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Eurogamer's got the key.

Always teetering on the border of good and evil? Can't decide whether to feed your cat or kill it? Well, Eurogamer's got the remedy.

You see, we've teamed up with NCsoft to give away 2000 trial keys for City of Heroes and City of Villains, giving you the chance to wrap up in spandex and live out a Jekyll and Hyde fantasy life.

All you have to do join the party is become a registered user of Eurogamer, which will also open the wonderful community world of Eurogamers for you - giving you access to forums, groups, friends lists, and more. And don't worry, we won't pass your details on to anyone else or bombard you with rubbish.

Once you've done that - by clicking on the "register" button on the top right of the page - you can enter your name into our Harry Potter-like sorting hat and hope you win.

Those of you who are lucky enough to win will be given two weeks to try out Cryptic Studios' impressive PC MMORPG for free. Absolutely nothing, zilch.

It warranted us giving it a nine two years ago and has had all sorts of bells and whistles added since: most recently the Invention System that lets you craft your own super items, even wings!

If that's your cup of tea, then get your skates on and get yourself a key.

About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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chiz #1 5 years ago

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Thanks a lot
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DDevil #2 5 years ago

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Got my key
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rauper Verified Managing Director, Eurogamer Network #3 5 years ago

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How smooth is our new key giveaway system eh?! Better than the email nightmare of days gone by!
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CableNut #4 5 years ago

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if this is the new way for compo's
im all for it
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chiz #5 5 years ago

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very nice system *pats rauper on the back*
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WinstonChurchill #6 5 years ago

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I don't actually care for the game but the process of getting a key was very enjoyable. Congratulations to all involved.
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Laserbream #7 5 years ago

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IT'S A TRAP
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rotmm #8 5 years ago

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I was tempted, but it would be a wasted key for me and someone out there is probably far more deserving.

However, I must say that the key giveaway system is fantastic. Nicely done.
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sem1604 #9 5 years ago

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Always been interested in trying City of Heroes, thanks eurogamer for the chance.
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quantumsheep #10 5 years ago

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Haven't played this in a while, and you can use the key on existing accounts.

So good job all

Especially Beaker, the Eurogamer Robot =)

Edited by 1 at 10/05/07 @ 16:56
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gamingdave #11 5 years ago

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Nice, always liked the look of this so grabbed a key, Im assuming I dont have to use it straight away as im off on holiday next week, so would be a bit silly to start a trial, use it for only 4 days, and have it expire whilst im away.
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AHiFi #12 5 years ago

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Same as gamingdave kinda...got a ton of studying to do, and I'm hoping that I can use this towards the end of May rather than now. So can I?
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azwipe #13 5 years ago

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shweet. i've been wanting to try COH.
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Diabeu #14 5 years ago

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got one, thanks :]
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lambtron #15 5 years ago

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Simply does not have the time ...
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Hypercube #16 5 years ago

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Wahay! Got key, will download when I get home. Time to fulfill my evil villainous fantasies at last!

Agree with the others, very streamlined key giveaway system, props to all.

Edit: Ah, it's only City of Heroes, not the Villains one as well. Still, perhaps crime fighting will suit me as much as evil machinations!

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Spectral #17 5 years ago

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I was just asking about this game yesterday on the forum. I've been trying to decide if this or WoW should be my first mmo I guess now I can try it out. I also agree about the key giveaway system, miles better than the old one.
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Monkey_Chops #18 5 years ago

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Funny enough, I was thinking of getting this only yesterday. Serendipity.
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azwipe #19 5 years ago

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lol. that's 3 of us with comments like, 'wow! i wasjust thinking about checking this out!' of course, we've been looking at huge banner ads about the game for the past week. they got us.
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sailesh #20 5 years ago

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no mac version then?
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Olemak #21 5 years ago

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No mac version. Don't get a mac for gaming, dude.

As for the game, it's brilliant. I'd get a key for myself if I didn't already own it.
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spongebob #22 5 years ago

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Got my key, thank you EG! Now, is there a way to gather EG readers together in the servers?
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optimusprym8 #23 5 years ago

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runs fine under Bootcamp on Macs
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dr.glyndwr #24 5 years ago

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gamingdave, AHiFi: I just signed up to and have an email saying my trial expires May 25th. I suspect that if you hold onto the key and don't sign up for the NCSoft account yet, you'll be able to postpone the trial's start.
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urban #25 5 years ago

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loving the new system for this.
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sailesh #26 5 years ago

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oh i assumed they would have a version that would work on Mac - like WoW. Y'know.
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barf0r #27 5 years ago

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anyone else getting really crap speed from the dl servers? about 45k/sec
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VMerken #28 5 years ago

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Thanks, but not my cuppa. Hope the others enjoy it.
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azwipe #29 5 years ago

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well, i was all excited about this, but after finally getting the client downloaded, it's not accepting my login info. glad i'm not paying for this.
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SD #30 5 years ago

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Enjoyed it last night, but now I want to try again, I have to install the entire trial again? 2.3 gigs isn't exactly nothing.
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cobracotton #31 5 years ago

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It is an awesome system, for the key give away!
And you can play as villain, I setup a particularly evil chap with a very evil handlebar moustache, I do find clicking on-screen icons to release lame bolts of ICE at slug worm beasts a bit too rubbish for my tastes, but then again I am playing through Company of Heroes at the moment and nothing compares, nothing I say!

(cc turns and whispers to game box) I�m so glad I found you Company of Heroes�

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arctic #32 5 years ago

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I had the 'not accepting password, username' log-in probelm on and off all weekend...and solved it after a while..

DONT use the CoHupdater in your City of Heros directory to log on...
Use the CoHupdater you downloaded from the link on your PlayNC account. Put it on your desk top and run that..

For some stupid reason if you use the proper one in your game directory it 'TRYS' to download the game again, then moans about permissions..

Enjoyable game, but shame its not more like Guild Wars and free...Id pay to play it, but not on a monthly subscription. Off we go back to WOW and watch WAR in on the horizon.
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