<![CDATA[io9: City Of Heroes]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: City Of Heroes]]> http://io9.com/tag/city of heroes http://io9.com/tag/city of heroes <![CDATA[City of Heroes Gains Cyborgs, a Con, and User Designed Missions]]> Superhero online game City of Heroes added Cyborg "Booster Packs" this week, giving players a bunch of themed costume parts and an insane self-destruct power. We've also got info on the game's very own Hero-con 08, plus news on the highly anticipated free expansion, Issue 13: Architect. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5052080&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[It's a Good Day To Be a Virtual Superhero(ine)]]> If you like playing superhero multiplayer games, you're pretty much living in a golden age. While venerable comic-book-themed MMORPG City of Heroes keeps cranking out new content, Champions Online is ramping up for a big release next year. We've got the goods on City of Heroes' latest time traveling-adventure and some data on the Champions character creation system. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=393573&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Most Popular Drug In The Universe]]> So you're writing a science fiction story or script about a hot new drug, that all the kids are licking or sticking or smoking. And you want a name for this drug that screams "awesome" and sounds like something the kids would go apeshit over. But all the cool names, like KillKillKill and Pink Robots, are already taken. What do you do? Why not call your fictional drug Rapture? After all that name has only been used a zillion times before in science fiction — as well as being the street name of a real-life drug. What's one more time? More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=392284&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Epic Supervillains Ready To Devastate Paragon City]]> Summon your robot spiders, fire off your long fang attack, then unleash the Omega Maneuver. Or just fry your enemies' brains with a psionic blast. Whatevs. Villainous MMORPGers will have a few new ways to strive for global domination when City of Heroes/City of Villains releases the Wolf Spider and Blood Widow epic villain classes later this spring. The new archetypes are part of Issue 12: Midnight Hour, the latest free content pack and upgrade for the venerable superhero MMORPG. Check out the trailer below for the lowdown on epic villain archetypes. More »
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