Today, we’re proud to announce the first official details for Issue #7: Destiny Manifest.

Read all about this free content update in our Game Guide section.

As the Korean launch of City of Hero (as City of Heroes will be known there) approaches, Statesman meets some new Asian heroes in the latest trailer.

Click on either of these links to view the action:

Windows Media Player version (72 MB)

Quicktime version (23 MB)

Once you’ve seen the trailer, continue reading for more information about the new signature heroes and the events portrayed…

The hero business may not pay very well, but it’s not without its own unique rewards. Find out more about them in our Game Guides section.

From page to screen, and back to page again - City of Heroes has now inspired no less than two lines of comics. The first 12 issue run came from Blue King Studios. When that came to a close last year, heavyweight publisher Top Cow stepped in, hiring some of the industries most popular and successful writers and artists to tell the stories of Paragon City’s most famous heroes.

Now, we’re pleased to make the first nine issues of Top Cow’s book available for download to all our players…

Boomtown has a new interview with Jack ‘Statesman’ Emmert. For more details, see the City of Villains site.

The dedicated MMO site MMORPG.com has named Cryptic Studios as their ‘Company of the Year’ for 2005, and City of Villains as their ‘Game of the Year’. For full details, check out the article on the City of Villains site.