
City Of Heroes Revived Years After Shutdown With Original Dev's Blessing
NCSoft has given the license to fans.
NCSoft has given the license to fans.
Account names and encrypted passwords stolen by intruder during "unauthorized access" 16 months ago; no indication credit card info taken.
Comic-Con 2011: Studio offers an in-depth inside look at the upcoming free-to-play update and the content-heavy Issue 21 overhaul.
NCSoft's superhero MMORPG relaunching as City of Heroes Freedom later this year.
Chinese MMORPG developer buys Star Trek Online, Champions developer from Atari for $50 million in cash.
We take a brief look at the new updates planned for this long-lived superhero-themed massively multiplayer game.
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund files "friend of the court" briefs in Supreme Court case, citing possible effect on all media; film, recording, press support also expected.
Square Enix's gritty crime sequel leads retail pack next to action role-playing PSP game Ys Seven.
NCsoft makes filing with US Patent & Trademark Office to lock down naming rights for sequel to superhero MMORPG.
Korean MMOG publisher sees 2009 revenue rise 83% to $546 million, as Q4 profit rockets up more than 1,000%.
Korean publisher's newest MMOG pushes July-Sept. net income to $40 million on revenue of $142 million.
South Korean publisher's latest MMOG continues paying dividends, boosting April-June revenues 70% to $111.6 million.
ArenaNet president of product development Jeff Strain parts amicably with South Korean MMOG company; publishing president David Reid also out.
Industry-tracker comScore finds over 87 million flocked to browser-based and other connected game apps in May.
Aion: Tower of Eternity lifts Korean publisher's quarterly earnings to $107.7 million, a 51 percent year-over-year rise.
NCsoft's Northern California developer takes new name from the virtual world in which it works, Paragon City.
Screen Digest research finds online gaming market rose 22 percent last year in NA, Europe; World of Warcraft leads top 10 list in terms of spending.
POSTED 02-27-09 Earlier this week, we had an opportunity to try out the upcoming "architect" content in also-upcoming "Issue 14" update for City of Heroes, the original superhero massively multiplayer ...
Guild Wars publisher sees growing sales during 2008, profits drop 40% on marketing spend; Aion exceeds expectations in Korea.
Guild Wars publisher plans to cut 70-90 support positions in US, Europe as part of final Western-focused label reorganization; rehire up to 80.
Space tourist and Tabula Rasa creator wipes slate clean by resigning position at MMOG studio to pursue "new interests"; publisher reports quarterly income down 50 percent year over year.
Korea-based MMOG publisher rebrands Western operations under one label; new focus to be on big-budget online games.
Home region again bolsters Korea-based MMOG publisher's fiscal performance, as revenues hit $78 million with net income falling off 42 percent.
John Needham, former senior VP at Sony Online Entertainment has joined the superhero MMOG-making lineup.
The Korean developer posts $7.7 million profit for first quarter, credits Lineage and Guild Wars for 16 percent year-on-year rise.
Optional dynamic advertisements for superhero-themed MMOG will take the place of pre-existing fictitious billboards sometime this summer.
Emmert, Miller, Muzyka, Kim, and Pardo discuss microtransactions, console migration, development costs, and just how unhealthy massively multiplayer gaming is.
Microsoft Games Studios head Shane Kim confirms the ambitious Cryptic-developed 360-Vista massively multiplayer superhero game "has been discontinued."
South Korea-based publisher sees quarterly uptick in revenue on Eye of the North release, but net gains down 21 percent year over year.
Cryptic Studios sells stake in superhero MMOG to South Korea-based publisher; new Mountain View, CA-based studio taking development reins.
Tabula Rasa publisher adds 100 jobs to its Brighton location thanks to funding from government agency.
American-branch CEO says a desire for entry into the console market was behind the Korean publisher's alliance with the Japanese game giant.
Korea-based developer of Guild Wars and upcoming Tabula Rasa reports second-quarter financials.
Transformers producer scoops up movie rights to NCsoft's superhero MMORPG; television series also possible.
Quarterly revenue at South Korean MMOG maker rises to $91.2 million, thanks to the enduring popularity of Lineage and Lineage II.
We take an up-close look at some of the updates planned for Cryptic Studios' superhero online game.
Massively multiplayer superhero game to make sweeping changes to crafting and trade. Lead designer Matt Miller reveals exclusive details here.
Massively multiplayer online game publisher sees lowered revenue and profits, but tilts its full-year projections up.
Good Versus Evil box set bundles City of Heroes, City of Villains; includes updates to Issue 7, exclusive in-game items.
California developer drops details about its next game updates, as well as discussing the MMOG space and some new products.
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