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DC Universe Online reopens Love’s Battlefield and hands out new rewards for Valentine’s Day
Nothing says love quite like denying a villain his heart's desire because it would destroy an entire city. If that setup sounds familiar to...
Vague Patch Notes: MMORPGs and the PC gaming market
I find myself thinking a lot about the MMORPG industry lately and the ways in which the gaming industry as a whole has changed...
Working As Intended: A guide to City of Heroes Homecoming’s best player-crafted portal bases
A few years ago, I was wandering around in City of Heroes when someone advertised a cool base in chat. All I had to...
Massively Overthinking: When the original MMO is better than the sequel
A few weeks ago, two lovely gamers I follow on Bluesky were discussing how let down they felt by Diablo IV, less because Diablo...
Into the Super-Verse: What’s wrong with City of Heroes’ Incarnate system?
It hasn't been all that long since I said that what City of Heroes needs to focus on right now is not endgame content,...
Working As Intended: City of Heroes macros and popmenus for noobs
In my first braindump on City of Heroes for this column, I tried to ease superhero fans into the world of modding the 20-year-old...
DC Universe Online is giving away sweet hairstyles for Black History Month
Valentine's Day and lunar new year events are flying in MMOs this week, but Daybreak's DC Universe Online studio, Dimensional Ink, has recognized yet...
Into the Super-Verse: Early SOs pose a perplexing problem in City of Heroes Homecoming
Last week, I talked a bit about how to gear yourself up in City of Heroes. Just yesterday, Bree gave an example for how...
City of Heroes Homecoming kicks off Spring Fling event, upgrades SQL server to handle player load
Even heroes celebrate Valentine's Day, apparently: City of Heroes Homecoming has officially launched its V-day-themed Spring Fling event as of last night. It doesn't...
Working As Intended: Yes, you can make money as a newbie in City of Heroes
Something I've heard over and over from commenters and even newbies in City of Heroes Homecoming ever since the official license was announced is...
The Stream Team: Previewing City of Heroes Homecoming’s new Arsenal powersets
MOP's Chris is back on Brainstorm! That's right, today he'll be heading to the test server of City of Heroes: Homecoming to check out...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 455: Odyssey to the abyss
Justin and Bree discuss Riot's and Blizzard's layoffs, the death of Blizzard's Odyssey, Palworld, Kritika, The Day Before, and Star Trek Online, with adventures in Guild Wars 2 and City of Heroes, plus a mailbag topic on memorable fluff loot.
City of Heroes players filled Homecoming’s latest $8.6K monthly donation round in three hours
When NCsoft granted Homecoming LLC a license to operate City of Heroes at the top of January, one of the questions a lot of...
Into the Super-Verse: Gearing up as a newcomer to City of Heroes Homecoming
I was originally going to spend this week opining on why the Incarnate system in City of Heroes didn't really work and why it...
Working As Intended: How to mod City of Heroes Homecoming the easy way
If you played City of Heroes a long time ago - or even back in 2019, when its secret server blossomed into a public...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 454: MMO roadmap roundup
Justin and Bree discuss the 2024 roadmaps for Lord of the Rings Online, Lost Ark, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, EVE Online, Elder Scrolls Online, New World, EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Wayfinder, with adventures in LOTRO, FFXIV, and City of Heroes.
Global Chat: The EverQuest Fippy Awards
The EverQuest Show is starting the year with a for-fun awards ceremony featuring the two EverQuest MMOs. Who will win? Who will lose? Will this be...
City of Heroes Homecoming opens testing of new Arsenal powersets, epic power pool revamp, TF diversity, and more
It's finally here, and by here we mean on the Brainstorm beta server: City of Heroes Homecoming's first big patch since April 2023 (and...
Vague Patch Notes: What City of Heroes Homecoming means for the wider MMORPG industry
As you have probably noticed from the fact that I have been writing about City of Heroes nonstop since the Homecoming server got its...
Ship of Heroes asks fans to sound off on what makes raiding fun
The last couple of weeks have probably felt a bit weird around the Ship of Heroes offices thanks to the legal revival of City...
