City of Heroes returns to PAX East!


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Convention time is fast approaching, so we're kicking off 2011 with a return to PAX East in Boston, Massachusetts! Last year was our first foray into the East Coast convention scene, and we had such a great time we couldn't wait to come back. This year once again, we’re planning a panel, prizes, and the chance to hang out with representatives of the developer and community teams from Paragon Studios.

Here's what we have in store:

To start things off, we wanted to let you know that Friday, March 11 at 10:30 AM, Paragon's own Matt "Positron" Miller will be on a Newsarama panel entitled, "Game Comics: Lifting the Curse," where Matt and other panelists will discuss what the pitfalls of video game-based comic books currently are, how to make them better, and what the future of this subgenre could be.

Then, on Friday night, we'll be hosting a combined NCsoft Meet and Greet with Aion and Guild Wars. There will plenty of fun and socializing, not to mention an awesome raffle where fantastic prizes will be up for grabs…if you have the right ticket, of course!

Here are the exact details:

What:=red> NCsoft PAX East Meet and Greet
When:=red> Friday, March 11, 6 PM to 10 PM
Where:=red> Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, Harbor Room

            425 Summer Street
            Boston, Massachusetts 02210
            (617) 532-4600

Because this event free to our players, please keep in mind admission will be granted to the capacity of the venue.

As anyone who’s attended one of our events before knows, Meet and Greets just wouldn’t be the same without giveaways, so City of Heroes players who attend the event will be rewarded with their choice of one of the following costume powers:

      • Meat Doctor Costume Inherent Power
      • Rikti Mentalist Costume Inherent Power
      • Praetorian Police Costume Inherent Power
      • Ghoul Costume Inherent Power
      • Freakshow Boss Costume Inherent Power
      • Carnival of Shadow Harlequin Costume Inherent Power
      • PPD Hardsuit Costume Inherent Power
      • Praetorian Clockwork Costume Inherent Power
      • Knives of Artemis Costume Inherent Power
      • Carnival of Shadows Ring Mistress Costume Inherent Power

Last but certainly not least, CoH will be throwing a panel stacked with members of our Dev Team on the Saturday of PAX East weekend, so if you’re considering whether or not to attend the convention based on our participation, go ahead and buy your tickets! Here is the info we currently have to share about the panel session (more specifics coming soon!):

What:=red> CoH PAX East Panel Session
When:=red> Saturday, March 12, 12 PM to 1 PM
Who:=red> Nate “Second Measure” Birkholz, Matt “Positron” Miller and Senior Environment Artist, Ryan Roth.


We’ll keep you updated on all further PAX East developments, but right now is a good time to mark your calendars for some City of Heroes quality time!

We look forward to having you join us for an awesome PAX East weekend!

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