New "City of" games coming? News
PC MMO News by Robert Purchese
NCsoft Europe boss Geoff Heath has said that a "City of" series unrelated to Heroes and Villains may be in the works.
He was speaking exclusively to GamesIndustry.biz about acquiring the IP from developer Cryptic Studios recently, one it set up a new US-based studio to continue working on.
"We'll be bringing out more City of products, some more chapters in the current series, and we're obviously looking at how we can expand the City of franchise generally," he said.
And responding to the question as to whether or not that would specifically mean a new game, he said: "I think you'll get a bit of both, yes."
Although it will be effectively made under new management, much of the staff base will be shifted over to ensure continuity.
"A lot of the people who had been working on the City of Heroes will transition over to that studio and it will be run by Brian Clayton, who was our senior product manager there - in that respect there aren't a lot of changes."
Cryptic Studios is currently working on a Marvel-licensed superhero MMO for Microsoft called Marvel Universe Online. It is a descriptive title; a trend we can't see catching on.
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thisisatempaccount
08/11/07 @ 10:40
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City of Victims.
Finally, your chance to play the silent third party of the City of games thus far: terrified, but curiously resilient NPCs! Seriously, those old ladies could wrestle over a handbag with a level 53 Malta Operative for hours. |
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City of Shadows.
Seriously, that's what it will be called. One great thing about the City of-franchise, is that it can be endlessly expanded. City of Vampires? Sure, we can work that into the IP. City of Röck, as in a Brütal Legend-inspired MMO? Absolutely! They could even make a City of Jedis, if they could get the lisence. Personally, I think it would make a lot of sense to make a cross-over fantasy expansion for this, where cybernetic superheroes team up with ninja zombies, Harry Potter clones, pirates and alien lifeforms from other dimensions to battle orcs et cetera. I mean - why not? It's comicksy, isn't it? Call it City of Emerald Tears, or something reasonably fantasyish, and it should be a nice alternative to WoW and Warhammer. Whatever they decide to make, I am looking forward to it - I would like to go back to this game, but fresh content - really fresh - is needed before I do. A really inventive expansion sounds like just the thing for the franchise. |
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Britesparc
08/11/07 @ 11:02
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City of Crime, which already has its own theme song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yPYQulJ8Zg
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sickpuppysoftware
08/11/07 @ 11:13
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City of gold?
They'd have to cripple the animation a good bit first. |
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TriggerHippie
08/11/07 @ 12:34
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City of Customer Support.
NCplay encourage heroes to save Xbox360 owners from call centers in Lahore. New powers include the blistering "Have you checked the cables are connected correctly" attack, and the disabling "Please to tell me your name once more" technique. |
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TriggerHippie
08/11/07 @ 12:48
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City of Warcraft
They just throw in the towel and hand over their servers to Blizzard. |
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Fitzmogwai
09/11/07 @ 12:09
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City of the Zombies.
Slough's dead have risen from their graves and the dead-eyed inhabitants stalk the city streets. What do mean this has already happaned? |
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