NCsoft reveals City of Villains Collector’s Edition

AUSTIN , Texas , Sept. 8, 2005 —NCsoft ® North America has revealed the contents for the City of Villains â„¢ Collector’s Edition retail game pack that will be released to stores in North America when the game launches later this fall.

City of Villains , developed by Cryptic Studios â„¢ and published by NCsoft, is the stand-alone sequel to the hit game, City of Heroes ® , and allows players to create a villainous persona and build a virtual criminal empire. Highlighting the City of Villains Collector’s Edition package is a set of seven limited-edition HeroClix ® figures from WizKids ® , composed of three hero figures and four villain figures, including an exclusive Lord Recluse â„¢ HeroClix.

The City of Villains Collector’s Edition will also contain a DVD version of the game, giving players access to an exclusive in-game cape and chest emblem from Arachnos â„¢ , the game’s top villain group. Also included in the package is a map of The Rogue Isles â„¢ , the chain of islands that makes up City of Villains .

The Collector’s Edition also includes a book featuring art from City of Villains and City of Heroes , a preview deck of the City of Heroes collectible card game designed by the Alderac Entertainment Group â„¢ as well as a single limited edition City of Heroes foil collector’s card.

The City of Villains Collector’s Edition will sell at an anticipated price of US$79.99. City of Villains preorder purchases can be applied to the Collector’s Edition or regular edition of the City of Villains game. Subscription pricing for the game will be announced in the fall.

 For more information about City of Villains , go to www.cityofvillains.com .

About NCsoft 

NCsoft – North America is headquartered in Austin , Texas and is part of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation. NCsoft, with its own development and publishing offices in Texas and California , also works with subsidiaries and third party developers throughout North America to develop and publish innovative online entertainment software products. The company launched two massively multiplayer titles on the same day last year, Lineage ® II and City of Heroes , and in April of 2005 the hit game Guild Wars ® . In the coming months, NCsoft is poised to launch two more massively multiplayer titles:   City of Villains â„¢ and Auto Assault â„¢ . More information about NCsoft can be found at http://www.PlayNC.com .

About Cryptic Studios

Cryptic Studios â„¢ , Inc., located in Los Gatos , California , was established in July of 2000 and is an independent developer of massively multiplayer online games for the PC and next generation consoles. Its first game, City of Heroes , launched in April 2004. The game takes place in a virtual world where thousands of people play simultaneously, take on the role of super-powered heroes, fight villains and help create a dynamic story in a visually-stunning, 3-D graphical world.