NCsoft Europe, The Sun and charity Draw the World Together combine to offer another uniquely crafted PC competition prize! The PC case features unique artwork from Neil Edwards, a regular Draw the World Together artist. Neil’s work is very popular when he attends shows with us, and this unique PC case is sure to be just as popular!

To enter, simply visit The Sun’s competition page and answer a simple question. Entries close on Monday 28th July, and are open to United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland residents over the age of 18.

The Games Convention in Leipzig will be a blast, no question about it. It will however also be stressful for all of us. There’s an abundance of things to organize as exhibitors and our sow, press and media people are likely to have walked many miles combined after each day – going from one game demo or conference to the other. And the customers, who keep the industry alive and kicking, have to queue up for often all too long to play or see their respective most anticipated games at the show.

We have a solution.

There is a reason for the rejoicing in Paragon City and the Rogue Isles. It is official - NCsoft has completely merged the two games into one game universe. All current subscribers who only had one of the games (City of Heroes or City of Villains) now have access to the features of both games. Additionally, all City of Heroes and City of Villains games for sale at retail or online will grant access to both games.

Starting on July 18th and continuing through the weekend, both Heroes and Villains will receive twice the value for arresting criminals or pursuing evil deeds.

Rally together as super teams and discuss how you will be spending your Double XP Weekend in this forum topic.

That’s right! We just added two brand new veteran badges to the Veteran Rewards system, for your own pleasure:

• 51 Months: Tried and True
• 54 Months: Allegiant

Check them out in detail on the Veteran Rewards page!

This summer NCsoft will be attending the Leipzig Games Convention, where players can meet the City of Heroes community team, win swag and go hands on with the hotly anticipated Aion: The Tower of Eternity. Yes, you read right… now read on to find out how.

Paragon City resident 1Damz and supergroup Paragon’s Hope have announced their intention to run The Hero Summer Games. The first event is scheduled for Sunday, June 29th at 19:00 BST (20:00 CEDT), with more events to follow in the weeks following. Participating Heroes will compete for a share of the Influence to be gained by confirming their status as one of the best in Paragon City! Do you have what it takes to shine in any of the events announced?

For all the information on the events, the schedule and the prizes make sure to visit this forum thread.

The Daily Mirror has announced a City of Heroes competition to celebrate the launch of Issue 12: Midnight Hour. One lucky entrant will win their very own uniquely-crafted PC featuring unique artwork hand-painted by Andrew Wildman, one of the artists from the charity Draw the World Together who regularly attends events with us! Four runners-up will receive a free copy of City of Heroes.

Entries close Wednesday, June 25th, so get yours in for the chance to win this one-of-a-kind hand-painted PC!

Starting with Boomtown, there’s a competition launched on Wednesday featuring a Lord Recluse statue as first prize! All you have to do is answer a simple question to be in the running. There are also prizes for second and third, and they have an interview with Lead Designer Matt ‘Positron’ Miller.

Moving on to VideoGamer, there’s another competition to win boxed copies of the game - again by answering a simple question - and another free trial opportunity for those who may not have visited Paragon City or the Rogue Isles yet.

“For Gamers, by Gamers” - that’s the slogan of MyGamersVideo, the new portal featuring self-made game videos for your favourite game!

To celebrate the portal’s kick-off, NCsoft and German Gaming Portal Onlinewelten have teamed up and invite you to create, upload and present your game-video - and win!

All participants get the chance to win exciting prizes - copies of the latest NCsoft games or other exclusive goodies from NCsoft’s treasure chests.

If you want to learn more and participate, just head over to CoHWelten.

Good Luck!

NCsoft is proud to present Guide to Issue 12: The Midnight Hour, a comic book created by two of the game community’s own: Chase Arcanum and Cinder Flame! Explore the highlights and features of Issue 12 in this humorous look at the latest free expansion.

Click here to directly download the comic in PDF format and find out what’s in store for you with Issue 12. Covered in a unique style, you’ll find an introduction to the new content and many other game updates exposed.

If you don’t have the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the comic, click here to get it.

Issue 12: Midnight Hour has arrived on the live servers and is now open! Immerse yourself in the new Midnight Squad storyline with a host of new missions, and experience Roman-style zone environments unlike anything you’ve seen in Paragon City™ or the Rogue Isles™.

For Villains, we introduce the all-new Villain Epic Archetypes: the Soldiers of Arachnos. Powerset Proliferation brings new powerset choices for all archetypes, and the list of overall gameplay and Quality of Life improvements is, well, lengthy! To see the full list of new features, updates and other changes in Issue 12: Midnight Hour, make sure to check out the patch notes.

In this in depth look at the creation of the new zone Cimerora, Ken Morse takes us behind the scenes and through the seven steps that brought Cimerora from concept to completion.

Local radio stations from the Big City network are now offering free trials to City of Heroes and City of Villains. This is the biggest ever free trial offer for the UK, so it has never been easier to get started on a career as a Hero in Paragon City or a Villain on the Rogue Isles!

Read on to find out how to get yours, or one for a friend…