NCsoft Announces New Studio in North California; Takes Full Ownership of Successful City of Heroes Property
SWEET!!!
November, 6, 2007
To all current and former City of Heroes players,
Today
we announced the acquisition of City of Heroes from Cryptic Studiosâ„¢
and the formation of our new Northern California studio which we are
informally calling NCsoft® NorCal (click here to read the press release).
Nearly the entire City of Heroes team from Cryptic Studios has joined
the NCsoft team and together we have formed the core of our new studio.The City of Heroes franchise has been a
tremendous success for both NCsoft and Cryptic. More than three years
after the City of Heroes launch, our community is strong and thriving.
There are so many great ideas and plans, both from our development team
and from the players, and we can’t wait to make them a reality. Our
team is 100% dedicated to City of Heroes and we are extremely excited
about the present and the future!Click here to read the Dev Corner chat with General Manager Brian Clayton and learn more details.
Special Thanks to Our PlayersNow
back to you, the players. You are the lifeblood of our game. In
celebration of our new studio and our exciting plans, and in order to
thank you for the fantastic community that you have built, we are
pleased to announce the following.Full Access to City of Heroes and City of Villains®
All players with City of Heroes retail* accounts will now have access
to City of Villains, and all City of Villains retail* accounts will now
have access to City of Heroes. Players that didn’t previously have
access to “the other side” will find that they do now. Just log in to
check it out!Debt Wipe
After the launch of Issue 11: A Stitch in Time this Fall, we are
removing Debt from all characters and giving you a fresh start. Actual
date will be announced shortly. Have fun in the mean time.20,000 Prestige
Also after the launch of Issue 11, all Supergroups will receive an
additional 20,000 Prestige per Supergroup member, meaning SGs could
acquire up to 3 million Prestige based upon their Supergroup membership
roster! Actual date will be announced shortly.In
the near future we will begin to share more information about our
development plans. With this major reinvestment and effort ahead of us,
we will take City of Heroes to new heights!Sincerely,
The City of Heroes Team
*This
applies to all active and inactive accounts in good standing and does
not include trial, pre-order or beta accounts that have not activated
to full retail accounts.
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