NCsoft Releases City of Heroes Collectors DVD Edition

Acclaimed online game includes an exclusive HeroClix figure,
collectable items and DVD extras

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 4, 2004 —NCsoft® Corporation (KSE: 036570.KS), the world's leading developer and publisher of online computer games announced the release of the City of Heroes™ Collectors DVD Edition, which will include enhancements to the game, a limited edition Statesman™ HeroClix™ figure and other exclusive collectibles. The special edition DVD will be available to would-be super-powered heroes next week in most retail outlets throughout the United States and Canada.

City of Heroes, developed by Cryptic Studios, is a massively multiplayer online game where players choose from a multitude of costume options and powers to create unique heroes that can join other players in protecting the fictional Paragon City from villains. Since the game's release in April, the game has established itself as a commercial hit and critics favorite.

City of Heroes Collectors DVD Edition game pack includes:

A DVD containing City of Heroes including expansions, Episode 1: Through the Looking Glass, and Episode 2: A Shadow of the Past with new zones, villains, costume tailoring and capes

An exclusive Statesman HeroClix figure

A 16-page PVPonline mini-comic book

A new Paragon City fold-out map and City of Villains™ poster

A 32-page mini manual and reference guide

A revealing excerpt from the upcoming City of Heroes novel, “The Web of Arachnos,” from CDS Books due out in Spring 2005

The winning entries from the recently conducted City of Heroes Film Festival

A unique in-game item that can only be found in the Collectors DVD Edition

Preview trailers of the upcoming City of Villains expansion and other NCsoft games