 2009 by Savanja
CoH Designers talk the future of City of Heroes
With Champions Online coming out soon, some may think that City of Heroes is a forgotten original, deemed outdated by new games. You won't be seeing CoH laid to rest anytime soon though, and as...
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New CoH Issue 16 Developer's Diary and Screenshots Released
New diary talks about powerset proliferation.
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Posted on Fri, August 14, 2009 by Martuk
New diary talks about powerset proliferation.
City of Heroes coming update, Issue 16: Power Proliferation, will allow players the chance to customize the look of their very own powers. This week NCsoft released several new screenshtots and a...
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Paragon Studios Announces 2nd annual Hero-Con Event for City of Heroes
2nd annual Hero-Con to take place in October.
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Posted on Wed, August 12, 2009 by Martuk
2nd annual Hero-Con to take place in October.
Paragon Studios has announced its 2nd annual Hero-Con event for players and fans of City of Heroes to attend and mingle with the developers. The event will host several events such as developer...
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New City of Heroes Issue 16 Power Customization Screenshots
Take a look at some of the new power customization options.
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Posted on Sat, August 8, 2009 by Martuk
Take a look at some of the new power customization options.
City of Heroes will be granting players even more customization options with its Issue 16 update. Players will be given the opportunity to customize the look of their very own powers. This week...
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City of Heroes: Power Spectrum and Going Rogue Interview from Comic-Con '09
Now your powers can look like cotton candy or hellfire, it's your choice.
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Posted on Tue, July 28, 2009 by Cody Bye
Now your powers can look like cotton candy or hellfire, it's your choice.
If there’s ever a place to talk about super hero themed MMOs, the San Diego Comic-Con would be it. The biggest and brightest of all the “comic book” shows, Comic-Con mixes the geek with the...
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Five New Images from City of Heroes Issue 16: Power Spectrum
City of Heroes shows off its Power Spectrum.
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Posted on Thu, July 23, 2009 by Martuk
City of Heroes shows off its Power Spectrum.
If you've been wanting to take a look at the powers customization coming to City of Heroes with Issue 16: Power Spectrum, now is your chance. NCsoft and Paragon Studios recently released five...
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City of Heroes Announces "Issue 16: Power Spectrum"
CoH announces its next update.
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Posted on Tue, July 21, 2009 by Martuk
CoH announces its next update.
NCsoft has announced its latest update "Issue 16: Power Spectrum" for its superhero-based MMORPG City of Heroes. The new update will bring some tweaks to the popular character creation system,...
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#1,121 - Why Champions Online isn't just a Cryptic sequel.
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Posted on Tue, July 14, 2009 by Ethec
#1,121 - Why Champions Online isn't just a Cryptic sequel.
Is Champions Online just a sequel to City of Heroes? Among the mainstream games media, dubbing Champions Online CoH 2.0 has become fashionable. But in every way that two games are typically...
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Professor Griefs in the Name of Research
Researcher documents player melt down over griefing
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Posted on Wed, July 8, 2009 by Savanja
Researcher documents player melt down over griefing
Anyone who has played PvP has come across those really annoying gamers who just cannot follow the social guidelines in game. What happens though when the griefer you've been insulting turns the...
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City of Heroes Issue 15: Anniversary Update Releases
CoH gets some juicy new content.
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Posted on Tue, June 30, 2009 by Martuk
CoH gets some juicy new content.
City of Heroes recently got its Issue 15: Anniversary update for players to enjoy. The update brings a lot of new features to the game such as new costume change emotes, over 20 new character...
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