From NCSoft:

We want to remind everyone that the coming Top Cow comic, issue #20 will be the final City of Heroes comic from Top Cow. If you are interested in receiving this issue, sign-up for the comic will be available through May 31st through the PlayNC Account Management web page.

NCSoft is pleased to present issues 17 & 18 of the Top Cow City of Heroes comic as free PDFs. You can grab them over at the link. In the Community Pages, you'll find "Rose in Bloom" by Roughtrade, a look into the dark mirror of the Praetorian universe; and part 1 of "Paladine" by Goth_Angel, another look at a tragic alternate Earth; and some fantastic fan art.

Issue 9: Breakthrough, the recent major free expansion to City of Heroes and City of Villains, added the robust Invention System to heroes and villains. MMORPG has the first look at an exclusive tutorial demonstrating the ins and outs of the new Invention System, including an overview of Salvage, Recipes, Inventions, and the Consignment Markets.

Issue 9 for City of Heroes/Villains has been officially released. This update includes a huge crafting update, as well as new high-level adventures. Click read more for the full info.

PRESS RELEASE

Friday 4th May/... BRIGHTON, NCsoft® Europe and Cryptic Studios™ have released the newest update to City of Heroes® and City of Villains™ delivering greater depth to players with the inclusion of an innovative crafting system and auction houses. The update, “Issue 9: Breakthrough”, free to current subscribers, also includes new high-level adventures with the new Statesman Taskforce and an update of the super-taskforce and an update of the Hamidon Encounter.

From NCSoft:

NCsoft and Planetwide Media Talk Gaming on the David Lawrence Show. Tune in to XM Radio, channel 171 at 9 PM Pacific (Midnight Eastern) on Wednesday, April 18th to the David Lawrence Show as Alex “Lighthouse” von Minden from NCsoft and Kevin Donovan from Planetwide Games discuss with David the ongoing Comic Book Creator Contest.

City of Heroes & City of Villains have been nominated for the Girl Gamer Awards for the 2007 best MMO. Vote for yourself at the link.

From NCSoft:

Curse Gaming has an exclusive look at the thoughts behind redesigning one of the greatest pinnacles in City of Heroes – the Hamidon Trial. Check out this “look-behind-the-scenes” written by Cryptic Developer Christopher Bruce, as he explains some of the common problems with the old Hamidon encounter, how it is changing for Issue 9: Breakthrough, and how it’s being introduced to the City of Villains side of the game through the new Abyss zone.

From NCSoft:

Several of the City of Heroes servers received an impromptu party celebrating St. Patrick’s Day last Friday, when community members Lighthouse, Ex Libris, and Arctic Sun dropped in. They broadcast news of their arrival on the official in-game channels, and welcomed Heroes and Villains alike to a mixer at the Pocket D nightclub.