The excitement is palpable among heroes and villains alike. Issue 16: Power Spectrum is now available across Paragon City and the Rogue Isles for all to make heroic (or villainous) use of! With this much-anticipated update, players can use the all new character creator and customize most of their powers by selecting themes or changing the colors and animations of specific powers. Whether you feel the need to match your hero’s powers with their bright outfit or want your villain’s powers to look even more nefarious, the palette is yours!

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Issue 14 goes live! First City of Heroes® set a new standard for player creation and customization in MMOs with its Character Creator. Now, with Issue 14, this game takes another giant step, allowing players to design their own missions and story arcs to share with the entire City of Heroes community across all of our live servers. Using an intuitive interface, players can browse through other player created missions and create their own missions from the ground up.

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What’s the only thing as good as City of Heroes® on the PC? City of Heroes on the Macintosh, of course! NCsoft is proud to announce the availability of our super-powered MMO on the Mac for those players out there who choose to make it their gaming console of choice. The Mac Special Edition is a digital only download and includes special in-game items that you’re not going to want to miss out on!

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Issue 13: Power And Responsibility has arrived on the live servers and is now open! Some of the main features are: Midnight Squad Story Arcs (for Level 20-25 Heroes, Level 30-35 Villains) Cimerora Story Arcs (for Level 40-50 Heroes and Level 35-50 Villains) The Merit Rewards System Day Jobs Leveling Pact New Shield and Pain Domination Powersets Multiple Builds PVP Revamp Plus a whole host of tweaks, new invention sets, QoL changes and bug fixes Read the full patch notes here

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The skies over Paragon City are filled with dark, grey thunderheads. It is the same in the Rogue Isles, Europe, and across the globe. Small ships dart through the heavy weather… And there are so very many of them. The Rikti have returned. Major Features Rikti World Invasion: The Rikti have been fought off before. But now, prepare for a desperate battle to save Earth from the new Rikti Invasion Force!

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CCP has released the Trinity Expansion, and after some highly embarassing _boot.ini_ nukeage it is now up and running. The main feature is a totally new graphics engine which is available in two flavours: Standard and Premium. Both are designed to take advantage of modern graphics hardware, specifically hardware shaders which were not available when the original was produced. This has unloaded the CPU from shader tasks and allowed CCP to increase responsiveness and frame rates overall.

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NetDevil announced today that they are working on a significant expansion to their flagship product: Jumpgate. The new product entitled Jumpgate Evolution features a new graphics engine, all new assets, more accessible gameplay and much more. Brand new in-game screen shots as well as a beta sign-up are available.

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Issue #9: Breakthrough, the next free expansion to the City of Heroes universe, introduces an entirely new level of depth and gameplay. Players acquire and invent new items and have the option to buy and sell them using the new hero and villain auction houses. Along with Issue #9’s other great features, this brand new system results in a wealth of new options for heroes and villains alike. Invention System (Heroes and Villains)

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Presents, ski slopes, snow beasts and more Winter is blowing in across the bay to Paragon City, and settling on the Rogue Isles like an icy blanket. New presents and threats await both heroes and villains this holiday season. By simply logging in and visiting Paragon City or the Rogue Isles between December 14th and January 2nd, your character will receive the _Cold Front badge_ and a Fuzzy Earmuffs costume piece, so you can look stylish and keep warm while patrolling the streets (or committing nefarious deeds!

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