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NCsoft Acquires City of Heroes Franchise!

Lighthouse_NA

By Lighthouse_NA,
Posted on: 2007-11-06 13:54 in Announcements

 

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A New Age Dawns!


NCsoft® Corp, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, today announced the formation of a new development studio in Mountain View, California. The announcement comes as the company begins a renewed push to further develop the City of Heroes® property, which is now 100 percent owned by NCsoft. Previous to today, ownership of the intellectual property (IP) was split between NCsoft and Cryptic Studios, the original developer of the project.

Click here to read the full player announcement, including the coming special Thank You changes to the game for all customers!

Click here to read the Official Press Release!

Click here to read NCsoft® North America’s, executive producer and NorCal Studio general manager, Brian Clayton, discusses the acquisition of the intellectual property rights to City of Heroes® and City of Villains® and the formation of the new NCsoft NorCal Studio to support it.


Click here to discuss this announcement!

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To clarify the announced thank you changes coming to the game, read more here:

    [*]The Debt Wipe will be announced with enough lead time where you can have fun, rack up some debt and know it will be wiped out.
    [*]The Prestige Grant will be following Issue 11 so the Supergroup cap will be 150. Also, when we run the Grant will be announced with plenty of time to allow you to recruit.
    [*]The granting of access to CoV for those who only have CoH or vice versa, granting of CoH for those who only have CoV is happening as follows: Active accounts should be receiving that within a day or so. Inactive accounts should all receive that by within the weekend or so.[/list]

Lighthouse
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