I10: Invasion Wallpaper
To celebrate the launch of Issue 10: Invasion for City of Heroes, we had the art department whip up some snazzy new Wallpaper. Thrill to the new images of the Rikti as they invade your desktop! 
 
I10 Preview – Vanguard

The tenth free expansion to City of Heroes, “Invasion,” introduces a new group to the world of Paragon City and the Rogue Isles. Vanguard’s primary role is to defend the world against alien invasion, no matter the cost. But not everyone agrees with their tactics or principles. Longbow has compiled a Top Secret report on Vanguard.

 
Top Cow City of Heroes 19 PDF available

Issue 19 of the Top Cow City of Heroes comic is now available for download as a PDF from our site. Issue 19, “Passing the Torch,” is the penultimate issue in the Top Cow run. It features the return of Dark Watcher, has cameos from two forum regulars, and foreshadows upcoming game events!

 
Gamecloud City of Villains Hands-on Impressions

"... it's clear that this new game keeps what made City of Heroes work in the first place."
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IGN City of Villians Hands-on

"With six new gigantic PvE zones and some PvP zones that are sure to be entertaining for a bunch of reasons, and the gigantic addition of bases and base raids, City of Villains should be something that new fans will want to get into and old City of Heroes vets will probably have some fun with as well."
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IGN City of Villians Hands-on

"With six new gigantic PvE zones and some PvP zones that are sure to be entertaining for a bunch of reasons, and the gigantic addition of bases and base raids, City of Villains should be something that new fans will want to get into and old City of Heroes vets will probably have some fun with as well."
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Ten Ton Hammer E3 City of Villains Preview

"Enter City of Villains, the standalone sequel that promises to let players vent their inner super-villain and have a lot of fun in the process."
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Gamehelper E3 City of Villains Preview

"CoV looks to expand the CoH universe in many cool and interesting ways. First off, it will be the jumping off point for supergroup base building, which has been eagerly anticipated since CoH's release over a year ago. "
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WorthPlaying E3 City of Villains Preview

"This game looks sweet, especially with the inclusion of a new physics engine that allows for some very exciting special effects. "
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GamersInfo E3 City of Villains Preview

"It's always nice to see a game live up to its hype, but the real treat is when a title goes above and beyond expectations."
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Boomtown City of Villains Preview

"Being a superhero may be pretty cool and all, but who does not lust for world domination? Enter City of Villains. In this MMORPG, you are the supervillain."
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Gaming Horizon City of Villains Preview

"City of Villains will now start in the island called, Rogue Isles, an archipelago in the 17th century where it is called the home of supervillians."
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GameSpy E3 City of Villains Preview

"Every comic hero needs his arch nemesis, and NCSoft is about to drop a whole lot of bad guys on the City of Heroes landscape when the company releases City of Villains later this year."
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GameSpot E3 City of Villains Impressions

"City of Villains sounds like it will offer fans of highly accessible and highly addictive online role-playing games a great reason to revisit Paragon City, perhaps this time as an enemy of the state."
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IGN E3 City of Villains Preview

"City of Villains also comes with plenty of new graphical effects. The light bloom effect adds a nice touch to the game. Seeing the sunlight bleed around trees and buildings makes it all seem much more realistic. The new armor reflections also add a snazzy style to your favorite outfits. A cool new water refraction effect is in place as well and will distort objects that are underwater."
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RPG Vault City of Heroes Issue #4: Colosseum First View

"Slated to go live next month, Cryptic's City of Heroes Issue #4: Colosseum will implement a keenly awaited feature, an arena where players can sharpen their abilities by taking part in practice matches..."
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GameDaily City of Villains Preview

"The gang at NC Soft and Cryptic Studios are about to unleash unto the world a genre-defining vehicle to let us play out yet another fantasy - and become as evil as we want to be!"
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GamePro Preview

“Even at low levels, the feeling of heroism is unmatched among the MMOs on the market today.”
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GamePro Preview

“Even at low levels, the feeling of heroism is unmatched among the MMOs on the market today.”
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1UP Preview

“City of Heroes is potential incarnate. Even more so than Galaxies, or any other RPG to date, the promise for a bright City of Heroes future is genuinely overwhelming.”
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1UP Preview

“City of Heroes is potential incarnate. Even more so than Galaxies, or any other RPG to date, the promise for a bright City of Heroes future is genuinely overwhelming.”
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GameSpot Preview

“City of Heroes is an impressive-looking online game with a lot of variety and the potential to be very addictive.”
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GameSpot Preview

“City of Heroes is an impressive-looking online game with a lot of variety and the potential to be very addictive.”
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GameDaily Preview

"NCSoft and Cryptic Studios intend to bring the world of superheroes to a whole new level with their MMORPG, City of Heroes!"
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GameDaily Preview

"NCSoft and Cryptic Studios intend to bring the world of superheroes to a whole new level with their MMORPG, City of Heroes!"
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GameSpy Preview

“City of Heroes has a clear purity of focus in its game design: it's about fun superpowers, cool costumes, and tons of butt-kicking.”
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GameSpy Preview

“City of Heroes has a clear purity of focus in its game design: it's about fun superpowers, cool costumes, and tons of butt-kicking.”
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GamesFirst! Preview

“The load of customization City of Heroes is offering plus the unique comic book angle is sure to garner a cult following.”
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Loadedinc Preview

“The game looks great as well, the artists have managed to capture that comic book feel.”
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IGN E3 2003 E3 Preview

“As the lead designers demoing the product to us mentioned, it's incredible that nobody's thought to make this game before now.”
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