City of Heroes is a MMORPG set in a universe of superheroes initially developed by Cryptic Studios and launched in 2004. In 2009, Paragon took over development. On August 31, 2012, NCsoft announced the closing of Paragon and the game’s end. Players create superheroes in a certain archetype with a primary and secondary powerset.
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Platform Win Publisher NCsoft Developer Cryptic Studios Release Date 04/28/2004

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John Needham appointed studio head of Fable developer Lionhead

By Dave Tach on Apr 23, 2013 04.23.13

John Needham, former CEO of Cryptic Studios and Gazillion Entertainment, has been appointed studio head of Fable developer Lionhead Studios, according to a recent posting on the developer's website. As CEO, Needham oversaw development studios that have created games like City of Heroes and Star Trek Online (Cryptic) and Marvel Heroes (Gazillion). Lionhead's post touts his experience with massively multiplayer online role-playing games, free-to-play titles as well as PC and mobile games. "This is a historic time in our industry and I'm excited, and honored, to be joining Lionhead and Microsoft Studios," Needham said. "Our vision is focused on building innovative gaming services and AAA experiences at Lionhead, and the rest of Microsoft Studios, which take advantage of Microsoft's...

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City of Heroes developers fought to the end to save MMO

By Emily Gera on Apr 12, 2013 04.12.13

City of Heroes developer Paragon Studios fought until the bitter end to save the MMO from shutting down last year, including attempting to buy the title from publisher NCsoft, former lead designer Matt Miller told Gamasutra. The studio initially attempted to broker a deal to find a new publisher for the MMO; however, while the developer was in talks with a potential buyer, nothing came of it. A group of 20 Paragon staff then began talks regarding buying out the game directly from NCsoft to keep it from closing. In addition, Paragon was interested in acquiring two other unnamed NCsoft-owned projects. Unfortunately, NCsoft sent word the game would shut at the end of 2012. To thank players for their time, Miller hoped to give players a final mission that had them fighting off an alien...

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The Phoenix Project is a spiritual successor to City of Heroes

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Jan 06, 2013 01.06.13

A community-based game studio called Missing Worlds Media is attempting to build and create a spiritual successor to the late superhero massively multiplayer online game City of Heroes through The Phoenix Project. Comprised of programmers, designers, project managers and fans, The Phoenix Project hopes to recreate the spirit, feel and concepts City of Heroes players were so familiar with. As to how much of a spiritual successor the game is depends on the players; the project's website mentions that there "are some legal constraints" on what the team can build. Missing Worlds released a brief teaser trailer, which you can view above, outlining the project's mission and early concept art. Paragon Studios closed its doors in fall of 2012, bringing an unwelcome end to City of Heroes....

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City of Heroes publisher NCsoft dashes hopes of saving game or developer

By Samit Sarkar on Oct 03, 2012 10.03.12

City of Heroes won't be getting a last-minute reprieve from being shut down, according to publisher NCsoft, who says it "exhausted all options" but wasn't able to save the game or its developer, Paragon Studios. In an open letter posted yesterday, NCsoft acknowledged the "overwhelmingly constructive and positive messages" it and Paragon have received from fans, including emails, packages, and an online petition with over 20,000 signatures. The publisher said that choosing to close Paragon and shut down the game "has not been an easy decision." NCsoft explained that it explored selling the studio as well as the rights to the City of Heroes intellectual property, but "in the end, efforts to do so were not successful." The company concluded by noting that Paragon will be holding in-game s...

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    • Released 04/28/2004
    • Publisher NCsoft
    • Developer Cryptic Studios
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